Graduate
Courses
Unless otherwise noted, the prerequisite for
courses in geography numbered 5000-5999 is 12 hours of geography
or, in the case of students not majoring in geography,
permission.
G5003 THE
GLOBAL CITY AND PLANNING ISSUES (Crosslisted
with Regional and City Planning 5003; Slashlisted with 4003).
Prerequisite: graduate standing. An introduction to the concept of
globalization and its effects on cities, and the city planning issues
related to those effects. Characteristics, theories, and strategies of
city development are reviewed. Cities are observed from several
perspectives: natural and built environment, governance, society,
economics, and history. No student may earn credit for both 4003 and
5003.
G5113 QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHICAL
RESEARCH. Prerequisite: 3924 or
permission of instructor. An introduction for graduate majors in
geography and those in allied fields to research design and
problem-solving research techniques.
G5213 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF URBAN
PLANNING. Prerequisite: open to seniors in social science
departments, architecture and civil engineering and to graduate
students in regional and city planning. Examines the physical,
social, economic and public interest determinants of land use;
the economic population and land use studies required to provide
the basis for planning; space and location requirements and
design characteristics for residential, commercial, industrial
and public uses of land; and the study of urban traffic as a
function of land use in terms of structure and systems of
movement.
G5243 GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission
of instructor. Cultural and environmental geography of China, Tibet and Mongolia
since the Qing dynasty (1644-today). No student may earn credit for both 4243
and 5243.
G5253 REMOTE SENSING II.
Prerequisite: 4933. Theory and techniques for
computer processing of digital earth resources satellite imagery
and incorporation into geographic information systems.
G5283 BIOGEOGRAPHY (Slashlisted with 4283).
Prerequisite: 1114 and junior standing, or permission. A survey on
the lifeforms distributed about the regions of the world.
Emphasis is place upon the contemporary patterns of species and
communities as determined by a combination of factors, including
physiography, climate, evolution and dispersal. Techniques used
in biogeographic research are also discussed. Not student may
earn credit for both 4283 and 5283.
G5293 H YDROLOGIC
SCIENCE (Slashlisted
with 4293). Prerequisite: Math 1823 and either Physics 2414, 2514 or
Chemistry 1315, or the equivalents and graduate standing. Study of the
processes which control the storage and movement of water at global,
regional, and local scales. The emphasis is on the land portion of the
hydrologic cycle, and includes the study of processes such as
infiltration, soil water flow in the saturated and unsaturated zone,
rainfall/runoff and evaporation. Lab sections include exercises on a
computer in the field and in a soils lab. No student may earn credit
for both 4293 and 5293.
G5343
GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE (Slashlisted
with 4343). Prerequisite: 1114, 4273, and Meteorology 1004 or 1014; or
permission of instructor. An integrated examination of the scientific
and social aspects of climate change in the past, present, and future.
The nature and causes of past climate change are discussed in relation
to techniques of climate reconstruction providing a perspective on the
potential changes in the future. No student may earn credit for both
4343 and 5343.
G5353 COMPUTER CARTOGRAPHY
(Slashlisted with 4353). Introduction to some
basic principles in the field of computer cartography,
illustrating of algorithms used to solve cartographic problems,
and to have the student implement these principles and algorithms
for mapping a on variety of display devices. No student may earn
credit for both 4353 and 5353.
G5443 U RBAN
ECOLOGY (Slashlisted
with 4443). Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of
instructor. An interdisciplinary course that examines how cities
acquire, utilize, and modify environmental inputs such as land, water,
and energy, and in the process generate a complex set of waste streams
and environmental impacts such as solid wastes, atmospheric emissions,
and habitat modification. No student may earn credit for both 4443 and
5443.
G5453 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(Slashlisted with 4453). Prerequisite:
permission. Presentation of fundamental concepts for manipulating
digital (computerized) geographic data. Students learn to
develop, implement, and analyze theoretic nd applied spatial
problems using various graphics software and hardware systems. No
student may receive credit for both 4453 and 5453.
5463 SATELLITE CLIMATOLOGY
(Slashlisted with 4463). The use of
satellites to study the present climate, including the history of
satellites, descriptions of algorithms used to obtain climate
variables from received radiance, and the data analysis
techniques used in biogeographic research are also discussed.
G5553 GIS A PPLICATIONS
(Slashlisted
with 4553). Prerequisite: 5453 or equivalent, or permission of
instructor. Emphasizes technical and application practices in
geographic information systems (GIS). Through weekly exercises and two
projects, students will gain experience with applications and
utilities of Geographic Information Systems, and learn how to plan and
implement a GIS project. No student may earn credit for both 4553 and
5553. Laboratory
G5610 FIELD STUDIES IN REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY.
