Course Syllabus
1. Program of Study Bachelor of Arts Program
Bachelor of Science Program
Bachelor of Business Administration Program
Bachelor of Nursing Science Program
Faculty/Institute/College Mahidol University International College
2. Course Code
ICSS 135
3. Number of Credits
Course Title Introduction to Human Geography
4 (Lecture-Lab) (4-0)
4. Prerequisite (s)
none
5. Type of Course
General Education
6. Trimester/ Academic Year
Every trimester/every year
7. Course Description
Relates the development of population and economics to cultural geography.
8. Course Objective (s)
To give students an overview of the basic concept of human geography
To encourage students to think critically about contemporary issues of spatial location.
Course Outline
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Topic
Lecture
The basic concepts of
human geography.
Human life in
relationship to
geographical space.
Maps
Population geography.
Growth and distribution
Economic geography (I);
Patterns of livelihood
Economic geography
(II); Agricultural and
industrial location
Global disparities
between rich and poor;
the concept of
‘development’
Review; Midterm exam
Human settlements;
urbanization
Transportation
geography
Regional cultural
patterns; language and
religion
States, ethnicities, and
global order
The human impact on
the environment
Final exam
Instructor
Hour
4
4
4
4
4
Dale Rorex
4
4
4
4
4
4
global order
11
The human impact on
4
the environment
12
Final exam
Total
44
NB. The lecturer has the right to vary the topics as he/she see fit.
10. Teaching Method (s)
Lectures; questions and answers; classroom discussions.
11. Teaching Media
Notebook of lecture summaries
12. Measurement and evaluation of student achievement
Grades given according to a fixed scale (Students receiving marks of 90% and above will receive
letter grade A; those receiving less than 50% will fail, etc.
13. Course evaluation
To be determined by instructor
14. Reference (s)
th
H. J. DeBlij. Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space. 5 ed. New York: John Wiley, 1996.
Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, and Jerome Fellmann. Introduction to Geography. Rev. ed. W.C. Brown, 1991.
15. Instructor (s)
Dr. Dale Rorex
16. Course Coordinator
Dr. Peter Smith
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