Courses

Studies physical and cultural regions of Africa. Analyzes and compares natural and cultural regions and the development of present nation-states. Recommended prereqs., GEOG 1982, 1992, 2002 or 2412.

Provides an academically supervised opportunity for advanced geography or environmental conservation majors to work in public and private organizations on projects related to the student's career goals andto relate classroom theory to practice. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to geography and environmental studies majors. Prerequisites: Restricted to Geography or Environmental Studies majors only.

Introduces fundamental statistical and quantitative modeling techniques widely used in geography today. Emphasizes geographic examples and spatial problems, as are statistical routines now available on most computers. Prereq., GEOG 3023 or equivalent. Same as GEOG 5023. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite course of GEOG 3023.

An advanced course in interactive, multimedia, animated, and Web-based cartography stressing the important role digital cartography plays in cyberspace. Focuses on principles of effective cartographic design in multimedia and hypertext environments. Labs are organized around hands-onactive learning projects. Prereq., GEOG 3053. Same as GEOG 5043.

Covers acquisition and interpretation of environmental data by remote sensing. Discusses theory and sensors as well as manual and computerized interpretation methods. Stresses infrared and microwave portions of the spectrum. Same as GEOG 5093 and GEOL 4093.

Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. See also GEOG 4110 and 4120. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.

Examines construction and use of an information system and its data specifically designed for representing and manipulating geographical data. Emphasizes modern geographical information systems including computer hardware/software with a collection of methods/procedures for recording, transforming, storing/retrieving, analyzing, and mapping geographic data. Prereq., GEOG 2053 or GEOG 3053 and introductory course in statistics. Same as GEOG 5103. Prerequisites: Requires pre-requisite courses of GEOG 2053 or 3053 and introductory course in statistics. Restricted to Junior or Senior Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies(ENVS) majors only.

Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. See also GEOG 4100 and 4120. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.

Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. See also GEOG 4100 and 4110. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.

Examines the nature of research and develops pregraduate skills for geographic research, emphasizing problem definition, methods, sources, data interpretation, and writing. Recommended for students pursuing honors. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.

Interdisciplinary science, studying the interactions between atmospheric processes and living organisms (plants, animals, and humans). Discusses how organisms adapt to a changing environment. Uses a practical,problem-solving approach to explore these interactions. Prereq., GEOG 1001. Same as ENVS 4201.

Extends basic GIS concepts and mechanics. Develop GIS models for human and environmental applications. Grid and vector data models, tessellated and hierarchical data structures, terrain representation, interpolation and kriging, spatial regression. Small group projects design, implement and run GIS models. Prereq., GEOG 4103/5103 or instructor consent. Recommended prereq., working knowledge of GIS software. Same as GEOG 5203.

Studies weathering, mass-wasting, fluvial, wind, and marine processes and the resulting landforms. Prereq., GEOG 1011 or any 1000-level sequence in geological sciences. Same as GEOL 4241. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Environmental Conservation (EVOC), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.

Emphasizes landscapes formed by running water. Includes basic fluid mechanics, sediment transport, hillslope and channel erosion, and sediment yield. Prereqs., Geog 1011 and 3511. Recommended prereq.,Geog 3023. Same as Geog 5251.

Surveys the major terrestrial components of the cryosphere, including permafrost, glaciers, and ice sheets. Emphasizes physical processes involving ice, including thermal behavior, ice deformation, and mass balance, but also considers biogeochemical processes and landforms associated with ice. The climate context, including human interactions and recent climate history, will be considered. The course will be taught in a combination lecture-seminar format. Prereq., GEOG 1011 or GEOL 1010. Recommended prereq., GEOG 4241.

Understanding the climate of the Arctic requires a synthetic, system oriented approach. The course focuses on the intimate linkages between the atmosphere, ocean and land that give the Arctic region its unique character, link the Arctic to the larger global climate system, and promote understanding the rapid changes occurring in the Arctic. Prereq., GEOG 1001. GEOG 4271 and 5271 are the same course.

Examines historical and current patterns of migration with an emphasis in international movement. Looks at leading migration theories related to both origin- and destination-based explanations while critically looking at the role of development as a potential cause and consequence of population movement. Finally, covers some aspects of immigrants' social and economic adaptation to their host society. Recommended prereqs., GEOG 1982, 1992, 2002, or 2412. Same as GEOG 5292 and ECON 4292.

Focuses on the extension of geographic information systems (GIS) through programming as well as on the development of algorithms for spatial analysis and information extraction in vector and raster data. Covers concepts, principles and techniques of programming and solving spatial problems in physical and human Geography. Prereq., GEOG 4103/5103. Recommended prereq., GEOG 4203/5203. Same as GEOG 5303.

Emphasizes terrestrial-aquatic linkages in headwater catchments, focusing on hydrologic pathways, isotopic and geochemical tracers, nutrient cycling, water quality, experimental manipulations, and modeling. Prereq., GEOG 1011 and 3511. Recommended prereq., parametric statistics.

Offers a multidisciplinary and quantitative analysis of physico-chemical processes that operate in seasonally snow-covered areas, from the micro- to global-scale: snow accumulation, metamorphism, ablation, chemical properties, biological aspects, electromagnetic properties, remote sensing, Gis, and quantitative methods. Prereqs., GEOG 1001 or 1011, and any statistics course. Same as GEOG 5321.

Surveys and analyzes climatic characteristics of mountain environments worldwide. Prereq., GEOG 1001 or ATOC 1050 or 1060. Same as GEOG 5331.

Surveys principles of forest geography and ecology. Includes both individual tree responses to environmental factors and species interactions within communities. Emphasizes forest dynamics and their relation to management problems. Prereq., GEOG 1001. Same as GEOG 5371.

Discusses chemical and physical properties of soils, soil development, distributions, and management relevant to understanding plant-soil relationships in natural and human-altered landscapes. Prereq., GEOG 1011. Recommended prereq., inorganic chemistry. Same as GEOG 5401.

Provides environmental studies or geography majors with an undergraduate format for interdisciplinary discussion and research into current and future directions of conservation. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to junior and senior geography and environmental studies majors.

Interprets and analyzes hydroclimatic data, surface, and groundwater. Critically evaluates water use, emphasizing problems associated with geographic maldistribution, appropriations, irrigation, industry, pollution, and regional development. Same as GEOG 5501.