COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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GEOG 1113 - Introduction to Cultural Geography ( I / S ) Back to Top
A thematic approach to the study of human groups and activities around the world, including agricultural practices, demographic trends, political behavior, religious beliefs, language patterns, folk and popular cultures, ethnicity and ethnic landscapes, urbanization and industrialization.
GEOG 1114 - Physical Geography ( L / N ) Back to Top
Distribution and analysis of natural features of the earth. Landforms, soils, minerals, water, climates, flora and fauna. Emphasis on human-environment relations where appropriate (2 HRS LAB).
GEOG 2253 - World Regional Geography ( I / S ) Back to Top
The world's major culture regions, with emphasis on geographic aspects of contemporary economic, social and political relationships with the physical environment.
GEOG 2323 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Back to Top
Basic introduction to remote sensing focusing on image processing, sensor characteristics, and image classification. Lab assignments provide students with hands-on experience with common techniques and computer packages. (2 HRS LAB)
GEOG 2343 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Back to Top
Survey of a variety of resource management and socioeconomic applications using geographic information systems (GIS) technology. (2 HRS LAB)
GEOG 3023 - Climatology ( N ) Back to Top
Characteristics and distribution of world's climate. Patterns and associations of temperature, precipitation, pressure and winds. Regional climates of Earth. Climate change.
GEOG 3033 - Meteorology ( N ) Back to Top
A non-quantitative introduction to weather. Physical elements that cause and influence weather. Interpretation of weather maps and satellite imagery.
GEOG 3053 - Introduction to Central Asian Studies ( I / S ) Back to Top
A comprehensive view of newly-emerged Central Asian states, examining the history, politics, economics, geography, and culture of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as reflected in their thoughts, religion, literature, and architecture in the past, and the strategic importance of their natural wealth for the present and future. (Same course as HIST 3053, POLS 3053 & RUSS 3053)
GEOG 3063 - Economic Meteorology Back to Top
Economic impact of weather ranging from consumer spending to agriculture and energy commodity markets. Specific weather events, and their associated economic impact, weather and climate forecasting and methods for eliminating weather risk.
GEOG 3123 - Urban Geography ( D / S ) Back to Top
Locational aspects of urbanization; functions of and relations among cities and between cities and rural areas; internal structure of urban areas.
GEOG 3133 - Political Geography ( I / S ) Back to Top
Political structures, relationships and geopolitical implications of location, boundaries, culture and the natural environment of nations and states. Global patterns of political behavior, political history, international law and geostrategy.
GEOG 3153 - Conservation of Natural Resources ( S ) Back to Top
Problems and corrective methods of conservation of land, water, forests, wildlife, minerals and people.
GEOG 3163 - Economic Geography ( S ) Back to Top
Processes significant to the spatial structure of economic systems. Production, consumption and exchange activities examined in regard to location, distribution, aerial differentiation and spatial interaction patterns. Attention given to processes of change as well as to steady states.
GEOG 3173 - Cultural Geography ( S ) Back to Top
Geographic impact of human cultures. Emphasis on the concepts of social space, density, crowding, territoriality, diffusion, migration, environmental perception and cultural landscape.
GEOG 3183 - Transportation Geography Back to Top
Basic concepts and theories of transportation geography, selected transportation models and analysis methods related to spatial interactions, network analysis, allocation, and urban transportation planning.
GEOG 3243 - Geography of Indian Country ( S ) Back to Top
Systematic analysis of geographic patterns, processes, and issues peculiar to the lands of the indigenous peoples of the United States including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Spatial interaction of federal policy and indigenous sovereignties.
GEOG 3333 - Spatial Analysis Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): STAT 2013. The utility and application of modeling and statistics to spatial problem solving. The role of quantitative methods in geographic research.
GEOG 3703 - Geography of Oklahoma ( S ) Back to Top
Geographic interpretation of physical, economic, historical and scenic features.
