The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following:
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:
Assignments | 10% |
Field assignments | 10% |
Tests | 55% |
Term project | 20% |
Participation | 5% |
Total | 100% |
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Texts will be updated periodically. Typical examples are:
Hall, Tim and Heather Barrett (2018) Urban Geography 5th ed Routledge
Jonas, Andrew EG, Eugene McCann, and Mary Thomas (2015) Urban Geography: A Critical Introduction Wiley-Blackwell
Kaplan, Dave H. and Steven Holloway (2014) Urban Geography 3rd ed Wiley-Blackwell
Knox, Paul and Linda McCarthy (2012) Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography 3rd ed Prentice Hall
LeGates, Richard and Frederic Stout, eds (2015) The City Reader 6thed Routledge
Pacione, Michael (2009) Urban Geography: A Global Perspective 3rd ed New York: Routledge
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 |
---|---|---|
Athabasca University (AU) | AU GEOG 311 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU GEOG 201 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN GEOG 2XX (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOG 2XX (3) | 2013/01/01 to 2013/12/31 |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR GEOG 3XX (3) | 2014/01/01 to - |
Columbia College (COLU) | COLU GEOG 1st (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 2250 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOG 2XXX (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
North Island College (NIC) | NIC GEO 2XX (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC GEOG 250 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 261 (3), B-Soc | 2013/01/01 to - |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 2XXX (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 355 (3) | 2013/09/01 to - |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW GEOG 3XX (3) | 2017/01/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 250 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 350 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 2XX (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GEOG 344 (3) | 2013/01/01 to - |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GEOG 3XX (1.5) | 2013/01/01 to - |