Spring 2013  |  PA 5301 Section 001: Population Methods & Issues for the United States & Global South (67221)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
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.
Class Description:
This course is a survey of the field of Population Studies. It covers the basic demographic methods used to measure mortality, fertility, migration, and population growth. Students will also gain familiarity with population trends in the U.S. and internationally. Topics covered include demographic transitions, trends in life expectancy and disability, HIV/AIDS, fertility and family planning, population growth and the environment, population aging, and family structure and living arrangements. The course will also emphasize the relationship between population policies, development, and population trends.
Grading:
35% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
25% Additional Semester Exams
5% Reflection Papers
5% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
5 Problem Set(s)
Other Workload: Weekly response papers
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67221/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 November 2012

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