Geography (GEOG) Graduate Course Descriptions
GEOG 506. Thematic Cartography.
Statistical mapping of spatial data, advanced manual and computer techniques. Topical. Integrated Lab. Prereq.: 316 or consent of instructor. 3 credits F.
GEOG 507. Map Design and Presentation.
Advanced color desktop computer mapping techniques, such as multimedia and web-based cartography. Topical. Lab. Prereq.: 406/506 or consent of instructor. 3 credits S.
GEOG 516. Techniques in GIS.
Standard techniques in geographic information systems. Topical. Integrated Lab. Prereq.: 316 or consent of instructor 3 credits S.
GEOG 550. Digital Image Processing.
Characteristics and qualities of nonconventional remote sensing imagery as it applies to inventory and assessment of environmental phenomena. Topical. Integrated Lab. Prereq.: 350 or consent of instructor. 3 credits S.
GEOG 554. Regional Planning.
Comparative regional planning. Economic distribution and ideological differences. Topical. Integrated Lab. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 555. Urban Site Development.
Art of planning the arrangement of buildings and other structures so as to be in harmony with each other and the environment. Integrated Lab. 3 credits S, ALT.
GEOG 557. Preservation and Neighborhood Change.
District and neighborhood preservation, investment analysis, and racial issues. Integrated Lab. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 562. Concepts in Spatial Analysis.
Spatial, network and surface analysis. Topical. Integrated lab. Prereq.: 416 or consent of instructor. 3 credits F.
GEOG 571. Historical Geography.
Historical-geographical development of North America through concepts of modernity and modernization; imperialism and colonialism; race, class and gender; science and exploration; migration and settlement; industrialization, urbanization, and the modern capitalist state. Topical. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 572. Geomorphology.
The configuration of the earth's surface and physical processes that have brought the surface to its present condition. Topical. 3 credits F.
GEOG 573. Biogeography.
Spatial distribution of species and communities, their relations with the environment, historical changes, and conservation. Topical. Prereq.: 274 or BIOL 312 or consent of instructor. 3 credits S.
GEOG 586. Political Geography.
Geographic concepts applied to the analysis of political organization and behavior. Topical. 3 credits ALT.
GEOG 590. Issues in Urban Geography.
Selected contemporary issues in urban geography. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Integrated Lab. Prereq.: 394 or consent of instructor. 3 credits F, S.
GEOG 592. Water Resources.
Major problems in the development and management of water resources: supply, distribution, quality, pollution, folds and variability; case-studies in selected regions. Topical. 3 credits ALT.
GEOG 593. Gender, Space and Society: Global Perspectives.
Relationships among gender, geography and society at seven key scales—the body, home, workplace, the environment, city, nation and the global. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 596. Tourism and the Environment.
Tourism and its relationship to the physical and cultural character of place. Sustainable development, particularly when expressed as eco-tourism. Prereq.: 396 or consent of instructor. 3 credits S.
GEOG 597. Tourism Planning and Policy.
An advanced and applied geography course designed to explore planning principles and policy formulation frameworks/strategies applicable to tourism development at different scales - site, destination and regional. Course considers case studies of applied tourism planning and policies in different countries. Prereq.: 290. 3 credits S.
Geography (GEOG) Courses for Graduate Students Only
GEOG 601. Research in Geography.
A seminar or conference course. Credits and meetings by arrangement. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. 1-6 credits F.
GEOG 602. Reading in Geography.
A seminar or conference course to investigate the geography of a particular region of the world or application of geographic technique. Credits and meetings by arrangement. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. 1-6 credits S.
GEOG 605. Spatial Analysis Methods in Geography.
Statistical analysis of spatial variations, digital maps in spatial analysis, integration of statistical and GIS software. Prereq.: undergraduate or graduate experience in statistics or consent of instructor. 3 credits
GEOG 610. Research Process in Geography.
Development of research prospectus, contemporary issues, systems approach, fundamental process and methods in geographic research. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 630. Seminar.
Research and seminar presentation on a selected geographic topic. Regional or topical. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Variable credit. Prereq.: consent of instructor. 1-3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 644. Internship: Practical Geography.
Requires consent of the department and is limited to graduate students only. 1-6 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 650. Land Use Analysis: Examination of the Nature, Use, and Conservation/Land.
Land Use planning techniques. Topical. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 654. Urban, Regional and Resource Planning.
Concepts, philosophies, and theories of planning; case-studies. Topical. 3 credits DEMAND.
GEOG 699. Master's Thesis.
1-6 credits DEMAND.
