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GEOG 446 - Political Geography

(3 units) CO11
Spatial analysis of political systems. Territorial organization trends in local government and the sovereign state. Changing geopolitical patterns of power.

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: CO11
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to describe the nation-state system, and identify the role and impact of the nation-state system at different scales, from the local to the global.
2. Students will be able to discuss the role space plays in local, national, and international politics.
3. Students will be able to synthesize in writing and discussion how political geography has theorized major course topics (state and territory, nationalism, identity, landscape, citizenship, colonialism, globalization, geopolitics, gender, and resistance) in a final portfolio project.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate through writing and discussion an ability to read, comprehend, and analyze scholarly articles.


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