GEOG 3713 - Geography of the United States and Canada ( D / S ) Back to Top
A regional analysis of the United States and Canada, including physical and cultural landscapes, population and migration trends, regional development, natural resources, US-Canada relations and global relations.
GEOG 3723 - Geography of Europe ( I / S ) Back to Top
Analysis of the physical and human geography of Europe, including the distribution of physical features and natural resources, patterns of population change, and the geographic background to Europe's major contemporary social, political, economic, and environmental problems.
GEOG 3733 - Geography of Russia and its Neighbors ( I / S ) Back to Top
A regional analysis encompassing cultural, economic and physical features.
GEOG 3743 - Geography of Latin America ( I / S ) Back to Top
A real distribution and analysis of physical, cultural and economic features of Latin America.
GEOG 3753 - Geography of Asia ( I / S ) Back to Top
Systematic interpretation of significant spatial patterns of man and natural environment. (Exclusive of the USSR.)
GEOG 3763 - Geography of Africa ( I / S ) Back to Top
General patterns and impact of population, cultural heritage, and natural resources in Africa. Historic and contemporary relationships between Africa and Western civilization. Divergent perspectives (debate) on development, government and conflict in Africa.
GEOG 3783 - Geography of the Middle East and Southwest Asia ( I / S ) Back to Top
A regional analysis of the Arab, Persian and Turkic lands, including the biophysical environment, agriculture, resource use, cultural patterns, urbanization, economic development, hydropolitics and conflict.
GEOG 3793 - Geography of Australia and the Pacific Realm ( I / S ) Back to Top
Systematic survey of Australia, New Zealand, and the island regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia including a study of human and environmental relations, factors affecting the spatial distribution of human groups and the activities, cultural diversity, and the way in which external involvement, both in the past and present, has shaped this region.
GEOG 3910 - Applied Geographical Topics Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Specialized physical, human, regional, or technical issues and trends in geography.
GEOG 4023 - Geography of Arid Lands ( N ) Back to Top
Analysis of the physical process shaping the landscapes of deserts and areas around them, emphasizing the causes and effects of climatic change and human activities.
GEOG 4053 - Geography of Biotic Resources ( N ) Back to Top
Distribution of plants and animals and processes causing distribution. Human impact on biotic resources considered along with policy and management practices.
GEOG 4103 - Historical Geography of the United States ( H ) Back to Top
Examination of the spatial dynamics of frontier encounter and settlement, regional development, and cultural landscape evolution in the United States from pre-European to modern times.
GEOG 4113* - Cultural Ecology Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing or consent of instructor. A study in human-environment interaction addressing the processes and patterns of human coping behavior from prehistoric to contemporary periods. Framework for understanding the transformation of cultural and natural landscapes by systematically exploring how culture works to socially and technologically adapt to environmental opportunities and limitations in arctic, alpine, grassland, arid, and tropical environments.
GEOG 4143* - Geography of Travel and Tourism Back to Top
A systematic and comprehensive analysis of the geographical dimensions of tourism, illustrating the relevance of a spatial perspective to tourism planning, development, and management. Economic, social, and environmental impact of both domestic and international tourism considered.
GEOG 4153* - Geography of Outdoor Recreation Back to Top
Analysis of patterns of outdoor recreation ith an emphasis on land-use planning in park and wildland areas. Demand forecasting methods, the analysis of hte socioeconomic and spatial impacts of recreation facilities provision and visitor management practices.
GEOG 4163 - Resource Management in the National Parks Back to Top
Contemporary resource management issues in US National Park units. The role of human and natural processes in the management of water, air, biotic and cultural resources. No credit for students with credit in GEOG 5163.
GEOG 4213 - Sport, Place and Society ( S ) Back to Top
Spatial analysis of sport; its origin and diffusion, geographical organization and regional variation. Geographical movements and interaction associated with sport. Application of geographical solutions for reorganization and reform. Focus on both US and international scene.
