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Systematic introduction to the spatial organization of generalized human behavior patterns including population demographics, migration, language, religion, political structures, economic systems, settlement patterns, and human landscape features.

Peoples, Places and Cultures: Introduction to Human Geography

Geography is the study of the inter-relations between humans and their environments. People have a tremendous impact on the earth; in turn our physical environs influence our identities, societies and cultures. Geography is much more than the study of where things are, but also why things are where they are at. As such geography is a discipline which provides a powerful way to understanding the world and our own place in it. In this course we will address contemporary problems such as religious and secular conflict, poverty, and environmental degradation. Some of these will include examining why nations break up, diffusion of disease, and the changing geography of jobs. Students will be exposed to various places around the world, and in different scales: local, national, regional and global, with particular emphasis on the European experience.

The University of New Orleans International Summer School program has a mandatory class attendance policy. All students are required to attend class for all morning classes and any required afternoon and/or weekend fields trips and lectures. No unexcused absences are allowed. However, LFU students who have to miss a UNO class due to LFU examinations in the first two weeks of our program, can receive one excused absence for this. Any further unexcused absences will result in an academic penalty. Each faculty member determines the penalty for missed classes. Most professors deduct a letter grade for each additional missed class day. For details, please refer to your course syllabi, which will be distributed on the first day of class. Mail: Center-New-Orleans@uibk.ac.at

Die Anrechnung der Kurse der UNO-IBK International Summer School muss von den Studierenden selbst vorab mit den zuständigen StudiendekanInnen geklärt werden. Diese allein entscheiden über die Anerkennung der belegten Kurse für das jeweilige Studienfach. Es wird empfohlen, sich einen Vorabbescheid über die Anerkennung der Kurse ausstellen zu lassen.