GEOG
Geography
Department of Earth Sciences
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GPHY 111CS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly ESCI 112CS) 

GPHY 201D  HUMAN GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 201D)

GPHY 141D  GEOGRAPHY OF WORLD REGIONS (Formerly GEOG 105D) 

GPHY 284   INTRODUCTION TO GIS AND CARTOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 211)  

GPHY 290R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH  (Formerly GEOG 290R) 

GPHY 291   SPECIAL TOPICS  (Formerly GEOG 280)

ERTH 303   WEATHER AND CLIMATE  (Formerly GEOG 303) 

GPHY 321   URBAN GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 331) 

GPHY 322   ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 332) 

GPHY 325   CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 315) 

GPHY 365   GEOGRAPHICAL PLANNING  (Formerly GEOG 330) 

GPHY 384   ADVANCED GIS AND SPATIAL ANALSIS  (Formerly GEOG 305) 

GPHY 411   BIOGEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 302) 

GPHY 425   GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT  (Formerly GEOG 405)

GPHY 431   HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 401) 

GPHY 441R  MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 430R) 

GPHY 445   REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 481) 

GPHY 446   EAST ASIA IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM  (Formerly GEOG 436) 

GPHY 461   TOURISM PLANNING  (Formerly GEOG 425) 

GPHY 484R  APPLIED GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS  (Formerly GEOG 411R) 

GPHY 490R  UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH  (Formerly GEOG 490R) 

GPHY 491   SPECIAL TOPICS  (Formerly GEOG 480) 

GPHY 492   INDEPENDENT STUDY  (Formerly GEOG 470) 

GPHY 494   SEMINAR  (Formerly GEOG 400) 

GPHY 497   GEOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION  (Formerly GEOG 451) 

GPHY 498   INTERNSHIP  (Formerly GEOG 476)

GPHY 500   SEMINAR  (Formerly GEOG 500)

GPHY 501   GIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING  (Formerly GEOG 501)

GPHY 503   SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 503)

GPHY 504   GIS RESEARCH FUNDAMENTALS  (Formerly GEOG 504)

GPHY 505   BIOCLIMATOGRAPHY  (Formerly GEOG 505)

GPHY 520   LAND USE PLANNING  (Formerly GEOG 520)

GPHY 570   INDEPENDENT STUDY  (Formerly GEOG 570)

GPHY 580   SPECIAL TOPICS  (Formerly GEOG 580)

GPHY 111CS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (Formerly ESCI 112CS)
F,S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
-- Weather and climate, soils, vegetation, land forms, and water with emphasis on their interdependence and distribution.

GPHY 121D HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 201D)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Global geographies of population and economic development; patterns of language and religion; global distributions of agriculture, industry, and urban landscapes; use of human geography to analyze selected world problems.

GPHY 141D WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 105D)
F,S,Su 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Resume of major world regions; their cultures, populations, resources, utilization of land; emphasis on regions outside Anglo-America.

GPHY 284 INTRODUCTION TO GIS SCIENCE AND CARTOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 211)
F, S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: CAPP 120: Introduction to Computers or equivalent knowledge.
-- Concepts of spatial thinking; understanding spatial relationships and interaction in the natural and built environment. Spatial data principles, data models, relational database concepts, contemporary digital cartography, map design and compositon, spatial data conversion, introduction to spatial analysis and synthesis.

GPHY 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (Formerly GEOG 290R)
F,S 1-6 cr. IND may be repeated
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct of research.

GPHY 291 SPECIAL TOPICS (Formerly GEOG 280)
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

ERTH 303 WEATHER AND CLIMATE (Formerly GEOG 303)
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 111.
-- The climates of the continents, and their classification, characteristics and interrelationships with other factors of the physical and human environment.

GPHY 321 URBAN GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 331)
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 121 or GEOG 234 ???????
-- Historical evolution and spatial patterns of urban phenomenon; human-environment interaction in urban area; distribution of economic and social activities in the city; spatial structure of urban system in national and regional background.

GPHY 322 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 332)
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GHPY 121.
-- Contemporary research questions and methodologies in economic geography; geographical distribution of economic activities; principles of spatial interaction; application of locational theory in urban and rural settings.

GPHY 325 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 315)
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GHPY 121
-- American cultural landscape evolution; origins and diffusions of American culture traits; evolution of American culture regions.

GPHY 365 GEOGRAPHICAL PLANNING (Formerly GEOG 330)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 141 and GPHY 121.
-- Main factors, elements, principles, methods, tools, organization, and issues of urban and rural planning in a geographical context; integration of physical and human variables into the planning process.

