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GEOG 488B - Landscape of Lake Tahoe

(3 units) CO13
Interdisciplinary perspectives on the creation, history, and perception of Lake Tahoe. Local field study possible.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: General Capstone, CO13
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to integrate skills of written, oral, and visual communication to analyze and document the origins and current environmental challenges of Lake Tahoe.
2. Students will be able to explain the ways that landscape is both a physical and a cultural creation.
3. Students will be able to articulate and evaluate diverse cultural, national, and international influences on a local landscape.
4. Students will be able to apply appropriate geographical and historical methodologies to understand why Lake Tahoe looks the way that it does today.
5. Students will be able to analyze and synthesize the impact of political, social, and economic systems on a local landscape.


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