Social and physical science concepts manifested in the sport of surfing. Topics include wave generation and forecasting, economics of the surf industry, spatial search, strategic behavior under crowding, territorialism, and the generation/diffusion of regional surf cultures.

No Prerequisites

5

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area D
Unlocks GEOG 20H
Stuart Sweeney
3.2
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3.2
GEOG20 . 6 Months Ago

Sweeney is my fav professor. Super cool surfer guy. 3 writing assignments at the start of the quarter. 2 midterms and a final. Content is super interesting but you def have to study. Honors section was the best part we just watched surf movies. If you can take this class, take it. He also rounded up my grade alot which I appreciate. Great dude. !!!

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GEO20 . 6 Months Ago

I love prof Sweeney! there are 2-3 midterms and a final, but ours was not cumulative. Tests are 87% of our grades so you really have to study. The stuff you learn about it super fun and interesting even if you don't surf! he also rounded my grade a lot which was really helpful. lectures and sections were not mandatory. highly recommend as a GE!

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GEOG20 . 6 Months Ago

Super nice professor who clearly wants his students to succeed! Passionate about surfing and shares his own anecdotes/loves hearing student's stories. Plenty of extra credit opportunities and lectures are pretty interesting...would definitely recommend!

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GEO20 . 8 Months Ago

Get the books on time and use a planner for the reading and papers

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GEOG20 . 2 Years Ago

Awesome class, had the most interesting content out of all of the courses I've taken so far. Highly recommend for surfers, as it covers super engaging topics throughout the entire duration of the class. Some of the assignments were a bit much, but they're only worth a small fraction of your grade. Graded mainly on exams, lowest score is dropped.

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GEO20 . 4 Years Ago

Great Prof!

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