1. Course Introduction: Geography, Media, and Construction of Geographic Knowledge
2. Cartographic Communication
3. Social Construction of Place and Nature
4. Fear, Anxiety, and Media Depictions of Natural Hazards
5. Climate Change
6. Avalanches
7. Hurricanes and Storm Surges
8. Earthquake and Tsunamis
The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including: lectures, small group discussions, visual presentations (PowerPoint, DVDs and online media), individual and team projects and/or presentations, field observations, guest speaker presentations, and map analysis. This course could be delivered in a team taught environment or by an individual instructor.
Evaluation will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific criteria during the first week of classes.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
Preparation and participation: | 5% |
Film Analysis: | 15% |
Research Project and Presentation: | 30% |
Midterm Exam: | 25% |
Final Exam: | 25% |
At the conclusion of the course, successful students will be able to:
A textbook or coursepack may be used. Texts and coursepack readings will be updated periodically. Examples of typical textbooks and coursepack articles are as follows:
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Coursepack Articles
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Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
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Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX SOSC 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN GEOG 215 (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 1XXX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) | No credit | 2015/09/01 to - |
North Island College (NIC) | NIC GEO 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 1XXX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU ENVS 1XX (3) or TWU GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/05/01 to - |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW ARTS 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 1st (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 1st (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 1XX (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GEOG 105 (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GEOG 1XX (1.5) | 2015/09/01 to - |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU GEOG 1st (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |