An analysis of human origins, movements and densities through-out the earth, the diffusion and convergence of cultural patterns through a spatial evaluation of cultural institutions such as religions, languages, family structure, occupational patterns, land use, and settlement patterns. Typical themes treated in this course are regional culture, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural interaction and cultural landscape with the goal of developing an understanding and appreciation of the world's diverse cultures and the ways in which they interact with one another and the environment.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Cultural Geography is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.