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. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.
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.
Analyzes social, behavioral, political, and demographic factors that influence development and maintenance of communities in contemporary urban environments, with primary emphasis on U.S. cities. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. Same as GEOG 5622.
Provides an overview of development policy and practice, surveying foundational works in Development Studies as well as critical interventions. Required for Graduate Certificate in Development Studies. Recommended prereq. for GEOG 4632: GEOG 3682. GEOG 4632 and 5632 are the same course. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. (minimum grade D-).
Systematic study of relations between geography and politics, especially as background for better understanding of international affairs. Includes topics such as frontiers and boundaries, power analysis, geopolitics, international political economy, and strategic concepts. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412 or IAFS 1000 or PSCI 2012 or PSCI 2223. Same as GEOG 5712. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Environmental Studies (ENVS) or Geography (GEOG) or International Affairs (IAFS) majors only.
Examines research methods associated with field work in human geography. Prepares students for fieldwork by focusing on geographic and interdisciplinary field work techniques; interpretation of field data; and discussion of the politics, ethics and gender, race, class, and cross-cultural issues related to field work. Department enforcef prereq., 15 credit hours in human geography. Same as GEOG 5722.
Emphasizes spatial aspects of population characteristics including fertility, mortality, migration, distribution, and composition. Includes both theoretical and empirical considerations, in addition to field work and computer simulations. Changed descrpt to: Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. Same as GEOG 5732.
Studies peoples and their environments, including human modification of nature and cultural interpretation and construction of rural and urban landscapes. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours for different topics. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Explores the postcolonial landscape of political Islam through the lens of political and cultural geography. Develops a critical anti-essentialist framework for understanding the political crisis of the Muslim world in relation to broader questions of empire, nationalism, democracy, revolution, security, terrorism, globalization and modernity. Focuses on the post-1979 period, several key Muslim nation-states (Saudi-Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan) and movements (Taliban, ISIS). Recommended prereqs., GEOG 1982 and GEOG 1992 and GEOG 3742.
Presents theoretical approaches to the links between environment and development in Latin America and focuses on analytical discussion of contemporary (and controversial) issues in sustainable development in South America. Examines social, ecological, economic, and political forces influencing the use of natural resources. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 3812 or GEOG 3422 or ANTH 3110 or PSCI 3032.
Examines key environmental problems in relation to China's rapid modernization and development. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or HIST 1608.
Rigorously examines contemporary Tibetan society, culture, and nature from a geographical perspective. Uses readings on contemporary Tibet as an entry point into scholarly research about nationalism, representation, diaspora, landscape and place, sustainable development, natural resource management, identity, and environmentalism. Department enforced prereq., GEOG 3822 or other classes on China. Same as GEOG 5832.
Examines geographical patterns of health and disease with an emphasis on global health issues. Focuses on three major approaches to medical geographic research: ecological approaches, which systematically analyze relationships between people and their environments; social approaches, including political economy and socio-behavioral approaches; and spatial approaches, which employ maps and spatial analysis to identify patterns of health and disease. Recommended prereqs. for GEOG 4852: GEOG 1001 or GEOG 1011 and GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412. GEOG 4852 and 5852 are the same course. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Provides a regional survey of cultural, political, economic, social, and physical geography of Western Europe, emphasizing the distinctive character and problems of each major area and the relationship of the region to the world. Recommended prereq., GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2002 or GEOG 2412.
Offers thesis research under faculty supervision. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to students with 87-180 credits (Senior, Fifth Year Senior) Geography (GEOG) or Environmental Studies (ENVS) majors only.
Discusses incorporating GIS methods into graduate thesis or dissertation research. Reviews basic mapping concepts (scale and projections), acquiring different types of spatial data (raster and vector), building an error-free database, making simple queries, overlays, charts, and maps. Intended for students who want to learn GIS but lack background skills in computing or cartography. Recommended prereq., some experience with Mac or Windows. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers various topics outside of the normal curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of faculty. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Focuses on the current research topics in geographical information systems and selected areas of application. Includes major journal articles related to each topic. Students complete and present a seminar paper. Recommended prereq., GEOG 4103 or GEOG 5103 or instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
History of ideas and institutions that have shaped contemporary geographic inquiry. Examines the evolving relations among human geography, physical geography, environment-society relations, and geographic information processing. Designed to situate graduate student research within major subfields and intellectual currents of geography. Requisites: Restricted to Geography (GEOG) graduate students only.
The human section reads and discusses contemporary research philosophies and methodologies in human geography. Practices the development of research proposals and presentation of research ideas and results. The physical section reads and discusses contemporary research philosophies and methodologies in physical geography (climatology, geomorphology, biogeography, and soils geography). Practices the development of research proposals and presentation of research ideas. Requisites: Restricted to Geography (GEOG) graduate students only.
Recommended prereq., GEOG 4103 or GEOG 5103 or working knowledge of GIS software or instructor consent required. Same as GEOG 4203. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
