 | | Course ID: | GEOG 1101. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Geography: People, Places, and Cultures | Course
Description: | Essential concepts include the interconnectedness of people and places, interactions between society, culture, and nature and the relationships between development, difference, and inequality. Topics may include population dynamics, cultural differences and identity, urbanization, globalization, geographies of power, natural and built human environments, food systems and agricultural geographies, and economic development. | | Athena Title: | Human Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1101E, GEOG 2010H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 1101E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Geography: People, Places, and Cultures | Course
Description: | Essential concepts include the interconnectedness of people and places, interactions between society, culture, and nature, and the relationships between development, difference, and inequality. Topics include: population dynamics; cultural differences and identity; urbanization; globalization; geographies of power; natural and built human environments; food systems and agricultural geographies; economic development. | | Athena Title: | Human Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1101, GEOG 2010H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Each topic has a
dedicated module consisting of a PPT file of lecture notes, a
recorded teaching video, a quiz, and a checklist of items to be
completed. Each student is expected to have a computer running a
Windows operating system or a Macintosh platform that allows the
use of interactive technology and internet access. Students will
use the eLC software available after registration. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 1103. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cultural Geography of the United States | Course
Description: | Introduces cultural geography as a field of analysis concerned with the interactions between meaning, space, and social power. Examines cultural objects, including literature, music, films, and architecture to explore the diverse meanings, experiences, and social conflicts shaping places, regions, and spatial processes in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Cultural Geography of the US | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 2130H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 1130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to World Geography | Course
Description: | This is an introductory course for students who wish to increase
their geographic literacy. This course considers the
population, cultures, environment, and economies of world
regions, and examines problems of development, ecological
change, demographic change, urbanization, migration, and
international conflict. | | Athena Title: | INTRO WRLD GEOG | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(ECOL)(GEOG) 1200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural History of Georgia | Course
Description: | An introduction to the science of natural history and biota of
Georgia, as well as the impacts of humans on regional and
national resources (overfishing, human-driven extinctions).
Students will gain familiarity with the geography, geology,
plants, and animals (especially vertebrates) of the
Appalachians, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and islands of Georgia. | | Athena Title: | Natural History of Georgia | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2010H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Human Geography (Honors) | Course
Description: | Essential concepts include the interconnectedness of people and places, interactions between society, culture, and nature, and the relationships between development, difference, and inequality. Topics include population dynamics, cultural differences and identity, urbanization, globalization, geographies of power, natural and built human environments, food systems and agricultural geographies, and economic development. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Human Geography Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1101, GEOG 1101E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2011-2011L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Introduction to principles and applications of Geographic
Information Science (GIS). Examines spatial data retrieval,
accuracy, management, visualization, and analysis. Emphasis on
interdisciplinary nature of GIS and relevance to society.
Involves computer examples and exercises that emphasize
real-world problem solving. | | Athena Title: | INTRO GIS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | AFST(ANTH)(CMLT)(GEOG)(SOCI)(RELI) 2100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Africa | Course
Description: | The history, physical environment (landforms, vegetation, and climate), and sociocultural environment (artistic, political, and social development) of Africa. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Africa | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in AFST 2100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2110H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Physical Geography (Honors) | Course
Description: | Addresses spatial patterns and underlying processes of the physical environment and biosphere, including climate, vegetation, soils, landforms, and water resources. The role of human activity in shaping and influencing the behavior of the earth's biophysical systems is examined from local to global spatial scales. | | Athena Title: | Intro Physical Geography Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1111 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2120H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Weather and Climate (Honors) | Course
Description: | Atmospheric composition and structure, clouds, precipitation,
and atmospheric motion and winds. Organized weather systems,
including air masses, fronts, and severe weather. Discussion of
global climates includes circulation, wind systems, climate
classification, and climate change. | | Athena Title: | INTRO WEA & CLI HON | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1112 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2130H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Cultural Geography of the United States (Honors) | Course
Description: | Introduces cultural geography as a field of analysis concerned with the interactions between meaning, space, and social power. Examines cultural objects, including literature, music, films, and architecture to explore the diverse meanings, experiences, and social conflicts shaping places, regions, and spatial processes in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Cultural Geog of the U.S. Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1103 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(GEOG) 2200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Issues in Natural Resources and Conservation | Course
Description: | Introduction to international natural resource policy concentrating on endangered species, international trade, multiple land-use and conservation planning, eco-tourism, sustainability, and environmental education. Conservation continuum is explored from protectionist to utilitarian perspectives. Three case studies (Africa, Asia, Europe) are investigated to understand how policies affect areas they claim to protect. | | Athena Title: | INTL NAT RES & CONS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FANR 2100 or FORS 2100 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2250H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Resources, Society, and the Environment (Honors) | Course
Description: | Interactions between physical systems and human activities and their effects on environmental quality and sustainability. Geography of population and resource consumption, food production, water and air quality, energy policy, land/biotic resource management. | | Athena Title: | Resources Society and Environ | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1125, GEOG 1125E | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The World of Maps: Maps, Air Photos, and Satellite Imagery | Course
Description: | Introduction to use of maps and aerial photographs for analysis
of geographic information. Examines the properties of maps and
aerial photographs, measurement of map information,
interpretation of qualitative and quantitative map information,
unusual map types, graphs, aerial photography and imagery,
satellite imagery, and digital mapping. Students will be
exposed to the hands-on use of maps and information acquisition
techniques for both paper and digital maps and photographs. | | Athena Title: | The World of Maps | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 2610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Georgia | Course
Description: | Physical, cultural, economic, historical, and biological landscapes of Georgia, explored through videos, music, and computerized data sets, such as the Interactive Atlas of Georgia and the Georgia 100 GIS. | | Athena Title: | GEOG OF GEORGIA | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | General Geomorphology | Course
Description: | Earth surface processes and landforms, including tectonic, volcanic, weathering, soil, hillslope, karst, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, eolian, and coastal geomorphic systems. Relevance to environmental change and human impacts is stressed. | | Athena Title: | General Geomorphology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3010E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | General Geomorphology | Course
Description: | Earth surface processes and landforms, including tectonic, volcanic, weathering, soil, hillslope, karst, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, eolian, and coastal geomorphic systems. Relevance to environmental change and human impacts is stressed. | | Athena Title: | General Geomorphology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3010 | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 3110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Climatology | Course
Description: | Climatology from local to global scales. Topics include
radiation/heat exchanges, the hydrologic cycle, global climate
patterns, climate change, measurement and data sources,
relationships of climate with ecosystem processes, and human
activities, and climate forecasting. | | Athena Title: | Climatology | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Weather Analysis and Forecasting | Course
Description: | The collection, display, and application of weather
data. The use of meteorological instruments, codes, maps,
atmospheric soundings, and thermodynamics diagrams.
