Behavioral Geography. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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This course investigates human spatial behaviors as a function of the social, built, and natural environments. These behaviors include the formation of beliefs and attitudes toward places and people; how humans lay claim to and defend proximal spaces and territories; perception of the physical environment; the diffusion of technologies, ideas, people, and diseases over space; and the causes and effects of contemporary human migrations. Students will directly observe human personal space defense in the field, and present their observations in a semester paper and presentation to the class. Course fees: GL01 $90.