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GEOG 441 - Geographic Frameworks

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
This course enables undergraduate students majoring in primary or secondary education to develop a detailed understanding of the discipline of geography. State, national and international framework documents are examined, with particular attention to current Massachusetts frameworks. The course is organized around such fundamental geographic concepts as place, scale, regions and human-environment interaction. It demonstrates how geographers use these concepts to develop a greater understanding of the world. Offered alternate spring semesters.