Course Listing For GEOG

GEOG 1101. Introduction to Human Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO HUMAN GEOG.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 2010H-2010D.
Global patterns of resources, population, culture, and economic systems. Factors contributing to these patterns and distinctions between the technologically advanced and less advanced regions of the world.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1103. Cultural Geography of the United States. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CULTUR GEOG U S.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 2130H-2130D.
Geographic factors underlying multiculturalism and ethnic relationships in the United States. Spatial development and organization of culture; population growth, migration, and urbanization; and the spatial dimensions of political, economic, and social processes.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 1111. Introduction to Physical Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PHYS GEOG.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113 or GEOG 2110H.
Spatial patterns and underlying processes of the physical environment and biosphere, including climate, vegetation, soils, landforms, and water resources.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1111L. Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO PHY GEOG LAB.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1112L or GEOG 1113L or GEOG 2110L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GEOG 1111.
Optional laboratory for Introduction to Physical Geography.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1112. Introduction to Weather and Climate. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO WEATH & CLIM.
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.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1112L. Introduction to Weather and Climate Laboratory. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO WEA & CLI LAB.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GEOG 1112.
Optional laboratory for Introduction to Weather and Climate.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1113. Introduction to Landforms. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO LANDFORMS.
Analysis and classification of major types of land surfaces, stressing geographic characteristics. Interpretation of relationships between landforms and other phenomena through maps, air photos, and field observations. World coverage with emphasis on North America.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1113L. Introduction to Landforms Laboratory. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO LANDFMS LAB.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GEOG 1113.
Optional laboratory for Introduction to Landforms.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 1125. Resources, Society, and the Environment. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESOURCES & ENVIRON.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 2250H-2250D.
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.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 2010H-2010D. Introduction to Human Geography (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTR HUMAN GEOG HON.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1101-1101D.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Global patterns of resources, population, culture, and economic systems. Factors contributing to these patterns and distinctions between the technologically advanced and less advanced regions of the world.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG(ANTH)(CMLT)(HIST)(SOCI) 2100. Introduction to Africa. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO AFRICA.
The history, physical environment (landforms, vegetation, and climate), and sociocultural environment (artistic, political, and social development) of Africa.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2110H. Introduction to Physical Geography (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO PHYS GEOG HON.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1111 or GEOG 1112 or GEOG 1113.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Spatial patterns and underlying processes of the physical environment and biosphere, including climate, vegetation, soils, landforms, and water resources.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2110L. Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory (Honors). 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INT PHY GEOG LAB H.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1111L or GEOG 1112L or GEOG 1113L.
Prerequisite or corequisite: GEOG 2110H.
Optional laboratory for Introduction to Physical Geography (Honors).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2130H-2130D. Cultural Geography of the United States (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CUL GEOG U S HON.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1103-1103D.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Geographic factors underlying multiculturalism and ethnic relationships in the United States. Spatial development and organization of culture; population growth, migration, and urbanization; and the spatial dimensions of political, economic, and social processes.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2250H-2250D. Resources, Society, and the Environment (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESOUR ENVIR HON.
Not open to students with credit in GEOG 1125-1125D.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2300. Geographic Data Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOGR DATA ANALYSIS.
Methods and techniques required at various stages of geographic data analysis, including the collection, manipulation, description, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. Exercises using statistical and GIS software packages on microcomputers integrate data analysis with geographic information systems.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 2610. Geography of Georgia. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOG OF GEORGIA.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3010. General Geomorphology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEN GEOMORPH.