Interpretation of weather maps using basic meteorological
principles. | | Athena Title: | Weather Analysis and Forecast | | Prerequisite: | GEOG(ATSC) 1112 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 3130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Atmospheric Hazards | Course
Description: | The causes, impacts and policies regarding hazards due to
atmospheric phenomena, including hurricanes, tornadoes,
windstorms, extreme temperature and precipitation events, and
climate change. | | Athena Title: | Atmospheric Hazards | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ATSC 3130E, GEOG 3130E | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1111 or GEOG(ATSC)1112 or GEOG(ATSC)1112E or GEOG 2110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 3130E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Atmospheric Hazards | Course
Description: | The causes, impacts, and policies regarding hazards due to atmospheric phenomena, including hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, extreme temperature and precipitation events, and climate change. | | Athena Title: | Atmospheric Hazards | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ATSC 3130, GEOG 3130 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1111 or GEOG(ATSC)1112 or GEOG(ATSC)1112E or GEOG 2110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(ATSC) 3180. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences | Course
Description: | Provides students with the opportunity to critically evaluate
the climatic and environmental changes currently facing our
planet. Students will gain knowledge of the mechanisms that
force climate and the human activities that affect the
magnitude and direction of these forcing mechanisms and the
impacts associated with these changes. | | Athena Title: | Global Climate Change | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3210. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biogeography | Course
Description: | Factors affecting plant and animal distributions at scales from organisms to biomes. Influence of ecological factors and human activity on distributions, historical biogeography, and patterns of earth's biomes. | | Athena Title: | BIOGEOGRAPHY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1111 or GEOG 1112 or GEOG 2110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3290. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mountain Geography | Course
Description: | The geography of mountainous regions from around the world will
be compared to emphasize complexities of the geo-ecosystem and
the interplay between humans and the landscape in mountainous
terrain. Environmental issues, sustainable resource
development, and the historical roots of cultural distinctness
in mountainous areas will be analyzed with case studies. | | Athena Title: | Mountain Geography | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3510-3510L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Cartography and Graphics | Course
Description: | Map design techniques including cartographic theory and principles, map interpretation, map database preparation, compilation, symbolization, computer mapping, map reproduction techniques, color, and thematic map design. | | Athena Title: | CARTOG AND GRAPHICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3620. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Globalization and the Making of the Modern World | Course
Description: | Explores why the global economy operates the way it does. It
provides a broad overview of the discourse and politics
of "globalization," and then examines two critical processes that
shaped the contemporary global economy's emergence: 19th century
imperialism and the 20th- and 21st-century actions of
transnational corporations. | | Athena Title: | Globalization and Modern World | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3630. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Urban Geography | Course
Description: | Theories of inter- and intraurban locations. Procedures in geographical analysis of agglomerated settlements, including demographic, economic, and social attributes. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Urban Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3630E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3630E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Urban Geography | Course
Description: | Theories of inter- and intraurban locations. Procedures in
geographical analysis of agglomerated settlements, including
demographic, economic, and social attributes. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Urban Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3630 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Geography of Human Rights | Course
Description: | An examination of how, where, and under what specific conditions violations of human rights occur. Students will review local and global mechanisms for addressing human rights violations, and evaluate how international law, national policies, and local practices are mutually constituted. Contemporary theoretical debates regarding violence and power, memory and history, and the dilemmas of democratic transitions will be critiqued. | | Athena Title: | GEOG HUMAN RIGHTS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(AFST) 3650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Africa in the Global Economy | Course
Description: | Africa's colonialism and its legacy; post-colonial politics; trading relationships; issues of migrant labor; debates over population growth and economic change; environmental degradation; urban development; and agriculture and food security. | | Athena Title: | Africa in the Global Economy | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will be taught as part of the Maymester program in Tanzania, involving lectures and field trips. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Food Commodities | Course
Description: | An introduction to the political, economic, and social origins and implications of several Western food commodities, with a focus on breakfast (e.g., coffee, milk, eggs, and peaches). The course focuses on how natural and human resources are organized and regulated along food commodity chains. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Food Commodities | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3660E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3660E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Food Commodities | Course
Description: | An introduction to the political, economic, and social origins and implications of several Western food commodities, with a focus on breakfast (e.g., coffee, milk, eggs, and peaches). Focus on how natural and human resources are organized and regulated along food commodity chains. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Food Commodities | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 3660 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3690. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Geography | Course
Description: | A survey of contemporary political geography structured around
contemporary globalization. It focuses on major concepts in
political geography, such as territoriality, geopolitics, and
scale, while also introducing important topics in the subfield,
including the geographies of nations, political identity, law,
migration, political violence, and social movements, among
others. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Political Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or 1103 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 3990. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Internship in Geography | Course
Description: | Placement of students in an outside private or governmental agency where they will utilize geographic techniques in approaching practical problems relevant to the agency's mission. An initial orientation and a postinternship evaluation with the internship committee are required. | | Athena Title: | INTERNSHIP IN GEOG | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4020/6020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fluvial Geomorphology | Course
