Spring 2016  |  PA 5301 Section 001: Population Methods & Issues for the United States & Global South (66395)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Tue, Thu 08:15AM - 09:30AM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 20
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Basic demographic measures/methodology. Demographic transition, mortality, fertility. Perspectives on nonmarital fertility, marriage, divorce, cohabitation. Cultural differences in family structure, aging, migration, refugee movements, population policies. Discussion of readings. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dlevison+PA5301+Spring2016
Class Description:
This course surveys population trends and issues and teaches basic demographic methods. Topics include fertility, mortality, and the demographic transition; population growth and the environment; infant mortality; sexuality and the control of fertility; US trends in family structure; and aging. The course is aimed at Master's and Ph.D. students but serious upper- level undergraduates are welcome. The course will be "web enhanced" but the home page will be available only to registered students.
Grading:
35% Reports/Papers
5% Special Projects
20% Quizzes
10% In-class Presentations
5% Class Participation
10% Problem Solving
15% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: weekly 1 page reactions to readings
Exam Format:
problem solving
Class Format:
40% Lecture
60% Discussion
Workload:
80 Pages Reading Per Week
? Pages Writing Per Term
3 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 5 problem sets; weekly "reactions" to required readings, 1 page/week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66395/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2015

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