GEOG 4223 - Geography of Music ( H ) Back to Top
Geographical and historical analysis of music as a cultural trait. The cultural significance of music and how it varies from place to place as well as how it helps shape the character of a place.
GEOG 4233 - Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Back to Top
Discusses the current global environmental science research agendas called for by the international community, explores the arguments set forth regarding global environmental change, and looks at the current explanations and theories explaining the human dimensions of land-use/cover-change (lucc). Special emphasis is on alternative, competing visions, and needs of developing countries within the context of economic development and global environmental change. Meets with 5233. No credit for students with credit in 5233.
GEOG 4243 - Geography of the World's Indigenous Peoples ( I / S ) Back to Top
A regional survey of indigenous assertions of cultural, political, and economic self-determination outside the United States. Native land claims, impact of regional development and environmental issues upon indigenous communities, and their efforts to establish geopolitical autonomy.
GEOG 4253 - Geographic Perspectives on American Women's Travel Accounts Then and Now ( D / H ) Back to Top
Examination of American women’s travel writing both past and contemporary to understand social practices involving both geography and gender associated with travel and tourism. Topics include: geographic imaginaries, identities, social norms and transgressions, constructing the "Other" and the tourist "gaze," ideas of "home" and "away,"and mobilities of women, situating these ideas with place and "race."
GEOG 4303* - Applications of the Global Positioning System in Field Research Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 2343. Theory and applications of the Global Positioning System (GPS), focusing on accuracy issues in field data collection and integration with geographic information systems (GIS). Use of both recreation and mapping grade receivers.
GEOG 4313* - Field Techniques and Geodata Collection Back to Top
Modern concepts and techniques for geographical analysis and research, including data acquisition and manipulation from field and secondary sources. Field trips.
GEOG 4323* - Computer Cartography Back to Top
Lab 2. Fundamentals of map compilation and design using computers. Thematic mapping of both socioeconomic and natural resource information. Discussion and application of various map input techniques involving digitizers, scanners, and global positioning system receivers. 2-D and 3-D terrain representation.
GEOG 4333 - Remote Sensing Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Remote sensing focusing on image processing techniques and the applications. Discussions on sensor characteristics, including their usefulness and limitations pertaining to multispectral scanners (MSS, TM, SPOT, IRS, MODIS, IKONOS, etc.) and microwave systems (particularly radar). Other topics include atmospheric, interference, earth object interactions, Hands-on exposure to various image processing techniques using current image processing software. Meets with 5333. No credit for students with credit in 5333.
GEOG 4343 - Geographic Information Systems: Resource Management Application Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 2343. Provides a theoretical and practical understanding of geographic information systems and its applications in natural resource management. Introduces industry popular GIS software for spatial and aspatial data analysis. Explores specific conditions, requirements, and processing considerations that allow geospatial data to be manipulated for problem solving. Meets with 5323. No credit for students with credit in 5323.
GEOG 4353* - Geographic Information Systems: Socioeconomic Applications Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 2343. Theory and principles of geographic information systems (GIS) applied to socioeconomic problems, including location-allocation, market area determination, network analysis and analysis of demographic characteristics.
GEOG 4373* - Spatial Analysis of Public Health Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 2343. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of public health issues from two geographic perspectives: human environment and spatial. Topics include medical geography, disease mapping, spatial data for public health, and basics and applications of spatial statistics, geographic information system and remote sensing. Lectures are combined with case studies and lab illustrations throughout the course.
GEOG 4510 - Senior Project Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 3, Lab 1-3. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of instructor. Individually designed projects involving laboratory work, field work, library research or a combination of these.
GEOG 4910 - Topics in Geography Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Specialized physical, social and methodological topics in geography.
GEOG 4930 - Readings in Geography Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Directed readings on selected topics, regions or methods in geography.
GEOG 4940 - Undergraduate Cooperative Education Internship Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 3. Prerequisite(s): Consent of departmental adviser and consent of instructor. Practical experience in applying geographical concepts to societal problems. Students work with both agency representatives and faculty members.
GEOG 4993 - Senior Honors Thesis Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis under the direction of a senior faculty member, with second faculty reader, both of whom will be present at an oral defense of the thesis. Required for graduation with honors in geography.
GEOG 5000* - Thesis Back to Top
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of adviser or major professor. Open only to students working on the master's degree in geography.
GEOG 5023* - Geography of Arid Lands Back to Top
Analysis of the physical processes shaping the landscapes of deserts and areas around them, emphasizing the causes and effects of climatic change and human activities and including research and writing components.
GEOG 5113* - Landscape Ecology Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and BIOL 3034 or consent of instructor. Principles of landscape ecology, including structure and function of landscape elements such as patch, corridor, boundary, and matrix. Role of geographic processes, climate, biota, disturbance, and human influences in landscape structure and function. Interaction among landscape elements and role of landscape structure in ecosystem and landscape dynamics. Applications of landscape ecology to biodiversity conservation, wildlife management, and landscape planning. Survey of quantitative methods used in landscape ecology.
GEOG 5123* - International Resource Management Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Spatial perspectives on the assessment and management of natural resources. The role of resources in world trade, security and international environmental concerns.
GEOG 5140* - Cultural and Historical Geography Seminar Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 9. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Development and critical analysis of research and theory in cultural and historical geography.
GEOG 5163* - Resource Management in the National Parks Back to Top
Contemporary resource management issues in US National Park units. Focus on the role of human and natural processes in the management of water, air, biotic and cultural resources. No credit for students with credit in GEOG 4163.
GEOG 5183* - Topics in Transportation Geography Back to Top
Examination of a selected set of advanced topics in transportation geography, including network analysis, facility location problems, intelligent transportation systems and geographic information systems and logistics.
GEOG 5203* - Writing Across the Discipline: Geographic Theses and Dissertations Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Addresses writing issues specific to the social sciences, including identifying an audience, finding a voice, engaging with a theoretical framework, organizing data, understanding differences in presenting quantitative and qualitative evidence and effectively communicating both, pacing in an argument, crafting creative introductions and persuasive conclusions, and compiling an effective bibliography.
GEOG 5233* - Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Back to Top
Discusses the current global environmental science research agendas called for by the international community, explores the arguments set forth regarding global environmental change, and looks at the current explanations and theories explaining the human dimensions of land-use/cover-change (lucc). Special emphasis is on alternative, competing visions, and needs of developing countries within the context of economic development and global environmental change. Meets with 4233. No credit for students with credit in 4233.
GEOG 5243* - Geography of the World's Indigenous Peoples Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of instructor. A regional survey of indigenous assertions of cultural, political and economic self-determination outside the United States. Native land claims, impact of regional development and environmental issues upon indigenous communities, and their efforts to establish geo-political autonomy.
GEOG 5303* - Geographical Analysis I Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): One course in statistics. Application of models and statistics to geographic problem solving.
GEOG 5323* - Geographic Information Systems: Resource Management Application Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 2343. Provides a theoretical and practical understanding of geographic information systems and its applications in natural resource management. Introduces industry popular GIS software for spatial and aspatial data analysis. Explores specific conditions, requirements, and processing considerations that allow geospatial data to be manipulated for problem solving. Meets with 4343. No credit for students with credit in 4343.
GEOG 5333* - Remote Sensing Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Remote sensing focusing on image processing techniques and the applications. Discussions on sensor characteristics, including their usefulness and limitations pertaining to multispectral scanners (MSS, TM, SPOT, IRS, MODIS, IKONOS, etc.) and microwave systems (particularly radar). Other topics include atmospheric, interference, earth object interactions, Hands-on exposure to various image processing techniques using current image processing software. Meets with 4333. No credit for students with credit in 4333.
