ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the logics underpinning economic growth. ( Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain the main critiques that have been made of economic growth. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate alternatives to economic growth that have emerged. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine degrowth experiments in different contexts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply these insights to your own life and community. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Place these debates within the wider economic geography literature. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the logics underpinning economic growth. ( Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Explain the main critiques that have been made of economic growth. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate alternatives to economic growth that have emerged. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Examine degrowth experiments in different contexts. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Apply these insights to your own life and community. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Place these debates within the wider economic geography literature. Audience: Graduate