GEO 103 Introduction to Climate Change Studies
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to students in the Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Science
Description:
A geographic exploration of climate change studies, including the introductory science and impacts, as well as possible climate scenarios and solutions.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 113 Introduction to Economic Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Spatial distribution of resources, population, enterprise, trade, consumption, and production. Interaction of those distributions at local to global scales.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 116 Introduction to Urban Studies
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Introduces the interdisciplinary field of urban studies drawing on urban planning, economics, geography, sociology, politics, and the humanities to provide basic concepts for understanding the urbanized world of the twenty-first century. Cities as economic, social, and political systems and ways in which people have thought about cities.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 151 Introduction to Human Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Systematic study of spatial patterns and processes that have shaped human use and alteration of the world.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 201 Introduction to Plant Geography
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Geographic distribution and characteristics of plants throughout the world; relationships between biomes and aspects of the physical environment (climate, soils, landforms, disturbance); plant ecology; human impacts on vegetation; optional field trip on campus.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 203 Introduction to Meteorology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Fundamentals of weather and climate. Energy balance, water balance, horizontal motion, cyclones, severe weather, and climate change.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
GEO 204 World Regional Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Economic, political, cultural, environmental, and technological processes and conditions that explain the diversity of world regions.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 206 Physical Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Geographic and functional interrelationships within the physical environment: Earth-sun relationships, weather, climate, soils, vegetation and landforms (terrain characteristics).
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 206L Physical Geography Laboratory
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 113 or GEO 151 or GEO 203 or GEO 204 or (GEO 206 or concurrently) or GEO 208 or GEO 211 or GEO 215 or GEO 221
Description:
Geographic aspects of weather, climate, soil, vegetation, and terrain. Interpretation and application of maps and remotely sensed imagery.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
GEO 208 Physical Geography of the National Parks
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2
Description:
Physical features such as geology, landforms, biota, and waters of United States and Canadian national parks, forests, seashores and lakeshores. Emphasis on formation and distribution.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GEO 211 Environmental Policy and Practice
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Systematic study of environmental policy and resource management practices in the United States and the broader global context, emphasizing geographical and other social sciences perspectives.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GEO 214 Geography of Drugs
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical, ecological, and human geographies of drugs, drug crops, pharmaceuticals, alcohol, and their diffusions. Cultural geographies and geopolitical implications of drugs' consumption, trade, and regulation and prohibition.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 215 Sports Geography
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Geographical variables that influence the location, character, and spread of sports at the national and global scale. Human cultures and diffusion. Themes associated with the geography of sports. Origin and spread of collegiate, professional, international, and Olympic sports
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 221 Introduction to Geographic Information
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Principles and methods of spatial data collection, handling, analysis, and display. Introduction to remote sensing, geographic information systems, and cartography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 221L Introduction to Geographic Information Laboratory
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 or concurrently
Recommended Background:
Basic computer and math skills
Description:
Basic skills for working with Geographic Information Systems, remotely sensed imagery, design of maps, geospatial tools and technologies for data analysis and problem-solving.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 235 Geography of Environment and Health
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Geographic patterns of global health and environmental inequalities; the built, physical and social environment; urban design; infectious and chronic diseases.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 286 Undergraduate Research in Geography
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Supervised research on a topic or topics determined by the instructor. Applications of geographic tools and theory.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
GEO 302 Climates of the World
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 103 or GEO 203 or GEO 206 or GEO 303
Description:
Regional climates and underlying atmospheric circulation patterns. Climate classification, physical climatic processes, spatial and temporal aspects of climate, climate changes. Sources and use of climate data.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 303 Severe and Hazardous Weather
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
GEO 103 or GEO 203 or GEO 206 or GEO 302 or approval of department
Description:
Extratropical cyclones, freezing precipitation and ice storms, lake effect snowstorms, cold waves, blizzards, thunderstorms, tornadoes, downbursts, tropical cyclones, floods, drought, and heat waves.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 306 Environmental Geomorphology
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
SOIL 210 or GEO 206 or GEO 333 or GLG 200 or GLG 201 or GLG 304 or ISP 203A
Description:
Relationships of running water, weathering, gravity, ice, waves, wind, and biota (including humans) to terrain and soils. Evolution of landscapes. Classical and modern interpretations.
Interdepartmental With:
Geological Sciences
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 324 Remote Sensing of the Environment
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 4
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 224
Description:
Features and interpretation methods of remotely-sensed imagery, especially black-and-white and color infrared airphotos. Basic features of radar, thermal, and multispectral imagery. Interpretation for agriculture, archaeology, fisheries, forestry, geography, landscape architecture, planning, and wildlife management.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 325 Geographic Information Systems
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 and GEO 221L
Description:
Technical and theoretical issues in the design, implementation, and use of geographic information systems for research and applications.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 326 Cartographic Design and Production
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 4
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 and GEO 221L
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 423
Description:
Map design, layout, and usability. Typography and color theory. Techniques of map production, print and digital display.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 329 Collection and Analysis of Drone Imagery
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 324 or approval of department
Description:
Multi-platform, sensor data collection, pre-processing and analysis across differing subfields; fieldwork and analysis. Platforms: multiple types of quadcopters, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems; sensors to be utilized: multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, red-edge, lidar.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 330 Geography of the United States
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 230
Description:
Geographic examination of United States landscapes, cultures, and economies. Investigation of interactions between human, economic, and physical geographies in U.S. regions.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 331 Geography of Canada
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Geographic examination of Canadian landscapes, cultures, government structure, health care system, and economies. Interactions of human, economic, and physical geographies in Canada's regions and sub-regions.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
GEO 333 Geography of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 233
Description:
Michigan's physical, historical, and economic geography. Interrelationships between the physical environment (rocks, landforms, soils, climate, vegetation, hydrology) and historical and contemporary land uses. Demographic and agricultural patterns. Human history and settlement patterns. Contemporary recreational opportunities.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 335 Geography of Latin America
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical and human geography of Latin America. Current development issues, especially people-environment interaction in urban and rural areas. Topics include migration, urbanization, and industrialization.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 336 Geography of Europe
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Major regions and nations, including their physical resources, peoples, political structures, and economies.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 337 Geography of Asia-Pacific
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Spatial patterns and processes of economic, urban, human and physical geography in eastern Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Indian subcontinent and other Asian countries. Contemporary regional development.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 338 Geography of Africa
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical and human geography of Africa. Current development issues, especially people-environment interaction in urban and rural areas. Topics include drought, agricultural patterns, hunger, rural development, migration, and urbanization.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 339 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical and human geographies of the Middle East and North Africa. Historical and contemporary topics of ethno-nationalism, religion, state-building, and peace and conflict. Current issues of environment, development, urbanization, and global interactions.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 340 Geography of Eurasia
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Physical, ecological, and human geographies of the lands and peoples of the former Russian and Soviet empires and of neighboring regions.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 363 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Geographers
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Completion of University mathematics requirement.
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 463
Description:
Quantitative techniques in the analysis and classification of spatial data.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 372 Ecological Monitoring and Data Analysis
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(MTH 103 or concurrently) and FOR 128
Not open to students with credit in:
FOR 472
Description:
Design of ecological monitoring systems and analysis of resulting ecological data sets. Monitoring system design, model specification and implementation, and computational considerations from both a design- and model-based perspective. Hands-on introduction to statistical software.
Interdepartmental With:
Forestry
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 402 Agricultural Climatology
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(LB 117 or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently) or MTH 103 or MTH 103B or (MTH 116 or concurrently) or (MTH 124 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (MTH 152H or concurrently) or approval of department
Recommended Background:
GEO 103 or GEO 203 or GEO 206 or GEO 302 or GEO 303
Description:
Relationships between climate and agriculture in resource assessment, water budget analysis, meteorological hazards, pests, crop-yield modeling, and impacts of global climate change.
Interdepartmental With:
Biosystems Engineering
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 403 Dynamic Meteorology (W)
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
(MTH 234 and GEO 203) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Recommended Background:
GEO 405
Description:
Principles of fluid dynamics and their application to the atmosphere.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 405 Weather and Climate Forecasting
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(GEO 103 or GEO 203 or GEO 206 or GEO 302 or GEO 303 or approval of department) and ((LB 117 or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently) or MTH 103 or MTH 103B or (MTH 116 or concurrently) or (MTH 124 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (MTH 152H or concurrently) or approval of department)
Description:
Physical laws, theories, and principles of mass, energy, and motion of the atmosphere. Laboratory sessions include analysis of current observations, numerical models, and other forecast products.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
GEO 406 Geomorphology of River and Coastal Systems
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 206 or GEO 306 or GLG 201 or GLG 431
Restrictions:
Open to sophomores or juniors or seniors or graduate students.