GPHY 384 ADVANCED GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS (Formerly GEOG 305)
F, S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 284.
-- Advanced data model concepts in the context of spatial analysis. Spatial overlay analysis and synthesis in vector and raster. Error and Uncertainty. Data modeling and database design principles to support analysis and modeling applications.

GPHY 411 BIOGEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 302)
S to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 121 or BIOL 101.
-- Factors affecting the geography of plants and animals in space and time.

GPHY 425 GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT (Formerly GEOG 405)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Senior standing in Geography program.
-- A senior capstone course for the geography option. The exploration of the history of geographic thought; the emergence and evolution of modern academic and applied geography. Contemporary trends and issues in geography.

GPHY 431 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 401
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 121
-- Past geographies of North America. Political, cultural, economic, and urban evolution of North American regions from the colonial era to 1900.

GPHY 441R MOUNTAIN GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 430R)
F 4 cr. LEC 2 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 111 or BIOL 101. Senior standing - restricted entry required.
-- Local, regional, and global importance of mountains. Geomorphology, climatology, plants and animals of mountain environments, and their relationship to human activities.

GPHY 445 REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (Formerly GEOG 481)
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Two of the following: GPHY 111, GPHY 141, or GPHY 121.
-- A topical and regional analysis of related political subdivisions or other geographical areas. Course may be taken twice if regional emphases differ.

GPHY 446 EAST ASIA IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM (Formerly GEOG 436)
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 111, GHPY 141, GHPY 121.
-- The geographical perspective on the contemporary East Asia as a region of the world and the countries involved. Systematic themes include physical environment, history, population, culture, economy, politics, social life and international relationship.

GPHY 461 TOURISM PLANNING (Formerly GEOG 425)
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 284 and GHPY 365.
-- A geographical, economic and planning perspective about the contemporary tourism and recreation of international, national and local scales. Topics include evoultion, dynamics, types and patterns, analysis tools, planning issues and policies.

GPHY 484R APPLIED GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS (Formerly GEOG 411R)
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: GPHY 284and GPHY 384.
-- Advanced spatial analysis, synthesis and modeling concepts and methods. Semester projects apply theory and concepts to a project related to student's discipline. Students learn to develop GIS applications to address a variety of issues.

GHPY 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (Formerly GEOG 490R)
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. Course will address responsible conduct of research.

GPHY 491 SPECIAL TOPICS (Formerly GEOG 480)
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand.

GPHY 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY (Formerly GEOG 470)
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.

GPHY 494 SEMINAR (Formerly GEOG 400)
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing and as determined for each offering.
-- Topics at the upper division level not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.

GPHY 497 GEOGRAPHY INSTRUCTION (Formerly GEOG 451)
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. LAB
PREREQUISITE: Junior or senior standing in geography and consent of instructor and Department Head.
-- Student works as a tutor and undergraduate teaching assistant in a teaching laboratory under close academic supervision. Weekly meeting focuses on geography teaching, organization of class materials, and student supervision. Weekly lab emphasizes applying active learning concepts in a geography laboratory context.

GPHY 498 INTERNSHIP (Formerly GEOG 476)
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.

GPHY 500 SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the graduate level which are not covered in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting discussion material.

GPHY 501 GIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING
On Demand 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Application of field methods, geostatistics, geographic information systems, remote sensing and computer modeling to the geography of landscapes. Measurement and modeling techniques applied to land, water and atmosphere as they relate to selected environmental patterns.

GPHY 503 SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Settlement history and contemporary land use in the trans-Mississippi west. Evolution of cultural landscapes in the Mountainous West.

GPHY 504 GIS RESEARCH FUNDAMENTALS
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- Geographic Information Science Fundamentals in the context of developing a research program. Spatial data principles, data models, conversion and sampling strategies, analysis methods and cartography. Lab exercises uses GIS software. Students specialty area explored through literature review and individual project.

GPHY 505 BIOCLIMATOGRAPHY
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: GEO 211 or BIOL 303.
-- The distribution of plants, as controlled by climate, geologic history and geographic location. Changes over time in distribution patterns as related to climate change and other human activities.

GPHY 520 LAND USE PLANNING
F alternate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing.
-- History and philosophy of land use planning; application of geographical skills to contemporary land use planning issues. Selected topics include population pressure and land requirement, law, eminent domain, property right, public control over private land use, institution, and economics in land use planning.

GPHY 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.

GPHY 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.

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