1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: 8 hours of geography. Written reports
based on lectures, observations, field notes, interviews and
library research are required of each student.
G5623 S EMINAR
IN GIS DESIGN.
Prerequisite: 4553 or 5553. May be repeated with change of content;
maximum credit nine hours. Discusses and practices principles in GIS
interface design and project management; integration of spatial data
and spatial models with GIS; and spatial decision support systems (SDSS).
Students will gain knowledge about the theoretical aspects of GIS
technology.
G5650 ADVANCE FIELD STUDIES. 1 to 6
hours. Prerequisite: 3930 or permission.
Advanced work in techniques of data acquisition: surveying,
measuring, sampling, collection, analysis, sketching, and
mapping. Individual or group projects may be required.
G5980 RESEARCH FOR MASTER'S THESIS.
Variable enrollment, 2 to 9 hours; maximum credit applicable
toward degree, 4 hours.
G5990 SELECTED STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY.
1 to 4 hours. Prerequisite: teachers certificate or bachelor's
degree with permission. May be repeated with change of subject
matter; maximum credit 8 hours. Designed to afford either an
intensive study of a systematic field or an extensive coverage of
broad problem topics in geography.
The following seminars are offered on an
irregular basis depending on availability of faculty resources
and demand:
G6210 SEMINAR IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. 1
to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 12 hours of geography or permission.
May be repeated with change of subject matter; maximum credit 15
hours. Directed individual research studies in one of the major
divisions of physical geography, such as landform analysis,
climatology, the geography of soils, water resources or
biogeography. Provides training in oral, written and cartographic
presentation.
Sec. 1 - Landforms
Sec. 2 - Computer Graphics
Sec. 3 - Climate
Sec. 4 - Soils
Sec. 5 - Hydrology
Sec. 6 - Cartography
Sec. 7 - Biogeography
Sec. 8 - Human Impacts on Physical Environments
Sec. 9 - Remote Sensing
Sec. 10 - Fluvial Geography
G6310 SEMINAR IN RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOGRAPHY. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 12 hours of
geography or permission. May be repeated with change of subject
matter; maximum credit 15 hours. Directed individual research
studies in one of he major aspects of resource or environmental
geography. Provides training in collection and analysis of data
in oral, written and cartographic presentation.
Sec. 1 - Environmental Thought
Sec. 2 - Natural Resources
Sec. 3 - Water Resources
Sec. 4 - Land Resources
Sec. 5 - Energy Resources
Sec. 6 - Mineral Resources
Sec. 7 - Climatic Resources
G6410 SEMINAR IN ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY. 1
to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 12 hours of geography or permission.
May be repeated with change of subject matter; maximum credit of
15 hours. Directed studies in one of the major divisions of
economic geography.
Sec. 1 - Locational Theory and Regional Analysis
Sec. 2 - Transportation
Sec. 3 - International Trade
Sec. 4 - Mineral Industries
Sec. 5 - Agricultural Geography
Sec. 6 - Manufacturing
Sec. 7 - Regional Analysis
Sec. 8 - Economic: General
Sec. 9 - Tertiary Economic Activity
Sec. 10 - Outdoor Recreation
G6430 SEMINAR IN SOCIAL-CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY.
1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 12 hours of geography or permission.
May be repeated with change of subject matter; maximum credit 15
hours. Directed studies in one of the major divisions of
social-cultural geography.
Sec. 1 - Urban Geography
Sec. 2 - Population Studies
Sec. 3 - Settlement Patterns
Sec. 4 - Historical Geography
Sec. 5 - Human Ecology
Sec. 6 - Anthropo-Geography
Sec. 7 - Underdeveloped Areas
Sec. 8 - Conservation
Sec. 9 - Political Geography
Sec. 10 - Comparative Regionalism
Sec. 12 - Geographic Education
Sec. 13 - Rural Geography
Sec. 14 - Land Use
Sec. 15 - Miscellany
G6950 RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN GEOGRAPHY. 1
to 6 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in geography,
permission. May be repeated with change of subject matter;
maximum credit 15 hours. Advanced independent research on any
systematic or regional topic within the scope of geography
appropriate to the library facilities or field study
opportunities available to the student.
G6953 RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY.
Prerequisite: 6973 or permission. An
intensive study of the identification of original research needs
in basic and applied geography, with emphasis on problem
statements, the definition of significant objectives, the
determination of feasible methods of problem resolution, and the
presentation of research results.
G6973 CONTEMPORARY GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT.
A survey of geography as a professional field, including research
themes and frontiers.
G6980 RESEARCH FOR DOCTOR'S DISSERTATION
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