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Class number:
2864
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Title: American Political Geography |
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Department: Public Policy & Law |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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End date: Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: T: 1:30PM-4:10PM, LSC - 137 |
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Instructor(s): Hayes, Sam |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: 13 seats reserved for PBPL majors. |
Course Description:
Students in American Political Geography will learn about how where we live and who we live with shapes attitudes about politics, policy and nation; how America's geography and historic expansion continue to impact politics; how the partisan urban-rural divide has developed over time; how to think about red states and blue states; and how decisions about where to divide spaces from segregation to gerrymandering matter for how we live as a political society. This course will include an introduction to Geographic Information Systems and how to conduct data analysis using geography. |