Geography

Intro to Research at Manoa

Writing Intensive

  • Development of critical thinking and writing skills
  • Topics: identifying problems, envisioning goals, formulating questions, reviewing literature

Research Proposal Example

Biogeography

  • Introduction to ecosystem concepts
    • Environmental adaptations for energy and nutrient transfer
    • Characteristics, dynamics and distributions of principal vegetation communities
    • Human impact and dominance

Syllabus | Presentation of Group Fieldwork

Perspectives on Human Geography

Ethics-Focused

  • Introduction to breadth of contemporary human geography including philosophies, methodologies, and concepts
  • Investigation of cultural, economic, political, and environmental interactions through space-time with emphasis on ethical implications and outcomes

Syllabus | Comments on Urban Geography

Comparative Urbanism

Writing Intensive

  • Investigation of selected urban issues through lens of comparative urbanism
  • Topics: economic restructuring, uneven urban development, the social construction of race and ethnicity, aging in place, urban poverty