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ARAB WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Country
France
Host Institution
Sciences Po Lyon
Program(s)
University of Lyon
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science Geography
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ARAB WORLD GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ARAB WORLD GEOG
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course looks at the geography of the contemporary Arab world, including origins and consequences. Topics addressed include: the Arab world as a geographic object; Islam as a shared and at times divisive faith; ethnic and religious minorities in the Arab world; recent states with complex heritages; forms and practices of power in the Arab world; from Caliphate to Nation State; the Arab world as a space of movements; from the medina to the metropolis, the tradition and modernity of the Arab city; hydrocarbons as a source of wealth and as an obstacle to development; water as a vital and coveted resource; the Arab world in the face of food-related challenges; interface or periphery, the Arab world and its margins, and between the temptation to withdraw and promises of an opening, the Arab world in the face of globalization.

Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAPHIE DU MONDE ARABE
Host Institution Campus
SCIENCES PO LYON
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
SCIENCES PO LYON

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GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Program(s)
UAB Barcelona Summer School
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Earth & Space Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CHANGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOG/GLOBAL CHANGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines many aspects of environmental threat today, most especially climate change. It begins with basic principles and introductory concepts and distinctions. This course explores the impacts of global change on the atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces with focus given to each sphere in turn.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CHANGE
Host Institution Campus
Bellaterra Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultat de Ciències

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GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University College Dublin
Program(s)
University College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOSCI/SUSTAINABLTY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

The UN has defined seventeen sustainable development goals. At least half of these (e.g. clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, life on land, no poverty and zero hunger, and sustainable cities and communities) have implications for how society exploits Earth's finite resources (e.g. energy, freshwater, minerals, soils, and metals). This course provides geoscience and earth systems perspectives on the opportunities, limitations, and challenges that are likely to arise from the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GEOL20180
Host Institution Course Title
GEOSCIENCE PERSPECTIVES ON THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Host Institution Campus
UC Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geology

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GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA I
Country
Mexico
Host Institution
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Program(s)
National Autonomous University of Mexico
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Latin American Studies Geography
UCEAP Course Number
104
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA I
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOG LATIN AMER I
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the interaction between geography and history through the concepts of geographic space, region, territory, and place that serve to analyze the geographic diversity of Latin America. Topics include: geographic analysis and geographic space with a human focus; society-nature metabolism and biogeographic diversity in pre-Columbian America; the role of the region in shaping the world system.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
3151
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAFIA DE AMERICA LATINA I
Host Institution Campus
CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA
Host Institution Faculty
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIA Y LETRAS
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
ESTUDIOS LATINOAMERICANOS

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GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
Country
Denmark
Host Institution
University of Copenhagen
Program(s)
University of Copenhagen
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
157
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEO INFO SYSTEMS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
In this course students learn the basic concepts being used when acquiring, storing, handling, and presenting geographical information – including digital maps. The course introduces the basic analytical capabilities of vector/feature- as well as raster-based GIS. Further, focus is on basic cartography and map-reading. In this way the student obtains the needed theoretic as well as practical skills and competences required to work with maps – both in paper and digital form. The student learns to use the achieved theoretic knowledge when evaluating the quality of available data and produced results. During the course, the students acquire the skills to plan, carry out, and submit a GIS project through the practical exercises. Moreover, the student practices communication with other professionals within the geodata and GIS community. The course covers the following topics: cartography (both in relation to paper and digital maps); map comprehension and appreciation; map types (topographic, thematic, legal, historic, etc.); geodata resources (at the servers of the Institute and on the Internet); digital data types: the vector data model (2D: points, lines and polygons; 3D: point cloud) and the raster data model (images and thematic rasters); data capture (GPS, digitizing and image georectification, LiDAR); geodatabase build-up and editing; assessment of accuracy and quality data transformation (incl. overlay and proximity analyses); recent developments within the field of GIS; internet-based GIS; map layout and digital cartography; GIS in Landscape and Urban Planning; Geodesign.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
NIGB15035U
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
Host Institution Campus
Science
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geoscience and Natural Resource Management

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COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Earth & Space Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
COASTAL GEOMORPHLGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores the geomorphological processes developed in coastal environments. Topics include: main coastal features-- coastal plains, escarpments or cliffs, coastal strands, tombolos, pontoons; sedimentary dynamics of beaches, wind transport, and the formation of dunes; sediment cover and transportation on the internal continental shelf; evolutionary reconstitution of the great coastal plains; coastal erosion monitoring; dynamics of forcing sediment work-- winds, waves, tide, and estuaries; forces generating kinetic energy of the sediments and the improvement of the coastal features of the marine or lake bottom; subsidies for shoreline or coastal management today and in the most recent geological periods.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
GEO 1120
Host Institution Course Title
GEOMORFOLOGIA COSTEIRA
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Geografia e Meio Ambiente

