GEOG 187Research and Writing in Human Geography
Geography · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Limited to seniors. Writing and research are two key aspects of what human geographers do. Students improve writing through proposing and conducting self-directed research project. Students should come with idea of topic of interest. Students learn process of doing geography research, including how to ask good research questions, how to search for relevant sources, how to construct argument, how to build literature review, and how to properly cite and incorporate academic sources. Culminating final paper on topic of choice. Weekly class workshops offer opportunity to exchange work with peers, giving useful feedback and opportunity to learn how to offer feedback and how to incorporate feedback into editing their work.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.