This course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of
the following:
The evaluation will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College Evaluation Policy. The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria during the first week of classes.
An example of an evaluation scheme would be:
| Quizzes | 30% |
| Poster presentation | 25% |
| Project | 15% |
| Preparation & participation | 10% |
| Final exam | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
A text or custom course reader may be used. Texts will be updated periodically. A typical example of a text would be:
Del Casino, V. J., Thomas, M.E., Cloke P., and Panelli, R. (Editors) (2011). A Companion to Social Geography. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Supplemental course materials may include:
Books:
Anderson, J. (2015). Understanding Cultural Geography: Places and Traces, 2nd Edition. London, UK: Routledge.
Del Casino, V. J. (2009). Social Geography: A Critical Introduction. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Enos, R. D., & Cambridge Core EBA eBooks Complete Collection. (2017). The Space Between Us: Social Geography and Politics. New York, NY; Cambridge.
Kitchin, R. (2007). Mapping Worlds: International Perspectives on Social and Cultural Geographies. London, UK: Routledge.
Knox, P. and Pinch, S. (2009). Urban Social Geography: An Introduction. Toronto, Canada: Prentice-Hall.
Moss, P. and K. Falconer, eds. (2008). Feminisms in Geography: Rethinking Space, Place and Knowledges. Lanham, Maryland: Rowan and Littlefield.
Panelli, R, (2004). Social Geographies: From Difference to Action. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE
Smith, S. (2010). The Sage Handbook on Social Geographies. Los Angeles, CA: SAGE.
Turley, B. (2018). Feminist Spaces: Gender and Geography in a Global Context. London, UK: Routledge.
Valentine, G. (2001). Social Geography: Space and Society. New York, NY: Prentice-Hall.
Videos:
Jhally, S. (2009). The Codes of Gender?: Identity and Performance in Pop Culture. Media Education Foundation.
Marx, F. (director, producer, editor) (2004). Boys to Men [video recording]. Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation.
Morris, S. (writer, director, & producer), Wise, T. (writer), Earp, J, (writer) (2014). White Like Me: Race, Racism, and White Privilege in America [video recording]. Northampton, MA: Media Education Foundation.
Newsom, J.S. (writer, director, & producer) (2014). The Mask You Live In [video recording]. New York, NY: Virgil Films.
No corequisite courses.
No equivalent courses.
This course is not required for any other course.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX ARTS 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOG 3XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Coquitlam College (COQU) | COQU GEOG 204 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 2XXX (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOG 2270 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| North Island College (NIC) | NIC GEO 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Northern Lights College (NLC) | NLC GEOG 240 (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 241 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2015/08/31 |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 241 (3) | 2015/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 2XXX (3) | 2010/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2010/08/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/08/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2009/09/01 to - |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 2nd (3) | 2019/05/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 2nd (3) | 2014/05/01 to 2019/04/30 |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 255 (3) | 2005/05/01 to 2014/04/30 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 2nd (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2019/04/30 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 2nd (3) | 2019/05/01 to - |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 206 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GEOG 241 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GEOG 2XX (1.5) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU GEOG 2nd (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2014/12/31 |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU GEOG 344 (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |