Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2020-2021
HUMA 305 - URBAN SPACES, MAPPED PLACES
Long Title: URBAN SPACES, MAPPED PLACES
Department: Humanities Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will challenge students to understand what information about a city can be analyzed and conveyed via cartography. Students will acquire mapping skills using CartoDB, Mapbox and Leaflet and will examine historical cartography via Adobe Illustrator and qGIS. Readings will include urban theory, representation in cartography, critical debates on big data and social media, and works of fiction that involve mapping and the city. Previously offered as HURC 305. Mutually exclusive with HURC 305. Credit cannot be earned if a student has taken HURC 305.