This course uses a geographic and spatial perspective to introduct students to contemporary immigration to the United States, its origins, adaptation patterns, and long-term effects on American society. Current immigration debates, humanitarian migration, immigrants' experiences (local and transnational), and questions of citizenship and civic participation of immigrants are central to the course.

Focuses on the historical development, contemporary character, and alternative futures of cities in both developing and developed regions. The spatial, social, economic, and political processes of major world cities are studied and contemporary urban problems are discussed. Fulfills Gen Ed Global Dynamics requirement.

Focuses on the historical development, contemporary character, and alternative futures of cities in both developing and developed regions. The spatial, social, economic, and political processes of major world cities are studied and contemporary urban problems are discussed. Fulfills Gen Ed Global Dynamics requirement.

This course provides an overview of extreme weather events, including winter storms, blizzards, ice storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, droughts, heat waves and polar vortices. Emphasis is placed on understanding the physical atmospheric processes involved, storm prediction, of impacts of the storms and extreme events.

An introduction to environmental systems such as weather and climate, vegetation, land forms and soils, and how the quality of these systems is modified by human use. Resource issues discussed include: atmospheric pollution and global warming; groundwater, flooding, and flood plain management; volcanic activity and earthquakes; and biospheric processes associated with deforestation and lake eutrophication. Case studies based upon important environmental problems illustrate how human activity and environmental systems interrelate. Fulfills USP Cross- Disciplinary requirement.

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.

This course is an introduction to health and disease from a geographical perspective. It provides an introduction to globalization; global health; epidemiology; the immune system; major pandemics of the 20th and 21st centuries; and, global attempts to confront current and future pandemics. Connections are made to medicine, nursing, public health, and related fields. Fulfills the Global Dynamics requirement of Gen Ed.