Course Listing For Geography Courses

  • This course introduces students to both local diversity and global interconnectedness in the contemporary world through the lens of regional geography. Regional divisions of Earth’s surface are ideal for exploring complex relationships that exist between humans and the environment in which they live. A thematic approach including ecology, economics, socio-cultural dynamics, political forces, and technological aspects unifies the course while a diverse array of global regions is compared and contrasted. Scale is emphasized in examining how global processes influence individuals, states, and regions. The cultural and physical geography of Nebraska is examined in detail.

  • This course introduces students to Human Geography and its sub-disciplines via a thematic study of the spatial implications of human activity. Within this holistic discipline, the interdependence of keystone concepts such as scale, landscape, borders, development, globalization, and movement is emphasized. Connecting real-world narratives to academic content emphasizes the discipline’s overarching goal of developing global citizenship. The human geography of Nebraska is examined in detail.