GEOG016
INTRO TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
Also listed under 5 other titles
- DISC: INTRO TO ECONOMIC GEOG
- Introduction to Economic Geography
- INTRO TO ECONOMIC GEOG
- COURSE CANCELLED
- INTRO INTERNATL ECON
- Department
- Geography
- Terms offered
- 29
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
This course is built on the assumption that we live in a world whose societies, cultures, governments, and environmental relationships are most significantly shaped by the mechanisms and influences of global capitalism. A fuller understanding of the dynamics of the world economy requires that we not isolate them from the political, cultural, social, and ecological contexts through and within which they are situated. Deeper contextual understandings are what economic geographers seek to achieve and this course surveys these perspectives with a focus on the locations and distributions of economic activities and the flows, interconnections, and drivers of uneven development in the global economy.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026
1996 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count rising about 5% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 73% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017. Department course count rising about 4% per year. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 77% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 78% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC215 202620201997-1
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC120 20252021
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM Sackler Science Center S121 20192017
- Thu, 9:00 AM–9:50 AM Sackler Science Center S210 2014
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC001 2011
- Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC001 20102009200920072006
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM JC204 2005
- Mon, Thu, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 20042003
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Siobhan McGrath (Other-not listed) | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 40 enrolled | 20665 |
| Fall 2025 | Siobhan McGrath (Other-not listed) | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 40 enrolled | 20665 |
| Fall 2024 | Siobhan McGrath (Other-not listed) | Lecture | 1 | 31 of 40 enrolled | 20665 |
| Fall 2023 | Siobhan McGrath (Other-not listed) | Lecture | 1 | 35 of 40 enrolled | 20665 |
| Fall 2022 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 32 of 60 enrolled | 20665 |
| Fall 2021 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 60 of 60 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2020 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 60 of 60 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2019 | Arda Bilgen | Lecture | 1 | 50 of 50 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2018 | Jessa M. Loomis | Lecture | 1 | 38 of 40 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2017 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 40 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2016 | Alex A. Sphar | Lecture | 1 | 37 of 40 enrolled | 25606 |
| Fall 2014 | Alex A. Sphar | Lecture | 1 | 37 of 40 enrolled | 20744 |
| Fall 2013 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 56 of 60 enrolled | 20744 |
| Fall 2012 | Alex A. Sphar | Lecture | 1 | 39 of 40 enrolled | 20744 |
| Fall 2011 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 48 of 60 enrolled | 20744 |
| Fall 2010 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 60 enrolled | 27821 |
| Fall 2009 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 50 enrolled | 26375 |
| Spring 2009 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 28 of 60 enrolled | 36723 |
| Fall 2007 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 40 of 50 enrolled | 20554 |
| Fall 2006 | James T. Murphy | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 50 enrolled | 20554 |
| Fall 2005 | Yuko Aoyama | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 50 enrolled | 20554 |
| Fall 2004 | Yuko Aoyama | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 50 enrolled | 20554 |
| Fall 2003 | Yuko Aoyama | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 50 enrolled | 20554 |
| Fall 2002 | Sarah V. Niles | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 50 enrolled | 25445 |
| Fall 2001 | Yuko Aoyama | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 99 enrolled | 25445 |
| Spring 1999 | Unlisted | Lecture | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 33835 |
| Spring 1998 | Elaine R. Hartwick | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 50 enrolled | 30449 |
| Spring 1997 | J. R. Peet | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 50 enrolled | 30449 |
| Spring 1996 | David P. Angel | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 99 enrolled | 30449 |
No-credit sessions
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2014 | Alex A. Sphar | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 20 of 20 enrolled | 23744 |
| Fall 2014 | Alex A. Sphar | Disc/Dialog/Case Stds/Exercise | - | 17 of 20 enrolled | 23745 |