Description: | Landforming effects of surface-water movement at both the watershed and channel scales. Emphasis is on surface-water hydrology, streamflow mechanics, floods, sediment transport and storage, landforms, and landform evolution. Field trips included. | | Athena Title: | Fluvial Geomorphology | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4030/6030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geomorphology and Environmental Change in Karst and Arid Environments | Course
Description: | Weathering, erosional and depositional processes, and landforms in karst and arid areas. Formation of sinkholes, sinking streams, caves, springs, sand dunes, playas, and yardangs. Geoarchaeological and other evidence on the nature of past environments, including dating cave and aeolian sediments. Field trips included. | | Athena Title: | Geomorph and Environ Change | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1113 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4040/6040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Global Environmental Change Past and Present | Course
Description: | Chronology and geomorphic, isotopic, and palynological evidence of Quaternary paleoclimates. The effects of past climatic changes upon present landscapes, historic short-term fluctuations in temperature and precipitation, and possible explanations for climatic change are emphasized. | | Athena Title: | Global Env Chg Past Present | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4060/6060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Field Methods: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | Course
Description: | Methods in measurement, observation, recording and synthesis of field data in physical geography. Students conduct field research and present oral and written reports (with maps) of findings. | | Athena Title: | Fld Mthds Env Mon and Assmt | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4070/6070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Field Study of Geomorphology | Course
Description: | Emphasis is placed on field observation of geomorphic systems
(tectonic, volcanic, weathering, soils, hillslopes, fluvial,
glacial, eolian, coastal, periglacial) on field trips, which
may occur locally or abroad. The course involves travel to
places with good examples of multiple geomorphic systems,
including local examples in the southeastern USA, UGA study
abroad campuses, and elsewhere. | | Athena Title: | Field Study of Geomorphology | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4120/6120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Synoptic Meteorology and Climatology | Course
Description: | Theory and observations to understand mid-latitude weather
systems. Focus is on application of quasi-geostrophic
theory in weather forecasting. Analysis and interpretation
of weather maps and numerical models. Development and life
cycle of cyclones, fronts, and jet streams. | | Athena Title: | Synoptic Meteorol and Climatol | | Prerequisite: | ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4130E/6130E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Tropical Meteorology and Climatology | Course
Description: | An investigation of the weather and climate of the tropics, including its interactions with the tropical oceans and the extratropical atmosphere. Topics include the Hadley Cell, the ITCZ, monsoons, equatorial waves, tropical oscillations, and climate change, with particular emphasis on the theory, observations, modeling, and forecasting of tropical cyclones. | | Athena Title: | Tropical Meteorol and Climatol | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ATSC 4130, GEOG 4130 or ATSC 6130, GEOG 6130 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG(ATSC) 1112 or GEOG(ATSC) 1112E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4130/6130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Tropical Meteorology and Climatology | Course
Description: | An investigation of the weather and climate of the tropics, including its interactions with the tropical oceans and the extratropical atmosphere. Topics include the Hadley Cell, the ITCZ, monsoons, equatorial waves, tropical oscillations, and climate change, with particular emphasis on the theory, observations, modeling, and forecasting of tropical cyclones. | | Athena Title: | Tropical Meteorol and Climatol | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ATSC 4130E, GEOG 4130E or ATSC 6130E, GEOG 6130E | | Prerequisite: | GEOG(ATSC) 1112 or GEOG(ATSC) 1112E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4140/6140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Satellite Meteorology and Climatology | Course
Description: | Application of satellite remote sensing in meteorology and climatology. Applications include clouds, atmospheric water vapor and precipitation, the Earth's radiation budget, sea and land surface temperatures. | | Athena Title: | Satellite Meteor and Climatol | | Prerequisite: | (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG(ATSC) 1112 and GEOG(ATSC) 1112L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 2110L) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4150/6150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Physical Climatology | Course
Description: | Advanced, quantitative study of Earth's physical climate. Includes global energy balance, surface-atmosphere energy exchanges, surface hydrology and water budget at various temporal and spatial scales. Methods of measuring and modeling are discussed. Case studies are used to illustrate how the physical processes govern the climate system. | | Athena Title: | Physical Climatology | | Prerequisite: | ATSC(GEOG) 3110 or ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L or ATSC(GEOG) 4140/6140 or ATSC(GEOG) 4160/6160 or ENGR(ATSC)(GEOG) 4161/6161-4161L/6161L or GEOG(ENGR) 4112/6112 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4160/6160. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Climatology in the Urban Environment | Course
Description: | Do cities create their own thunderstorms? Will pollution from
emerging mega-cities change climate? Exploration of
fundamental concepts of the urban-climate system, observational
and modeling strategies for studying the urban-climate system,
and context for how human activity in the built environment is
changing Earth's weather and hydro-climate. | | Athena Title: | Applied Climatology Urban Envi | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | ATSC(GEOG) 3110 or ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | ATSC(GEOG) 3110 or ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ATSC(GEOG) 4170/6170-4170L/6170L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Mesoscale and Radar Meteorology/Climatology | Course
Description: | Fundamental theory, analysis, and exercises on mesoscale
weather phenomena and principles of radar meteorology. A major
topical focus will be thunderstorms, mesoscale convective
systems, and tornadic supercells. Other topics will include
mesoscale classification, observing systems, the boundary
layer, circulations, flooding, mesoscale tropical systems,
mesoscale modeling, short-range forecasting/nowcasting, and
mesoscale climatology. | | Athena Title: | Mesoscale Radar Meteor Climato | | Prerequisite: | ATSC(GEOG) 3120-3120L | | Pre or Corequisite: | MATH 2250 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENGR(GEOG) 4180/6180. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Atmospheric Sciences | Course
Description: | Special interest topics in atmospheric sciences. | | Athena Title: | TOPICS ATMOS SCI | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(PBIO) 4220/6220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecological Biogeography | Course
Description: | Patterns of plant distribution in contemporary landscapes and underlying processes, including vegetation dynamics, disturbance ecology, biogeomorphology, dendrochronology, and environmental history. | | Athena Title: | ECOLOG BIOGEOG | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1111 or ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(PBIO) 4240/6240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Geography | Course
Description: | Biogeography and ecology of the world's main terrestrial biomes. Includes world bioclimatic zonation, plant-geographic processes, other physical environmental factors, plant functional roles and types, vegetation dynamics, response to disturbance, and potential natural vegetation. Emphasis on global scale, with secondary emphasis on North America. | | Athena Title: | Plant Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3210 or ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FORS(ECOL)(GEOG) 4250/6250. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | | Course Title: | International Forest Management | Course
