GEOG 354 - China: Economic Development and Social Transformation

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
China as a concept and a rising world power; geographic survey of China’s changing physical and cultural landscapes; recent decades of economic reforms and social transformation; special focus on energy and environmental issues, demographic shifts, and globalization.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify major features of China’s physical landscape and urban-industrial areas .
Describe and explain the cultural paradox and geographical complexity of China as a country and as a concept.
Analyze the impacts of China’s recent economic transformation and the changing balance of power in the Western Pacific.
Demonstrate working knowledge of China’s environmental challenges and the constraints the country faces regarding future economic development.

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.