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 411
Description:
Topics associated with the geomorphology of coastal and river systems. Processes and responses of fluvial and coastal systems to natural and anthropogenic drivers (e.g., development, sea level rise, climate change). Emphasis on field methods, data analysis, and coastal and stream management applications. Optional class projects using data collected in the field.
Interdepartmental With:
Geological Sciences
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GEO 407 Regional Geomorphology of the United States
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 306 or GLG 201 or GLG 412 or ISP 203A or ISP 203B
Description:
Geomorphic characteristics of physiographic regions of the United States.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 409 Global Climate Change and Variability
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
GEO 103 or GEO 203 or GEO 206 or GEO 302 or GEO 303 or approval of department
Description:
Analysis of climate change and variability at various time and space scales. Climate systems, paleoclimatology, global warming, climate models, and climate impact assessment.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
GEO 410 Geography of Food and Agriculture
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 113 or GEO 151 or GEO 204 or GEO 206
Description:
Spatial patterns of contemporary global agriculture and food systems. Human-environment geography of select agricultural practices and food systems. Effects of agricultural practices on natural and human resources.
Effective Dates:
FS23 - Open
GEO 413 Urban Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Theories and models of urban spatial form. Underlying structures and processes. Socio-spatial dimensions of modern urbanism. Differentiation and locational conflict in residential, commercial, and industrial space.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 414 Transportation Systems and Sustainable Cities
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 113
Description:
Spatial principles of transportation. Theories of interaction, network structures, and location-allocation models. Role of transport and transport planning.
Interdepartmental With:
Civil Engineering, Supply Chain Management
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 419 Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resources Management
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 4
Prerequisite:
FOR 128 or FW 293 or AFRE 203
Recommended Background:
GEO 221
Description:
Application of geographic information systems, remote sensing, and global positioning systems to integrated planning and management for fish, wildlife, and related resources.
Interdepartmental With:
Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry
Effective Dates:
SS26 - Open
GEO 424 Advanced Remote Sensing
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Description:
Interaction of solar radiation with the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Introductory digital image processing. Earth-resources satellite sensors, data products, and applications. Radar and thermal remote sensing.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 425 Problems in Geographic Information Science (W)
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(GEO 325 or GEO 802) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Description:
Advanced theoretical and technical issues in geographic information science utilizing a problems oriented approach. Development and implementation of geographic information science solutions and formal documentation of work.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 426 Thematic Cartography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 and GEO 221L and GEO 326 or approval of department
Description:
Principles, theories, decision making, and techniques in thematic map production. Graphic and Geographic Information Systems applications. Print and digital display.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 428 Digital Terrain Analysis
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Description:
Theoretical and technical issues of collection, management, analysis, and display of terrain data. Application of photogrammetry, geographic information systems, and cartography.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 429 Programming with Spatial Data
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 or GEO 325 or GEO 425 or GEO 802 or approval of department
Recommended Background:
CMSE 201 or CSE 231 or FOR 372 or PLS 202
Description:
Applications of computer programming, such as Python, to address geographic information problems. Integration of digital spatial data, geographic information systems, spatial analysis, and expert systems.
Effective Dates:
SS24 - Open
GEO 435 Geography of Health and Disease
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Spatio-environmental concepts and techniques applied to health problems. Disease transmission cycles, community nutrition, and health-care planning.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 436 Spatial Analysis of Populations
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Concepts and methods to measure and evaluate geo-spatial and temporal trends in populations and their components, such as natality, mortality, migration, and characteristics at different geographic scales. Sources of spatial population data. Visualization and analysis of data in a geographical information system.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 440 Geopolitics
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political geographies of origins and conduct of nation-states. Identity-place dynamics. Colonialism and imperialism. Geopolitics and geopolitical ideas. Resource and environmental politics. Resistance and terrorism.
