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Fall 2013 | PA 5301 Section 001: Population Methods & Issues for the United States & Global South (34174)
- 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
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
- 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/34174/1139
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 April 2013
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