GEOG 4732 /
5732:
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
SPRING
Instructor:
Andrei Rogers
Course content:
This course examines global, national, and subnational population patterns and issues, with an
emphasis on
Course structure:
The course will combine lectures with class
discussions and presentations. Students will be expected to keep up with the
assigned readings and come prepared to participate in class discussions. Each
student's grade will be determined on the basis of class attendance and participation
(20%), two quizzes (40%), several Jeopardy games (20%), and a set of weekly minitasks that will be recorded but not graded (20%).
Office hours:
The regular office hours are immediately after
class, and will be held at 1424 Broadway (IBS Bldg. #3). Appointments may be scheduled with the instructor by
telephone (303-492-2145), by email (andrei.rogers@colorado.edu), or by arrangements
made immediately before or after class.
Required texts:
To be announced.
Web assignments:
Occasional web searches will be needed to
facilitate readings and research on various class topics. All students will
need to have access to a computer and the internet,
and to have an email address.
Course outline:
The course will first focus on global
population patterns and the history of population growth, considering the
"limits" to such growth. The course then will examine issues
associated with urbanization, immigration, and some of the problems associated with an aging population.
Lecture outline:
Parts I and II: Are we approaching the limits to global
and urban population growth?
Part III: Immigration, internal migration, and
multiculturalism.
Part IV: Aging, retirement, and
intergenerational conflict.