Prerequisite: (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 1113 and GEOG 1113L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 2110L) or GEOL 1250- 1250D.
Earth surface processes and landforms, including tectonic, volcanic, weathering, soil, hillslope, karst, fluvial, glacial, periglacial, eolian, and coastal geomorphic systems. Relevance to environmental change is stressed. Field trip required.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3110. Climatology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CLIMATOLOGY.
Prerequisite: (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 1112 and GEOG 1112L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 2110L).
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, climate forecasting and use of the Internet.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3210. Biogeography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: BIOGEOGRAPHY.
Prerequisite: (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 1112 and GEOG 1112L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 2110L).
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3510-3510L. Cartography and Graphics. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CARTOG AND GRAPHICS.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3620. Introduction to Economic Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO ECON GEOGR.
Prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or ECON 2105.
Location factors and principles utilizing theoretical and empirical studies. Focus upon the spatial organization of economic production, consumption, and exchange systems.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3630. Introduction to Urban Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO URBAN GEOG.
Prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D.
Theories of inter- and intraurban locations. Procedures in geographical analysis of agglomerated settlements, including demographic, economic, and social attributes.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 3990. Internship in Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERNSHIP IN GEOG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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.
Non-traditional format: Internship.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 4020/6020. Fluvial Geomorphology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FLUVIAL GEOMORPH.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or permission of department.
Landforming effects of surface-water movement with emphasis on surface-water hydrology, streamflow mechanics, floods, sediment transport and storage, and landform evolution. Field trips included.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4030/6030. Geomorphology and Environmental Change in Karst and Arid Environments. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOM ENV CHNG ARID.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or (GEOG 1113 and GEOG 1113L) or GEOL 1250-1250L or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4040/6040. Global Environmental Change During the Quaternary. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GLOBAL ENVIR CHANGE.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4060/6060. Field and Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FLD LAB MTH PH GEOG.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or GEOG 3110 or GEOG 3210 or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4120/6120. Synoptic Meteorology/Climatology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SYNOP METEOR & CLIM.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3110 or permission of department.
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 will be used to examine atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics.
Non-traditional format: This course is also offered through University System of Georgia Independent Study (USGIS).
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4140/6140. Satellite Climatology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SATELLITE CLIMATOL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (GEOG 1111 and GEOG 1111L) or (GEOG 1112 and GEOG 1112L) or (GEOG 2110H and GEOG 2110L) or permission of department.
Satellite remote sensing in climatology, including climatologies of clouds, atmospheric water vapor and precipitation, the Earth's radiation budget, sea and land surface temperatures, and the cryosphere and vegetation.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4160/6160. Applied Climatology. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3110 or permission of department.
The interaction of climate with organisms, communities, and ecosystems. Mechanisms of heat flow, radiation exchanges and water vapor flux; statistical methods used with climatic data; bioclimatic methods used to improve environmental impact assessment; and case studies that demonstrate the role of climate in ecosystem function.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG(BTNY) 4220/6220. Ecological Biogeography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ECOLOG BIOGEOG.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3210 or ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or permission of department.
Patterns of plant distribution in contemporary landscapes and underlying processes, including vegetation dynamics, disturbance ecology, biogeomorphology, dendrochronology, and environmental history.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG(BTNY) 4240/6240. Plant Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PLANT GEOGRAPHY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: BIOL 1104-1104L and GEOG 1112 and [GEOG 3210 or ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L] or permission of department.
Phytogeographical zonation, plant-geographic processes, and current potential natural vegetation. Includes physical and environmental factors, plant-environment relationships, plant roles and types, vegetation dynamics, geographic responses to disturbance, and vegetation of main world biomes. Emphasis on global-scale patterns and relationships.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

(GEOG)(ANTH)(BIOL)(BTNY)ECOL(ENTO)(FORS)(GEOL)(PATH) 4261. Museum of Natural History Internship. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. 7 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: MUS NAT HIST INTERN.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and permission of Museum of Natural History.
Supervised work experience with a natural history collection. Students will learn techniques and other procedures for curating materials in a collection of their choice under the direction of collection personnel.
Non-traditional format: Students will maintain regular, weekly work schedules totaling 7 hours per week under the supervision of faculty and other collection personnel associated with the Museum of Natural History.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 4300/6300. Introductory Spatial Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INTRO SPATIAL ANALY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 2300 or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4310/6310-4310L/6310L. Cartographic Design and Reproduction. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CART DESIGN & REPRO.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3510-3510L or permission of department.
Design, examination of cartographic literature, map production methods, and their effects on design. Practical applications of desktop publishing, page layout with specific emphasis on state atlas design, map-narrative interactions, four color map reproduction, and photo-cartographic techniques.
Offered every even-numbered year.

GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L. The Use and Interpretation of Aerial Photographs. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: USE AERIAL PHOTO.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Principles and techniques of extracting descriptive and metric information about the environment from aerial photographs acquired in analog and digital forms. Applications emphasize planimetric mapping and interpretation of physical and cultural landscapes. A term project using the techniques is required.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L. Remote Sensing of Environment. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: REMOTE SENSING.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or permission of department.
Remote sensing with emphasis on aerospace applications in the natural sciences. Fundamental properties of the electromagnetic spectrum and remote sensing devices such as multispectral cameras, thermal infrared line scanners, and television and radar imaging systems.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: INTRO GIS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: CSCI 1301-1301L or sophomore standing or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 4410/6410-4410L/6410L. Cartographic Visualization Methods. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: CARTOG VIS METH.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3510-3510L or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4430/6430-4430L/6430L. Advanced Photogrammetry. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: ADV PHOTOGRAMMETRY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4470/6470-4470L/6470L. Geographic Analysis and Geographic Information Systems. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: GEOG ANALY & GIS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: (GEOG 4300/6300 and GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L and CSCI 1302) or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4610/6610. Location Analysis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LOCATION ANALYSIS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3620 or permission of department.
The geography of retail activity and consumer demand. Principles of locational decision-making for retail and service firms.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4620/6620. Advanced Economic Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV ECON GEOGR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3620 or permission of department.
Advanced theoretical and empirical issues in economic geography, such as impacts of globalization, regional development, trade patterns, and labor issues. Topics will vary.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4630/6630. Advanced Urban Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: ADV URBAN GEOGR.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3630 or permission of department.
Urban growth and approaches to urban analysis. Urbanization processes within urban systems, including economic, demographic, social, and technological change.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4640/6640. Population Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: POPULATION GEOG.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4650/6650. Industrial Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INDUSTRIAL GEOG.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 3620 or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4660/6660. Urban and Regional Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: URBAN & REGNL DEVEL.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4670/6670. Geography of Development. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOG DEVELOPMENT.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
Geographical aspects of Third World 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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4680/6680. Gender and Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GENDER GEOGRAPHY.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or WMST 1110-1110D or permission of department.
Relationships between gender and globalization. Women and development, industrialization, and third world regions.
Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

GEOG 4710/6710. Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4720/6720. Geography of Latin America. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOG LATIN AMERICA.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4730/6730. Geography of China. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOG OF CHINA.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4740/6740. Geography of East and Southeast Asia. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: GEOG EAST & SE ASIA.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1101-1101D or permission of department.
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.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4810/6810. Conservation Ecology and Resource Management. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CONS ECOL & RES MAN.
Undergraduate prerequisite: GEOG 1125-1125D or GEOG 2250H-2250D or permission of department.
Ecological and economic analysis of human use of global and regional resources, emphasizing ecological requirements, sustainable use, and holistic decision-making. Topics include ecosystem dynamics, functional biodiversity, landscape management, socioeconomic traps, global change, and ecological restoration.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 4920/6920. Special Problems in Area Analysis. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPECIAL PROBLEMS.
Undergraduate prerequisite: Permission of department.
Independent research and readings on geographical topics by arrangement with specific faculty.
Non-traditional format: Class hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 4970H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT PROJ H.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director for senior Honors students.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered every year.

GEOG 4980H. Directed Reading and/or Projects (Honors). 3 hours.
Oasis Title: DIRECT PROJ H.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual study, reading, or projects under the direction of a project director for senior Honors students.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered every year.

GEOG 4990H. Honors Thesis. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: HONORS THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of Honors.
Individual research in the major or related field for a senior Honors student.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered every year.

GEOG 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTERS RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 8020. Seminar in Geomorphology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM GEOMORPHOLOGY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4020/6020 or GEOG 4030/6030 or permission of department.
Advanced problems in geomorphology and physiography. Topics may vary.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8040. Seminar in Quaternary Paleoenvironments. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM PALEOENVIRONMTS.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4040/6040 or permission of department.
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.
Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.

GEOG 8120. Seminar in Climatology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM CLIMATOLOGY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4120/6120 or GEOG 4140/6140 or GEOG 4160/6160 or permission of department.
Advanced topics in physical climatology such as climate change, microclimatology, urban climatology or synoptic climatology. Specific topics may vary.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8220. Seminar in Biogeography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM BIOGEOGRAPHY.
Prerequisite: GEOG(BTNY) 4220/6220 or GEOG(BTNY) 4240/6240 or permission of department.
Advanced topics and research trends in biogeography. Specific topics may vary.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8240. Seminar in Geoecology. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR GEOECOLOGY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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).
Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.

