Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Global Economic Geographies

GEOG 3136  Global Economic Geographies

Prerequisites:

54 credits completed

Antirequisites:

GEOG 2306

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This human geography course is an introduction to the factors affecting the spatial organization of economic activity across the world. Development processes and patterns in different regions of the globe are compared as well as the interrelations between these regions. Particular attention is paid to the evolving debate about the significance of globalization and its role in shaping production and consumption patterns.