GEOG 23700 - Mapping Our World

Mapping lets us visualize our world and see how patterns change across places. For example, we can analyze how a bike-share program changes commuting patterns, or how urban farming emerges in a transforming city. Students learn how to develop digital maps and interpret spatial processes while gaining valuable experience with GIS software.

Cr. 3.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Read, use, and create maps informed by a contextual understanding of how maps reflect the relationship between technology and society and how mapping is an essential form of social science inquiry.
2. Gain hands-on experience with making their own maps with a variety of technologies, ranging from paper and pencil to web-based maps and satellite data, to address a variety of societal issues, such as land use planning and political gerrymandering.
3. Gain insight into the technical underpinnings of mapping as a social science approach for later courses, complement on-going interest and activities, or provide an applied focus for research and policy.