Geography 100: Introduction to Human Geography
This course is an introduction to human geography that is designed specifically for first year students. The course has two main objectives: first, the introduction of critical areas of inquiry and research within the discipline. Second, the comprehension of important geographical terms and concepts. Special attention will be placed on basic literacy in geography and in world regional understanding.

Geography 344: Migration in the Global Economy
In this course we will analyze the relationship between human mobility in the late 20th century and changes in the global economy. The course will familiarize students with research on international migration from a diversity of approaches and methods. Topics include the economic context of migration, including an examination of the economic geography of globalization, network theory, and the rise of transnational migration. We will also discuss advanced theoretical topics such as gendered migration, ethnic assimilation, contemporary citizenship and community politics.

Geography 478: Urban Spatial Patterns
The purpose of this course is to provide a link between general theories of urban development and their specific manifestation within the United States context. Our goal will be to examine American urbanization as the spatial expression of economic, political, and socio-cultural forces operating at different scales. One particular focus in the class will be the impact of urban renewal projects and urban redevelopment on city form and on urban economic and social relationships.

Geography 553: Advanced Topics in Cultural Geography
Transnationalism, Citizenship and Multiculturalism
This seminar focuses on movement in the contemporary era. Much of the contemporary theoretical work on migration emphasizes what's been labelled "transnational" movement—journeys back and forth over borders and lives lived in various kinds of social networks "across" borders. Theorists are interested in the actual material movements of bodies and capital and information across space, but also in some of the implications of this movement for questions of identity and for the impact of this movement on cities and on nations. In this seminar we will examine movement in a period of global restructuring through the lens of two particular themes: multiculturalism and citizenship.

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