Section Info: GEOG-206-01

Course Title: Political Geography
Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025
Term: Fall Semester 2025
Description: Systemically studies political phenomena and their geographic expression, at a variety of spatial scales -- national, regional, and international. Major themes include nation-state formation, boundary, territory, and ethnic issues, regional blocs and spheres of influence, and conflicts over access to and use of resources.
Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Caroline Loomis             cloomis@mtholyoke.edu  

Michelle Markley (email: mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 413-538-2814) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions.
Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   01:45PM - 03:00PM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
IR0001   INTREL: International Relations major   This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major.  
CRPE0001   CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor   This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor.  
CRPE0003   CRPE-3: Critical Social Thought - Major Pathway   This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Critical Social Thought major pathway.  
ENVST-SS   ENVST-SS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Social Science   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Social Science area.  
ENVST-CRSE   ENVST-EL: Env Studies Electives   This course is an approved elective for the Environmental Studies major and minor.  
NXLAR0001   NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights   This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track.  
GEOG0001   GEOG-1: Geography minor   This course counts toward the Geography minor.  
GEOG0002   GEOG-2: Geography major   This course counts toward the Geography major.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 18     Available: 0     Waitlist: 4
Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.