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SOCIETY, CULTURE AND SPACE
Country
Canada
Host Institution
University of British Columbia
Program(s)
University of British Columbia
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography
UCEAP Course Number
157
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIETY, CULTURE AND SPACE
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOCTY CULTR & SPACE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines the development of social and behavioral geography, focusing on how places, landscapes, and environments both reflect and shape social life.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GEOG 357
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIETY, CULTURE AND SPACE
Host Institution Campus
Vancouver
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Maastricht University – University College Maastricht
Program(s)
University College Maastricht
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
16
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
SUSTAINABLE DEVLPMT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course offers a study of "sustainable development," based on the notion that human development can only be sustainable when environmental boundaries are respected. The course introduces the main concepts, ideas, and theories related to the term sustainable development. The course explores humanity’s immense impact on the earth’s systems and the underlying drivers of these unsustainable trends. Furthermore, sustainable development requires an understanding that inaction has consequences. Students review some of the contemporary ideas about how to achieve a more sustainable society.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SCI1016
Host Institution Course Title
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
Host Institution Campus
University College Maastricht
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Science

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THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Country
Iceland
Host Institution
University of Iceland
Program(s)
University of Iceland
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Earth & Space Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ARCTIC CIRCLE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.20
UCEAP Semester Units
2.10
Course Description

The Arctic is expected to become more important in the coming decades as climate change makes natural resources and transport routes more accessible creating threats to fragile ecosystems and societies as well as economic opportunities. Satellite data collected since 1979 shows that both the thickness of the ice in the Arctic and range of sea ice have decreased substantially, especially during the summer months. The melting of the ice facilitates natural resource exploration in the high north. U.S. Geological Survey estimates from 2008 suggest that 13 percent of the world's undiscovered oil and 30 percent of undiscovered natural gas reserves are located in the Arctic Circle. Moreover, the retreating and thinning of the ice opens up new trade routes. This course enables and relies on the participation of graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the Arctic Circle Assembly conference in Harpa, Reykjavik. Students are required to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly. Students have to attend one class shortly before the Assembly and one class shortly after the Assembly.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
UAU018M
Host Institution Course Title
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences/Engineering and Natural Sciences
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPMENT
Country
Italy
Host Institution
University of Bologna
Program(s)
University of Bologna
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Environmental Studies Development Studies
UCEAP Course Number
176
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOGRAPH OF DEVELPM
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This is an advanced course that is part of the Laurea Magistrale program. The course is intended for advanced level students only. Enrollment is by consent of the instructor. There are three versions of this course; this course, “GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPMENT,” UCEAP Course Number 176 and Bologna course number 19695, is associated with the LM in Local and Global Development degree programme. One of the other versions, “GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES,” UCEAP Course Number 177A and Bologna course number 81952, is associated with the LM in History and Oriental Studies degree programme. The final version “GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES,” UCEAP Course Number 177B and Bologna course number 95931, is associated with the LM in Local and Global Development degree programme.
Climate change offers the opportunity for a multidisciplinary analysis. The course discusses various aspects of the topic through a primarily geographical approach. The course is structured into three parts. Part one introduces climate change as a global phenomenon, with its natural and anthropogenic root causes. Students discuss and reflect on the socio-spatial inequalities inherent in the climate crisis. Part two analyzes climate governance, the Kyoto Protocol, and the Post Kyoto adaptation and mitigation strategies. In addition to the policy-making process, the course critically examines theoretical frameworks of adaptation, notions of climate justice, and intersectional approaches to addressing the climate crisis and its colonial roots. Part three concerns climate change and mobility. The course examines the complex interconnections between climate change and (im)mobility. Empirical examples are drawn from the #ClimateOfChange [https://climateofchange.info/publications-press/] interdisciplinary research project to contextualize the climate crisis as it is manifested, resisted, and understood from diverse locations across the globe. At the end of the course students show understanding of some of the global challenges the population of the planet has been facing since the second half of the twentieth century. Among these, the critical relation with the natural resources and with the concept of development and, above all, climate change, with its connections to territorial development, ecological risk, food security, and the consumption of natural resources. At the end of the course, the students have acquired the theoretical and empirical tools to critically analyze the global strategies of climate resilience and cooperation and the relation between climate change and tourism.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
19695
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAPHY OF DEVELOPMENT
Host Institution Campus
BOLOGNA
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
LM in LOCAL AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Host Institution Department
Political and Social Sciences
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