Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

GEOG 412 Web Mapping

Study thematic map communication via the internet and wireless technologies. Develop interactive maps that can be served over the internet. Build mobile mapping applications.
3

Prerequisites

(GEOG 302 or GEOG 307 with a minimum grade of D-)

Course Fee

Course Fee Required

GEOG 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
1- 3

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

GEOG 440 Biogeography

Identify meaningful patterns in the distributions of plants and animals and explain how/why those patterns developed. Includes an examination of the role humans have played in shaping those patterns.
3

Prerequisites

(GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 or ENST 100 or BIO 111 with a minimum grade of D-)

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: GEOG 440 and ENST 440

GEOG 444 Global Climate Change

An examination of what causes climate to change across different time scales; how climate has changed in the past; how scientists use models, observations and theory to make predictions about future climate; and the consequences of climate change for our planet. One field trip required.
3

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: GEOG 444 and ENST 444

GEOG 445 Landscape Ecology

Learn theory, methods, and tools to understand and analyze the landscapes we live in and to solve landscape-related environmental problems.

3

Prerequisites

(GEOG 210 or GEOG 220 or GEOG 230 or ENST 100 or BIO 111 or ESCI 200 with a minimum grade of D-)

Offered

Generally offered Spring Even Years

GEOG 449 Remote Sensing of the Environment

Students will learn the conceptual foundations and technical skills to apply remote sensing in environmental and cultural applications. Topics will include land use/land cover classification, change detection, and vegetation modeling.
3

Prerequisites

GEOG 210 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Fee

Course Fee Required

GEOG 466 Grant and Proposal Writing

Explores the fundamentals of grant writing and culminates in the creation of a proposal for submission to a federal agency or nonprofit.
3

GEOG 470 Urban GIS

Students will gain in-depth knowledge on various urban topics, and evaluate critically economic, social, environmental and health problems in urban areas using GIS.
3

Prerequisites

GEOG 210 with a minimum grade of D-

GEOG 485 Advanced Geographic Techniques: Topics

Advanced study of geographic techniques. Topics will relate to applications in GIS, remote sensing, quantitative analysis, land use analysis, or the mapping sciences.
1- 3

Prerequisites

GEOG 210 with a minimum grade of D-

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

Course Fee

Course Fee Required

GEOG 490 Capstone Proposal

Introduces the research process through identification and framing of a research proposal following accepted and standard protocols. Topics include hypothesis formulation and testing, designing a research project, and career preparedness.

2

Prerequisites

84.0 credits required

Offered

Generally offered Fall Annually

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: GEOG 490 and ENST 490

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Geography Major(s)

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

GEOG 491 Senior Capstone

Research selected environmental and geographic topics based on ENST/GEOG 490 Proposal. Course focuses on the assessment of students' environmental and geographic knowledge base, research and analysis skills.
2

Prerequisites

GEOG 490 with a minimum grade of D-

Mutually Exclusive Course

Credit allowed for only one of these courses: GEOG 491 and ENST 491

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Geography Major(s)

Class Restriction

Include Senior

GEOG 492 Internship

Advanced undergraduate majors and minors use geographic training while working in local, state or federal agencies. Participants must meet university internship requirements. S/U graded.
1- 6

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations