World Population Problems

This is an introductory course to the study of human population. The objective is to investigate population-related issues, including population history, growth, fertility, mortality, aging, family structure, race/ethnicity, migration, and environment in the United States and around the world. The course focuses on changes in the population processes and how such changes shape the compositions and structures of the U.S. and world populations. We learn demographic methods, seek to understand demographic behaviors, and pay special attention to the population divide between more and less developed countries.