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.
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) | 2015/09/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 241 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2015/08/31 |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2010/08/31 |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 2XXX (3) | 2010/09/01 to - |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2009/09/01 to - |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/08/31 |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW GEOG 2XX (3) | 2015/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 255 (3) | 2005/05/01 to 2014/04/30 |
| 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 - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 2nd (3) | 2019/05/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 2nd (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2019/04/30 |
| 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 - |