Description: | Study-abroad to examine issues pertaining to the management of
forested landscapes in the visited country. Introductory
lectures on the natural and cultural history of the visited
country will be followed by extended field examination of the
country's forest resources and their management. | | Athena Title: | INTERNL FOREST MGMT | | Nontraditional Format: | Combination of lectures and field experiences in a foreign
country. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas | Course
Description: | An exploration of the comparative dimensions of Black and Irish
experiences in the Atlantic world through the study of cultural
production from the United States, Africa, Britain, the
Caribbean, and Ireland. Special emphasis will be placed on the
relevance of the texts under discussion to contemporary society
around the world. | | Athena Title: | The Black and Green Atlantic | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4290E/6290E. 6 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography and Ethnoecology of Neotropical Mountains | Course
Description: | Mountain ecological principles are applied in geographical settings of Latin America and the Caribbean. Geographical
narratives of culture and nature emphasize human-environment interactions on tropical mountains, cultural landscapes, ethnic traditional knowledge, post-colonial political effects on natural resources, Third-world development, rural/urban
dynamics, poverty alleviation, nature conservation, and sustainable development. | | Athena Title: | Geog Ethnoecology Neotrop Mtns | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4290 or GEOG 6290 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4290/6290. 6 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography and Ethnoecology of Neotropical Mountains | Course
Description: | Mountain ecological principles are applied in geographical
settings of Latin America and the Caribbean. Geographical
narratives of culture and nature emphasize human-environment
interactions on tropical mountains, cultural landscapes, ethnic
traditional knowledge, post-colonial political effects on
natural resources, Third-world development, rural/urban
dynamics, poverty alleviation, nature conservation, and
sustainable development. | | Athena Title: | Geog Ethnoecology Neotrop Mtns | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4290E or GEOG 6290E | | Nontraditional Format: | Practicum. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Data Science in Geography | Course
Description: | Descriptive and inferential techniques used in quantitative geographic analysis. Probability distributions, sampling techniques, parametric and nonparametric inference, analysis of variance, spatial autocorrelation measures and regression procedures. Applications of statistical methods to spatial analysis and geographic research design. Exercises develop knowledge of statistical programming with computer software. | | Athena Title: | Data Science in Geography | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4305/6305. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | Course
Description: | An introduction to qualitative research problems in geography and to the major modes of qualitative data collection, analysis, and representation. Students will gain practical experience with interviews, focus groups, archival research, and observation techniques. | | Athena Title: | Qualitative Research Methods | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4305E or GEOG 6305E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4305E/6305E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods | Course
Description: | An introduction to qualitative research problems in geography and to the major modes of qualitative data collection, analysis, and representation. Students will gain practical experience with interviews, focus groups, archival research, and observation techniques. | | Athena Title: | Qualitative Research Methods | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4305 or GEOG 6305 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1101E or GEOG 2010H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aerial Photographs and Image Interpretation | Course
Description: | Principles and techniques of interpreting and mapping biological, physical, and cultural features of the Earth, as well as making accurate measurements (i.e., photogrammetry), from aerial images acquired from cameras and sensors mounted on unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones), airplanes, and satellite platforms. | | Athena Title: | Aerial Photos Image Interpret | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Remote Sensing of Environment | Course
Description: | Remote sensing, with emphasis on aerospace applications in the natural sciences. Fundamental properties of the electromagnetic spectrum and remote sensing devices, such as multispectral and hyperspectral sensors, thermal infrared scanners, and LiDAR. | | Athena Title: | Remote Sensing of Environment | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Principles and applications of geographic information systems (GIS). Examines the nature and accuracy of spatially referenced data, as well as methods of data capture, storage, retrieval, visualization, modeling, and output using one or more GIS software packages. | | Athena Title: | Geographic Information Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4370E or GEOG 6370E | | Prerequisite: | Second year student standing | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4370E/6370E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of geographic information science (GIS) concepts
and techniques, and to foster students' geographical thinking
in a GIS environment. Students will exercise concepts and
techniques through hands-on practices in ArcGIS, a leading GIS
software package. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to GIS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4370 or GEOG 6370 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Each topic has a dedicated module consisting of a PPT file of
lecture notes, a recorded teaching video, a lab handout, a
quiz, and a checklist of items to be completed. Review
presentations and final project presentations are to be recorded
by students with instructor-provided tools and resources. Each
student is expected to have a computer running a windows
operating system. A student version of ArcGIS will be provided
to the student for installation. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4380/6380-4380L/6380L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Transportation Modeling and GIS | Course
Description: | Theoretical frameworks for transportation network modeling and
transportation planning strategies are explored. Conceptual
issues linking geographic information systems and computer-based
technologies with transportation modeling and planning problems
are discussed. Recent developments in GIS-based transportation
network modeling and problem solving are emphasized, including
hand-on practices with a specialized GIS-transportation package. | | Athena Title: | TRANSPORT GIS | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENGR(GEOG) 4390/6390. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | CubeSats: Design, Integration, and Testing for Remote Sensing Satellites | Course
Description: | This multi-disciplinary and experiential learning course
introduces students to the design, integration, testing, and
applications of small satellite systems. The course will cover
subsystems contained in nearly every remote sensing satellite.
Students will produce industry/NASA-style documents describing
scientific goals and how they will be achieved through a
satellite mission. | | Athena Title: | Small Satellites | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4410/6410-4410L/6410L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Cartographic Visualization Methods | Course
