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GEOGRAPHY
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GEOG
121 - Human
Geography
Four Quarter Hours
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| PREREQUISITES: None; this course carries the Tier II (Social Sciences) designation. |
| COURSE OVERVIEW: This course is an introduction to cultural geography—the study of how various aspects of human culture are expressed spatially, including language, religion, economic organization, population demographics, forms of government, and organization of land and buildings, organized around five themes: region, diffusion, ecology, interaction, and landscape. |
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is print-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through postal
mail.
E-PRINT OPTION
Students may use e-mail to submit lesson assignments, using any e-mail provider and any standard e-mail software. The assignments that are submitted electronically are printed and sent to the instructor by mail, not e-mail, so assignments may be sent as attached documents, thus preserving the original format. Graded assignments will be returned as printed copy by postal mail. Instructions for the e-print option are enclosed with the course guide.
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TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
9781429214261 Jordan-Bychkov, Terry and Mona Domosh, et al., The
Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography,
11th ed., W. H. Freeman, 2010.
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
| STUDENTS
ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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| NUMBER OF LESSONS: The course has eleven lessons, including two supervised examinations. |
| TYPES
OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: Each
lesson has an assignment consisting of short-answer questions
organized around the five themes. Some assignments require creating
or analyzing maps. |
EXAMINATIONS:
The
course has supervised midcourse and final examinations, each
covering about half of the course. Two hours is allowed for
each examination. The examinations consist of multiple-choice,
true/false, mapping, and short-essay questions, similar to those
in the lesson self-tests and writing assignments.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
| GRADING CRITERIA: Both lesson assignments and examinations will be graded. The final grade for the course will be determined as follows: | |
Lesson assignments
Midcourse examination
Final examination |
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20 percent
= 40 percent
= 40 percent | |
| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Eight months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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