ClassInfo - Spring 2021 Geography Classes

Spring 2021 | GEOG 3362 Section 001: Geography and Real Estate (51263)

Instructor(s): Roderick Squires
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:: 4 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:: Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021

Tue, Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:: Open (9 of 25 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Through lectures involving professionals working in the real estate business, field trips, and personal research the course examines the nature and history of real property ("land") ownership in the United States with special reference to Minnesota. The focus will be on the mechanistic, legalistic, and historic characteristics of ownership rather than the uses to which real property has been put or the philosophical, sociological, or economic aspects of ownership or use. More attention will be paid to the published and unpublished primary materials that characterize the nature of land ownership than to the secondary literature.
Class Description:: The political economy of the United States of America rests on the principle of private real property. It also rests on the principle of transparency and ready access to a variety of public records documenting land ownership. Practical rather than philosophical, the course will look at the geographical, historical, financial, and legal environment of real estate in Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Who Should Take This Class?:: Anyone interested in understanding the role of land ownership in the United States. Especially useful for those interested in the urbanized society
Learning Objectives:: To understand the important role land ownership has played in the history and geography of the United States and Minnesota
Grading:: A/F S/N
Exam Format:: None
Class Format:: Online
Workload:: Four research papers involving personal research using the materials referenced in the online presentations
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51263/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 17 November 2020

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