Description: | Theory and application of computer technology in the preparation of thematic maps and graphics. Emphasis on the creation, analysis, and display of statistical surfaces. Students explore trends in cartographic visualization methods, including interactive and animated mapping techniques. | | Athena Title: | Cartog Visualization Methods | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4430/6430-4430L/6430L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Image Analysis and Photogrammetry | Course
Description: | Theories of analytical and digital (soft copy) photogrammetry as applied to topographic mapping. Topics include refinement of photographic measurements, coordinate transformations, stereoscopic parallax, collinearity equations, aerial triangulation, orthophotography, and digital image correlation. | | Athena Title: | Adv Image Analysis Photogram | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4450/6450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Digital Image Analysis | Course
Description: | A geospatial image analysis course that will allow students to obtain necessary skills to process airborne/satellite images for environmental resources mapping and monitoring. Topics covered include image preprocessing, enhancements, classifications, and change detection. | | Athena Title: | Digital Image Analysis | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4460/6460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Field Methods in Remote Sensing | Course
Description: | A field-based remote sensing course that teaches students the
theory and practical applications of field spectroscopy or
proximal sensing (non-imaging systems). The field exercises
will include experiment design and data collection using in
situ sensors, model calibration, and validation to quantify
environmental biophysical parameters. | | Athena Title: | Field Methods Remote Sensing | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4470/6470-4470L/6470L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Spatial Statistics | Course
Description: | Geographic analytical methods and implementation. Theory and concepts of spatial analysis. Description, reduction, and comparison of point, line, area, and volumetric geographic data sets. Implementation and limitation of geographic information systems. | | Athena Title: | Adv Geospatial Spatial Stat | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | [(STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E) and (GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or GEOG 4370E/6370E)] or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | [(STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E) and (GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or GEOG 4370E/6370E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4570/6570-4570L/6570L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Advanced concepts in the development and implementation of
geographic information science (GIS) are presented, including
consideration of the underlying structure of GIS models,
geo-database design and geocomputation, GIS applications to
locational decision making, network analysis, geographic
representation and spatial cognition. | | Athena Title: | ADVANCED GIS | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4590/6590-4590L/6590L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Programming for Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Computer programming skills tailored to the needs of advanced
users of geographic information science (GIS) are developed,
including customization of GIS applications with academic and
commercial programming tools. Topics include GIS user-interface
design, advanced functions and tools coding, fundamental spatial
data structures and algorithms, and geospatial database
management. | | Athena Title: | Programming for GIS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4590E or GEOG 6590E | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4590E/6590E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Programming for Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Computer programming skills tailored to the needs of advanced
users of geographic information science (GIS) are developed,
including customization of GIS applications with academic and
commercial programming tools. Topics include GIS user-interface
design, advanced functions and tools coding, fundamental
spatial data structures and algorithms, and geospatial database
management. | | Athena Title: | Programming for GIS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4590 or GEOG 6590 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or GEOG 4370E/6370E or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or GEOG 4370E/6370E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4610/6610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Location Analysis | Course
Description: | The geography of retail activity and consumer demand. Principles of locational decision-making for retail and service firms. | | Athena Title: | Location Analysis | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3620 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4620/6620. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Economic Geography | Course
Description: | Advanced theoretical and empirical issues in economic geography, such as impacts of globalization, regional development, trade patterns, and labor issues. Topics will vary. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Economic Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3620 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4630/6630. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Urban Geography | Course
Description: | Urban growth and approaches to urban analysis. Urbanization processes within urban systems, including economic, demographic, social, and technological change. | | Athena Title: | Advanced Urban Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3630 or GEOG 3630E or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4640/6640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Population Geography | Course
Description: | The distribution of world population and an introduction to population data and to basic demographic techniques. Topics include theories of population change, fertility, mortality, migration, population policy, and population-environment relationships. | | Athena Title: | Population Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4650/6650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Industrial Geography | Course
Description: | The regional basis of economic growth and industry case studies. The impact of product and process innovation, entrepreneurship, globalization, and the service economy on the spatial distribution of industry. | | Athena Title: | Industrial Geography | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3620 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4660/6660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban and Regional Development | Course
Description: | Regional development and the implications of globalization to regional economies of the industrialized countries. Discussions on the changing dynamics of international competition and the reorganization of production. Contemporary trends in regional economic development policy, including high technology and service-sector development. | | Athena Title: | Urban and Regional Development | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4670/6670. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Development | Course
Description: | Geographical aspects of development, including population growth, migration, industrialization, trade, and foreign aid. The spatial characteristics of economic development are viewed at the conceptual level and implications for policy discussed. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Development | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4680E/6680E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender and Geography | Course
Description: | Relationships between gender and globalization, women and development, industrialization, and developing regions. | | Athena Title: | Gender and Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4680 or GEOG 6680 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1101E or WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4680/6680. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender and Geography | Course
Description: | Relationships between gender and globalization, women and development, industrialization, and developing regions. | | Athena Title: | Gender and Geography | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4680E or GEOG 6680E | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1101E or WMST 1110 or WMST 1110E or WMST 1110H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4690/6690. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in Political Geography | Course
Description: | An in-depth engagement with a major issue in contemporary
political geography. Topics are drawn from the Introduction to
Political Geography course and might include geopolitics,
legal geography, the geography of nations and nationalism,
political violence, or migrations. | | Athena Title: | Adv Topics Political Geography | | Nontraditional Format: | The class contains a research and writing component. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 3690 or GEOG 3640 or GEOG 3620 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L. 3 hours. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia | Course
Description: | This field course focuses on the physical environment of Georgia by examining the diverse geology, soils, and surface and subsurface hydrologic processes within the state. We will travel to all of Georgia's physiographic areas, visiting mines, farms, forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and estuaries to explore the influence of human activities on the physical environment. | | Athena Title: | HYDROLOGY FIELD LAB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS(ENGR)(CRSS)(GEOL)(GEOG)(ECOL) 4170L/6170L | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a Maymester field course, with lectures and laboratories scheduled during the entire session. Students are expected to travel throughout the state. Class will begin Period 1 on Day 1, and will end on the last day of the session. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4710/6710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa | Course
Description: | Geographic and socio-economic issues that face sub-Saharan economies into the twenty-first century. Emphasis on the physical landscape, environmental conditions, social and cultural distributions, and strategies and theories of economic development. | | Athena Title: | Geography Sub-Saharan Africa | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG(LACS) 4720/6720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Latin America | Course
Description: | The geography of Latin America, including physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of different regions. Prospects for expansion of settlement, development of resources, and growth of industries. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Latin America | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4730/6730. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of China | Course
Description: | The physical and human geography of contemporary China. Emphasis is on modernization and development of agriculture, industry, and transportation within the context of China's resource base and large population. | | Athena Title: | Geography of China | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4740/6740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of East and Southeast Asia | Course
Description: | The physical and human geography of East and Southeast Asia. Major focus on resources, land utilization, population characteristics and distributions as they relate to economic and political problems. Emphasis is on Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, and Indo-China. | | Athena Title: | Geography of East and SE Asia | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4750/6750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geography of Europe | Course
Description: | Geographic issues that affect Europe into the twenty-first century. Emphasis on current economic, social, and political controversies in Europe, as well as the historical context for these. | | Athena Title: | Geography of Europe | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(GEOG) 4770E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Digital Dimensions of Archaeology | Course
Description: | Exploration of digital/internet issues related to archaeology,
geography, and the digital humanities, e.g., who owns the past,
and how do we disseminate (or withhold) information about our
shared national and global heritage? | | Athena Title: | Digital Dimensions of Arch | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Activities will
consist of chat, blogs, discussion forums, email, journaling,
blogging, wikis, and web posting. | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 1102 or ANTH 2120H or GEOG 1101 or GEOG 2010H-2010D | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4810/6810. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Ecology and Environmental Governance | Course
Description: | This class is an advanced introduction to human-environment interactions. Students will read several foundational texts in critical nature-society theory, political ecology, science studies, environmental justice, and environmental governance. We will also consider these theories in the context of several environmental issues, ranging from conservation, to climate change, to urbanization. | | Athena Title: | Political Ecol and Environ Gov | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 1101 or GEOG 1101E or GEOG 1103 or GEOG 1125 or GEOG 1125E or GEOG 1130 or GEOG 2010H or GEOG 2250H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4860/6860. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Industrial Agro-Food System and Its Alternatives | Course
Description: | Examination of the historical and geographic development of the
industrialized global agro-food system. Alternatives to the
global agro-industrial food system, such as organic food
production, local food movements, and urban food systems are
presented. Students will critically examine the possibilities
for, and limitations to, such alternative food systems. | | Athena Title: | Industrial Agro-Food Systems | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4890S/6890S. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Athens Urban Food Collective (AUFC) Service-Learning | Course
Description: | Through cooperative agreement with local non-governmental
agencies targeting hunger relief, this course provides students
with service-learning experience growing produce for local
consumption. Lectures, readings, and critical writing
assignments address different aspects of the industrial food
system, the nascent local food system, problems of hunger and
poverty, and related issues. | | Athena Title: | Athens Urban Food Collective | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in GEOG 4890 or GEOG 6890 | | Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Student engagement in the service-learning component will be
up to 25% of overall instruction time. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 3630 or GEOG 3630E or GEOG 3660 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | GEOG 3630 or GEOG 3630E or GEOG 3660 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4910. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Capstone in Geography | Course
Description: | The capstone allows A.B./B.S. Geography majors to synthesize
knowledge gained across diverse subfields of geography, while
enhancing students’ appreciation of the discipline and
connecting their education with future goals. It allows the
department to assess learning outcomes and students’ abilities to
think holistically and comparatively about social and physical
landscapes. | | Athena Title: | Capstone in Geography | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4920/6920. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Area Analysis | Course
Description: | Independent research and readings on geographical topics by arrangement with specific faculty. | | Athena Title: | SPECIAL PROBLEMS | | Nontraditional Format: | Class hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | CRSS(HORT)(ANTH)(ECOL)(GEOG) 4930/6930. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Agroecology of Tropical America | Course
Description: | Crops and cropping systems in tropical America; influences of geography, climate, and socioeconomic factors, as well as the impact of agriculture, on the ecosystems of the region.
| | Athena Title: | AGROECOLOGY TROP AM | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 6910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Geographic Research Methods | Course
Description: | A common framework will be established by which graduate
students in geography can design, implement, and conduct
research. This will be achieved by: examining the processes
involved in designing a research project; understanding the
different methodological approaches to research; developing
statements of purpose; and, developing a research proposal. | | Athena Title: | Geographic Research Methods | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 6990. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Internship in Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Placement of students in an outside private or governmental agency where they use geographic information science to solve practical problems relevant to the agency's mission. Internship assignments will be developed in consultation with a faculty supervisor or the Graduate Coordinator for Geographic Information Science. | | Athena Title: | INTERNSHIP IN GIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 7000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTERS RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 7300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8020. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Geomorphology | Course
Description: | Advanced problems in geomorphology and physiography. Topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM GEOMORPHOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4020/6020 or GEOG 4030/6030 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Quaternary Paleoenvironments | Course
Description: | Methods used in reconstructing the hydrological and vegetation characteristics of former environments. Emphasis is on the analysis of cave, fluvial, and marine sediments. The changing Quaternary environments of North America, Europe, and Africa are discussed in detail. Specific topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM PALEOENVIRONMTS | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4040/6040 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8120. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Climatology | Course
Description: | Advanced topics in physical climatology such as climate change, microclimatology, urban climatology or synoptic climatology. Specific topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM CLIMATOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4120/6120 or GEOG 4140/6140 or GEOG 4160/6160 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modeling Earth's Climate System | Course
Description: | Principles and applications of state-of-the-art climate models.
Lectures, readings, discussion, and hands-on exercises will focus
on methods for representing the climate system in computer models,
applications of models for understanding/projecting changes to the
climate system, and experience running experiments and analyzing
model results. | | Athena Title: | Model Earth's Climate System | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8220. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Biogeography | Course
Description: | Advanced topics and research trends in biogeography. Specific topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM BIOGEOGRAPHY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG(PBIO) 4220/6220 or GEOG(PBIO) 4240/6240 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8240. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Geoecology | Course
Description: | Geographical ecology, with specific topics ranging from landscape to global scale (e.g., landscape ecology, regional ecology, conservation problems, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, global ecology and global change). | | Athena Title: | SEMINAR GEOECOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8260. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Environmental Geography | Course
Description: | Advanced topics and research trends in environmental geography. Specific topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM ENVIRON GEOG | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8290. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Problems in Physical Geography | Course
Description: | Advanced problems in physical geography. Topics vary. | | Athena Title: | DIR PROB PHYS GEOGR | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Multivariate Techniques in Geography | Course
Description: | Application of multivariate statistical procedures to research problems in geography, with emphasis on peculiarities of such applications. Spatial autocorrelation, areal aggregation, modifiable areal unit problem, spatial interpolation, and trend surfaces are investigated with statistical and GIS software packages. | | Athena Title: | MULTIVAR TECH GGY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4300/6300 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8305. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods | Course
Description: | Readings address the purpose, scope, and procedures of qualitative research in human geography. Principle themes: a) situating qualitative research, b) epistemological stances, c) strategies of inquiry/methodologies, d) research methods, and e) representing qualitative research. Students will engage in theoretical debates about rigor, representation, and implications of qualitative research. | | Athena Title: | SEM QUALI METHODS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Machine Learning with Geospatial Big Data | Course
Description: | Introduces concepts, techniques, and applications of machine learning, often performed with large volumes of geospatial data. Reviews the emerging field of geospatial data science with a focus on automated learning. Designed for graduate students interested in applying machine learning techniques for geospatial research. | | Athena Title: | Machine Learn Geospa Big Data | | Prerequisite: | [(CSCI 1301-1301L or CSCI 1360 or CSCI 1360E or GEOG 4590/6590-4590L/6590L or GEOG 4590E/6590E) and (GEOG 4300/6300 or GEOG 4470/6470-4470L/6470L)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8390. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Problems in Quantitative Geographic Methods | Course
Description: | Topics in statistical analysis of geographic data and geographic modeling. | | Athena Title: | DIR PROB QUANT GEOG | | Nontraditional Format: | Class hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ANTH(GEOG)(SOCI) 8430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Community-Engaged Research (Praxis) | Course
Description: | Exploration of the history of engaged forms of research in the
social and behavioral sciences. Graduate students will become
familiar with different engagement paradigms or models, reflect
on each with respect to wider critiques of engagement, and
explore how to navigate the complexities involved in community
engagement. Students will also examine similarities and
differences in how engaged research is practiced across the
social sciences. | | Athena Title: | Engaged Research (Praxis) | | Prerequisite: | ANTH 6520 or SOCI 6220 or SOCI 6010 or GEOG 4810/6810 or GEOG 8910 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8450. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Geospatial Techniques in Landscape Analysis | Course
