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Graduate Course Offerings
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Geography (Geog) Course Offerings:
515 Environmental Geography
Geographical aspects of environmental issues including historical geography of environmental problems, global driving forces, land ethics and stewardship, environmental externalities, population, resources, climate change, and environmental restoration. Focus on connections between human and natural systems; consequence chains between cause and effect; impact of time and space on problem perception, analysis, and solution; and natural and human laws. Graduate research paper and book review required. (3 credits)
588 Geographic Information Systems II
Introduces advanced tools and techniques of data creation, data integration, mapping, and spatial analysis in geographic information systems (GIS). It provides basic approaches for solving problems of data integration including format identification, conversion, and registration. It gives a conceptual base to many methods and techniques associated with vector and raster-based spatial analysis. It provides an in-depth examination of the functions and capabilities of Arc View Desktop GIS, its extensions and ARC/INFO GIS software. It introduces basic concepts and practical applications of global positioning systems (FPS) technology in GIS especially in creating GIS-compatible data sets. This course gives hands-on experience with PC and UNIX workstations, tablet digitizers, scanners, printers and plotters, GPS equipment, digital camera systems and all supporting software. Students work with real applications and are expected to complete an individual/small group project during the course. (3 credits)
589 Geographic Information Systems III
This course introduces many of the basic concepts of raster modeling in geographic information systems (GIS) with special emphasis on construction and use of digital elevation models (DEMs) in GIS. It provides an in-depth examination of the functions and capabilities of Arc/View Desktop GIS extensions (Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst) and ARC/INFO GRID GIS software. Building on the skills and techniques learned in GIS I and GIS II courses, it gives a conceptual base to many of the quantitative methods associated with raster-based GIS spatial analysis. Topics include raster data formats and sources, data conversions, merging and projecting raster data sets, DEM displays including image drapes and other visualizations, overlay functions, hydrologic modeling tools and applications, visual analyses, friction and dispersion models and change detection studies. Students are expected to complete an individual/small group project in ArcView or ARC/INFO with a raster data component during the course. (3 credits)
590 Seminar in Systematic Geography (Topical):
Addresses one or more aspects of human, economic, physical, population and historical geography or techniques. May be repeated for credit. Topics vary each semester. (1-4 credits)
692 Topics in Geography Education:
Studies in selected fields of geography with emphasis on elementary and secondary classroom applications. Course may be repeated for credit. (1-4 credits)
620 Advanced Regional Studies in Geography (Topical):
Selected topics in the regional geography of continents, nations, or states. May be repeated for credit. Specific topic to be studied will change each semester. (1-4 credits)
790 Seminar in Geography (Topical):
Studies in selected geography fields. May be repeated for credit. Specific topic to be studied will change each semester. (1-4 credits)
710 Evolution of Geographic Thought:
The History and development of geography and its theories, schools of thought, and current ideas. (3 credits)
714 Research and Writing:
Development of geographic research and writing skills including a survey of data sources and literature, and preparation of reports, papers, articles, and the masters thesis. Alternate semesters, alternate years. (3 credits)
732 Geomorphology:
Basic concepts of origin and development of land forms. Basic principles underlying the study of land forms; emphasis on the processes shaping the natural landscape. Study of erosional and depositional processes operating at the earth's surface and land form resulting from these processes. (3 credits)
734 Climatology:
Consideration of the exchange of energy and moisture and significance in human's utilization of the earth's surface. Climatic history of the earth. Hypotheses on climatic change. Inadvertent modification of climate. (3 credits)
742 Cultural Geography:
Consideration of culture in a geographic context including such concepts as cultural origins and diffusion, ecology, landscapes, and regions. (3 credits)
752 Urban Geography:
Theoretical explanations of urban spatial patterns. Examination and application of contemporary theories, concepts, and methods to study urban geography problems. Theoretical explanations of urban spatial structure and spatial organization. (3 credits)
765 Advanced Studies in Land Utilization (Topical):
The physical and cultural factors affecting the nature and pattern of land utilization. Local an/or regional utilization, planning, and problems will be studied in detail in relation to the topic. (1-4 credits)
770 Advanced Geographic Techniques (Topical):
Selected Geographic Techniques such as cartography, aerial photograph interpretation, remote sensing, information systems and map interpretation. (1-4 credits)
785 Quantitative Methods in Geography:
Descriptive and Inferential Statistics will be studied in this course. The traditional regression and correlation routines will be addressed as well as probabilities. Statistical routines on the mainframe computer will be utilized in problem solving involving real world geographic-sociological situations. (3 credits)
786 Geographic Information Systems:
Practical application of GIS to problems and land-use planning, management of natural resources, transportation, as well as demographic data. Hands-on experience in the making of maps with computers, digitization, the storing and retrieving of geographic data, and the design of simple GIS. (3 credits)
798 Thesis, MS:
(1-6 credits)
791 Special Problems in Geography (Topical):
Selected studies in geography to meet the needs of advanced students. Written permission of department head. (1-4 credits)
794 Internship:
Internship activity that promises to contribute significantly to the education of the student. Student will intern with various agencies such as the EROS Data Center, various planning agencies, etc. Per availability of internship openings. (1-3 credits)
788 Research Paper in Geography:
Per written permission of department head. (1-3 credits)
Planning Course Offerings
571 Principles of State, Regional, and Community Planning
Purpose, structure, and dynamics of the planning process. Identification of different types of planning. Interdependencies among persons who contribute to the planning process and are trained in separate academic disciplines. Basic techniques employed within different phases of the planning process. Per enrollment within a minor in planning at the Master's level or consent. (3 credits)
572 Techniques of State, Regional and Community Planning
Brief review of basic approaches, procedures, and methods employed within different phases of the planning process. Coordination required among persons trained in separate academic disciplines in order to carry out these basic techniques. Exercises in the practical application of selected techniques and review of their applications in on-going tocompleted planning efforts. Prereq; Plan 691. (3 credits)
Also refer to specialized courses in planning within departmental listings in: Economics; Education; Engineering; Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks; Political Science; and Sociology. |
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