GEOG 175 - My Neighborhood, Our City

(3 units)

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): One GE Foundations course.

Introduction to neighborhoods through personal exploration, information literacy, historical evaluation, and theoretical perspectives on neighborhood life and change. Learners investigate their own experience in their neighborhood and how their neighborhood context shapes their social identity, sense of community, and wellness across race, class, and gender. Learners are empowered with tools to participate in neighborhood and social change through walking tours, map-making, interviews with neighborhood residents and community organizations, engagement with local government and politics, and/or policy analysis of neighborhood issues.

Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as: PSY 175. Not repeatable for credit. Not open for credit to those with existing credit in PSY 175.

General Education: Lower Division E - Lifelong Learning & Self Development