Regional Analysis & Development

The regional analysis and development (RAD) track explore the different ways of life and conceptions of development or well-being of people in different places. It reveals the connectedness of societal and environmental processes from local to global levels.

Students in the RAD track can pursue a BA in geography. Courses within this track include:

1301 Introduction to Human Geography (track core course)
3101 Geography of the United States and Canada
3111 Geography of Minnesota
3141 Africa
3145 The Islamic World
3161 Europe: A Geographic Perspective
3181/5181 Russia and Environs
3211/5211 East Asia
3212 South Asia and Global Processes
3331 Geography of the World Economy
3355 Environmental Quality
3361 Land Use, Landscapes, and the Law
3378 Third World Underdevelopment and Modernization
3379 Environment and Development in the Third World
3381 Population in an Interacting World'
3411/5411 Geography of Health and Healthcare
4121 Latin America
4382 Contemporary Immigrant America
4393 The Rural Landscape
5361 Geography and Real Estate
5385 Globalization and Development: Political Economy

In addition, RAD track students must also take:

Geog 4001--Modes of Geographic Inquiry or Geog 4002W Social Theory and the Environment.

Senior project—Geog 3985 or Geog 3994—or 2 credit extra-credit registration in any course in ES or Geog 4700 plus one of its companion courses (Geog 4121 Latin America or Geog 3411 Geography of Health and Healthcare).

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Last modified on February 7, 2012