GEOG 5330 - Appalachia: Land and People

Topical and regional survey of Appalachia with emphasis on settlement and expansion, land ownership and speculation, society and culture, and the impacts of natural resource extraction.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture, 1.0 research
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will appreciate the diversity, physical, and culture that characterizes this complex region.
Students will gain insights into the region’s problems, both their origins and legacies.
Students will learn the impact that corporations and federal programs have had on the region since the turn of the 20th-century.