GEOG 5343* - Advanced Geographic Information Systems: Resource Management Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 4343. Advanced theory and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) applied to resource management problems using both raster and vector data structures. Individual projects, presentations and group discussion sessions.
GEOG 5353* - Advanced Geographic Information Systems: Socioeconomic Applications Back to Top
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 4353. Advanced theory and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) applied to socioeconomic problems including location allocation, market area determination, network analysis, and analysis of demographic characteristics. Individual projects, presentations and group discussion sessions.
GEOG 5363* - Enterprise Geographic Information Systems Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 4353 or equivalent. Basic setup and creation of online geodatabases and Internet mapping services as would be used in a large scale GIS operation or enterprise. Geodatabase design and Internet mapservice website development.
GEOG 5393* - Remote Sensing of Water Resources Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 2323 or 4333. Advanced theories and techniques of remote sensing applied to various issues in water resources management. Sensor characteristics, theoretical algorithms, digital image processing, and field methods to extract information of multiple aspects valuable for both hydrological modeling and decision-making. Advantages and limitations of remote sensing compared to traditional methods will be explored.
GEOG 5403* - Current Geographic Research Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography. Review of recent literature in light of current human and physical geography research themes.
GEOG 5413* - History and Philosophy of Geography Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography. Identification and evaluation of major themes in geographical research and teaching.
GEOG 5450* - Seminar in Geography Back to Top
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Specialized topics in geography.
GEOG 5510* - Research Problems in Geography Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
GEOG 5940* - Graduate Cooperative Education Internship Back to Top
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of departmental adviser and consent of instructor. Practical experience in applying geographical concepts to societal problems. Emphasis on programs in planning and geographic education.
GEOG 6000* - Doctoral Dissertation Research Back to Top
1-12 credits, max 30. Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and consent of major professor.
GEOG 6013* - Seminar in Quaternary Paleoecology Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Analysis and discussion of various aspects of research on the Quaternary period, emphasizing the roles played by climate, geomorphic processes, vegetation, soil and fauna.
GEOG 6110* - Seminar in Cultural Ecology Back to Top
3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. History, trajectory, and possibilities of human-environment interaction, including cultural adjustment to, and of the environment along with the human and environmental conditions that encourage the management and mismanagement of resources.
GEOG 6120* - Seminar in Urban Geography Back to Top
3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Analysis of research on urban systems, internal morphology, urban problems and urban spatial behavior. Review and analysis of student research efforts.
GEOG 6130* - Seminar in Political Geography Back to Top
3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Theoretical foundations of political geography from MacKinder and Hartshorne to recent writings by Smith, Anderson and other modern theorists. Nationalism, national identity, state formation and cohesion considered in a spatial context.
GEOG 6180* - Seminar in Transportation Geography Back to Top
3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Examination of transportation systems, emphasizing their effects on trade, land use, location issues, and development. Review of trends, problems, and methods related to transport issues.
GEOG 6210* - Seminar in Historical Geography Back to Top
3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Current epistemological issues and archival methodologies in historical geography.
GEOG 6303* - Geographic Analysis II Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 5303. Advanced methods of spatial analysis, including spatial autocorrelation, geographically weighted regression and related spatial analysis methods.
GEOG 6313* - Advanced Geodata Collection Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Advanced field methods course emphasizing spatial and attribute capture of natural resource and socioeconomic data. Student projects and use of geographic information systems (GIS) for analysis and presentation.
GEOG 6333* - Advanced Techniques in Image Analysis / GIS Back to Top
Prerequisite(s): 4333 or 5333. Advanced techniques and applications of image processing and geographic information systems (GIS). Special topics include image registration, georeferencing, advanced image enhancements, advanced classifications, and accuracy assessments. Specific issues and problems pertaining to data capture, preprocessing and analysis of semester-long projects will be discussed.
GEOG 6910* - Topics in Geography Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Specialized physical, social and methodological topics in geography.
GEOG 6930* - Readings in Geography Back to Top
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Directed readings on selected topics, regions or methods in geography.
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