GEOG 8290. Directed Problems in Physical Geography. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR PROB PHYS GEOGR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced problems in physical geography. Topics vary.
Non-traditional format: Directed study.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 8300. Multivariate Techniques in Geography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MULTIVAR TECH GGY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4300/6300 or permission of department.
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.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8350. Remote Sensing with GIS Applications. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: REMOTE SNSING W/GIS.
Prerequisite: (GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L and GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L ) or permission of department.
Mapping datums, coordinate systems, and accuracy requirements for geographic information systems (GIS). Global positioning system (GPS), softcopy photogrammetry, and digital image processing techniques for GIS database construction. GIS modeling for environmental studies. Includes the use of various software packages.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8390. Directed Problems in Quantitative Geographic Methods. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR PROB QUANT GEOG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Topics in statistical analysis of geographic data and geographic modeling.
Non-traditional format: Class hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours.
Offered fall and spring semesters every year.

GEOG 8450. Problems in Remote Sensing of Environment I. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PROB IN REM SEN I.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department.
Advanced problems in photointerpretation, photogrammetry and remote sensing. Topics may vary. Emphasis on research and applications.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8510. Seminar in Cartography. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM IN CARTOGRAPHY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4310/6310-4310L/6310L or GEOG 4410/6410-4410L/6410L or permission of department.
Special problems in the application of cartography. Emphasis on problems involving map design and production, computer graphics, map perception, cartographic visualization, and map animation.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8530. Advanced Topics in the Use and Interpretation of Aerial Photographs. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV TOP AIR PHOTO.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4330/6330-4330L/6330L or permission of department.
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.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8550. Problems in Remote Sensing of Environment II. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PROB IN REM SEN II.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4350/6350-4350L/6350L or permission of department.
Advanced problems in photointerpretation, photogrammetry, and remote sensing. Topics may vary. Emphasis on research and applications.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8570. Seminar in Geographic Information Systems. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM IN GIS.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L and permission of department.
Problems in geographic information systems, including methods and techniques and the application to specific topical areas.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8590. Directed Problems in Geographic Techniques. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR PROB GEOG TECHN.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Topics in mapping sciences, such as cartography, air-photo interpretation, remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographic information systems.
Non-traditional format: Class hours are by arrangement with relevant faculty and vary depending on credit hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 8620. Seminar in Economic Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM ECONOMIC GGY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4620/6620 or permission of department.
Empirical and theoretical issues in contemporary economic geography. Specific topics vary.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8630. Seminar in Urban Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM URBAN GEOGRAPHY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4630/6630 or permission of department.
Topics and research problems in urban geography. Topics may vary.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8640. Seminar in Advanced Demographic Analysis. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM ADV DEMOG ANALY.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4640/6640 or permission of department.
Problems, methods, and techniques in demographic analysis; construction and interpretation of life tables; population estimation and projection; cohort analysis, migration, and household demography. Emphasis is on application of these techniques to geographical analysis of population dynamics.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8660. Seminar in Regional Development. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM REGIONAL DEVEL.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4660/6660 or permission of department.
Topics on regional development and effects of globalization on regional economies of industrialized countries. Specific topics may vary.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8670. Seminar in the Geography of Development. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM GEOG DEV.
Prerequisite: GEOG 4670/6670 or permission of department.
Research topics related to the geographical aspects of Third World development. Topics may vary.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8690. Directed Problems in Human Geography. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DIR PROB HUMAN GEOG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Problems in advanced topics in human geography. Topics may vary.
Non-traditional format: Classroom hours are by arrangement with the relevant faculty member and vary depending on credit hours.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 8710. Seminar in Regional Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM REGIONAL GEOG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research topics on the geography of a selected region; data sources and methodologies for research. Regions may vary.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 8810. Seminar in Human-Environment Relationships. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEM HUMAN ENV REL.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Problems, methods, and techniques in human-environment relationships and economic development, including decision-making strategies in resource exploitation.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8900. Proseminar in Geography. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: PROSEMINAR IN GEOGR.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Introduction to the graduate program and the departmental faculty, including major foci of research activities and directions within the department.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8910. Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methods. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SEM GEOG THT & MTHD.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Development of geographical philosophy and methods; contemporary methodological concepts and problems. Required for all graduate majors.
Offered fall semester every year.

GEOG 8920. Seminar in Social Theory in Geography. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SOC THEORY IN GEOG.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
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.
Offered spring semester every year.

GEOG 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.

GEOG 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.