NOTE:  This plan was developed to complete my Bachelor Degree.  I completed the plan and graduated in the Spring of 1999.

I have two quarters remaining to finish my geography degree and need only 11.5 credits to fulfill the 180 credit requirement, however, I want to take additional courses to round out my undergraduate education in Geography, International Development.

My interests seem to lie in three broad areas:

1. Work Experience - managing large groups, environmental issues, and water and wastewater facilities design and implementation, permitting, public speaking/marketing.

2. The effects of International Development (read globalization) on individuals’ lives.

3. A developing interest in Africa's struggles to emerge into the world economy and overcome the effects of colonialism.

The classes I propose to take during Winter Quarter are as follows:

GEOG 344, Migration and Global Economic Order. This class will provide a more in depth understanding of the effects of globalization and international development policy on individuals by understanding factors contributing to human mobility. I plan to take GEOG 349, Geography of International Trade concurrently. This class will add insight into the production and circulation of commodities and the international division of labor. In addition the historical forces of colonialism will be further developed and an understanding of the role of state in different economies. This class will broaden my understanding of globalization and economic development. Additionally, I will study GEOG 471, Methods in Resource Analysis to strengthen my work experiences in an academic perspective. Craig Zumbrunnen’s understandings of resource management in Russia adds new dimension to my experiences in developing resources in the United States, particularly water and wastewater disposal. This class will build on GEOG 370 where I learned a new perspective on managing resources, and a better understanding of the issues that face lesser-developed countries.