Description: | Topics on geospatial analysis tools to display, analyze, model, and visualize landscape characteristics. Aspects of geographic information systems, remote sensing, photogrammetric Structure from Motion (SfM), spatial analysis, geovisualization (including virtual/augmented reality), landscape metrics, and landscape ecology will be included. | | Athena Title: | Geospatial Landscape Analysis | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Cartography and Visualization | Course
Description: | Special problems in the application of cartography. Emphasis on problems involving map design and production, computer graphics, map perception, cartographic visualization, and map animation. | | Athena Title: | SEM CARTOG VISUALIZ | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4310/6310-4310L/6310L or GEOG 4410/6410-4410L/6410L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Topics in the Use and Interpretation of Aerial Photographs | Course
Description: | The extraction of quantitative and qualitative information from aerial photographs, with emphasis on appropriateness of various approaches and on means of improving interpretation accuracy. Includes applications involving physical, human, and regional geography. | | Athena Title: | ADV TOP AIR PHOTO | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Problems in Remote Sensing of Environment II | Course
Description: | Advanced problems in photointerpretation, photogrammetry, and remote sensing for landscape and urbanscape analysis. Topics include emerging geospatial data from unmanned aerial systems (UAS or drones), airborne LiDAR, satellite sensors, mobile devices, and social media. Methods of analysis will explore machine learning/deep learning, spatio-temporal patterns, and ethics/privacy concerns. | | Athena Title: | Prob Remote Sensing Environ II | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8570. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Geographic Information Science | Course
Description: | Problems in geographic information systems, including methods and techniques and the application to specific topical areas. | | Athena Title: | SEMINAR IN GIS | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8590. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Problems in Geographic Techniques | Course
Description: | Topics in mapping sciences, such as cartography, air-photo interpretation, remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographic information systems. | | Athena Title: | DIR PROB GEOG TECHN | | Nontraditional Format: | Class hours are by arrangement with relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8620. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Space, Place, and the Political Economy of Capitalism | Course
Description: | An exploration of the political economy of capitalism. An
examination of how capitalism operates as a political economic
system, how it is organized spatially, and how space and place are
implicated in how it functions. | | Athena Title: | Space Place Capitalism | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8630. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Urban Geography | Course
Description: | Topics and research problems in urban geography. Topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM URBAN GEOGRAPHY | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4630/6630 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8640. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Population Geography | Course
Description: | Theoretical and empirical issues in population geography. Topics vary, and include geographic aspects of immigration, internal migration, fertility, mortality, and age structure. | | Athena Title: | SEM POPULATION GEOG | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4640/6640 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8660. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Regional Development | Course
Description: | Topics on regional development and effects of globalization on regional economies of industrialized countries. Specific topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | SEM REGIONAL DEVEL | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4660/6660 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8680. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Feminist Geography | Course
Description: | Research topics related to the geographical aspects of feminism
and gender identity. Topics will vary by instructor. | | Athena Title: | SEM FEM GEOG | | Prerequisite: | GEOG 4680/6680 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8690. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Directed Problems in Human Geography | Course
Description: | Problems in advanced topics in human geography. Topics may vary. | | Athena Title: | DIR PROB HUMAN GEOG | | Nontraditional Format: | Classroom hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty member and vary depending on credit hours. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8810. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Human-Environment Relationships | Course
Description: | Problems, methods, and techniques in human-environment relationships and economic development, including decision-making strategies in resource exploitation. | | Athena Title: | SEM HUMAN ENV REL | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8900. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Proseminar in Geography | Course
Description: | Introduction to the graduate program and the departmental faculty, including major foci of research activities and directions within the department. | | Athena Title: | PROSEMINAR IN GEOGR | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8901. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Proseminar in Geography II | Course
Description: | The primary objective of the course is to enhance the
experience of new graduate students and their interaction with
faculty beyond Proseminar in Geography. This may involve
attending colloquial and professional development workshops and
other activities that stimulate development of first-year
graduate students. | | Athena Title: | PROSEMINAR GEOG II | | Pre or Corequisite: | GEOG 8900 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8910. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methods | Course
Description: | Development of modern scientific thought and how it has shaped the discipline of geography, with themes such as how space and time are conceptualized, what is meant by the term "science," and epistemologies that have shaped the practice of geography and science. Required for all Ph.D. and M.A. graduate majors. | | Athena Title: | Seminar in Geographic Thought | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 8920. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Social Theory in Geography | Course
Description: | Contemporary debates concerning space and society. Epistemological and ontological debates within geography relating to the spatial constitution of society and the social production of geographical knowledge. | | Athena Title: | SOC THEORY IN GEOG | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 9000. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | DOCTORAL RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | GEOG 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | DOCT DISSERTATION | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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