I took this class as one of the electives in my first year. The course is similar to Geography 1HB3 but it talks more about the society and culture of human geography. It had 2 one hour lecture and one 2 hour lab, the same as 1HB3.
I had Dr. Mercier as my professor. He is a pretty good lecturer and the lecture is pretty clear and concise.
Lecture: pretty interesting in terms of the content. When I took this class, it was somewhat I review for me because I took 1HB3 the first term and I had the same prof. Since I took that course, some of the lectures that came up on 1HB3 will come up on 1HA3 as well
Assignments and Labs: labs are the same as 1HB3 but the assignments are different. For instance the 3rd assignment for this class was writing a research paper about anything. The topics were either a language or religion topic. The 4th assignment (the group assignment) was going to a certain neighbourhood in Hamilton and picking 12 sites to do field notes on. We had to make a guide book for the tourist coming to Hamilton.
Midterm and Final Exams: The exam usually consist of multiple choice and short answer questions. There are less questions in the midterm than in the final. The content of the test is based on the lectures, textbook and lab. So if you attend lectures and labs and take good notes, you can do well on the exams.
Overall a great class and it is quite easy to get a good mark if you work hard enough.