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 441 Power, Space, and Culture
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Survey of the geographic study of world cultures, cultural ecologies, cultural landscapes, and cultural influences on societies’ patterns of spatial organization.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 453 Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Land use change, the physical fabric of the city, and the growth of metropolitan centers in a global comparative context. Issues associated with urbanization and current urban pressures, including in the resulting metropolitan form and function.
Effective Dates:
US22 - Open
GEO 478 Transportation Planning and Smart Land Use
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen.
Description:
Principles of decision-making in urban transportation planning. Demand and supply analysis, social and environmental impacts, implementation programs. Use of computer models.
Interdepartmental With:
Urban Planning
Administered By:
Urban Planning
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
GEO 480 Undergraduate Seminar in Geography (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences.
Description:
Professional development, history, philosophy, and methodology in the geographic discipline.
Effective Dates:
SS25 - Open
GEO 490 Independent Study
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised individual study in an area supplementary to regular courses.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 492 Geographic Research Problems
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised original research on selected aspects of geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 495 Field Study
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Supervised field study in geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 498 Internship in Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Individual experience in geography in an approved organization.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 802 Geospatial Technology
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Familiarity with coordinate systems.
Description:
Comprehensive introduction to geotechnologies. Concepts and theories of remote sensing to include image interpretation and processing, Global Positioning Systems, spatial data structures, and geographic information systems.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 813 Seminar in Urban and Economic Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Two of GEO 413, GEO 414, GEO 415, GEO 418.
Description:
Review of research on selected topics in urban and economic geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 816 The World System of Cities
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Modern global economic restructuring. Social, economic, and political impacts on world system of cities.
Interdepartmental With:
Global Urban Studies Program
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 819 Spatial Epidemiology and Medical Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
EPI 810 or GEO 865
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics or in the Department of Geography or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
HM 819
Description:
Concepts, techniques, and utilization of spatio-epidemiologic analyses for human health.
Interdepartmental With:
Epidemiology
Administered By:
Epidemiology
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open
GEO 826 Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
GEO 221 or GEO 324 or approval of department
Recommended Background:
GEO 424
Description:
Remote sensing data acquisition, analytical workflow design, and outcome communication. Vegetation, urban, and agricultural applications. Mathematical and visual approaches to data extraction.
Effective Dates:
SS21 - Open
GEO 827 Theory and Practice of Terrestrial Remote Sensing
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
GEO 324 or GEO 424
Description:
Theory, algorithms, and computational approaches to generate and assess derived satellite products for long-term Earth system monitoring, with an emphasis on estimating biophysical and geophysical land surface variables.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open
GEO 829 Collection and Analysis of Drone Imagery
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:2 Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
GEO 324 or approval of department
Recommended Background:
Advanced level remote sensing coursework.
Description:
Multi-platform, sensor data collection, pre-processing and analysis across differing subfields; fieldwork and analysis.Platforms: multiple types of quadcopters, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) systems; sensors to be utilized :multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, red-edge, lidar.
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
GEO 837 Applications of Terrestrial Remote Sensing
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
GEO 424 or approval of department
Description:
Remote sensing for environmental and regional land cover change research. Advanced image interpretation; applications with emphasis on independent research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
GEO 858 Gender, Justice and Environmental Change : Issues and Concepts
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Background in social science, environmental science, or natural resources.
Description:
Issues and concepts related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Key debates and theoretical approaches to addressing environmental issues from a gender and social justice perspective. Gender and environment issues and processes from a global perspective.
Interdepartmental With:
Anthropology, Community Sustainability, Criminal Justice, Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, Sociology, Women's Studies
Administered By:
Community Sustainability
Effective Dates:
US16 - Open
GEO 859 Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change: Methods and Application
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Background in social science, environmental science, or natural resources.
Description:
Methods and case studies related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Methodological and fieldwork issues from a feminist perspective in international and intercultural contexts. Qualitative and quantitative methods for integrating social and environmental data.
Interdepartmental With:
Anthropology, Community Sustainability, Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, Sociology, Women's Studies
Administered By:
Anthropology
Effective Dates:
US19 - Open
GEO 865 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Recommended Background:
GEO 363
Description:
Statistical and mathematical approaches. Multiple regression, principal components and factor analysis, discriminant analysis. Related taxonomic methods.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 866 Spatial Data Analysis
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3 Lab Hours: 2
Recommended Background:
(GEO 363 or STT 421 or STT 430) or equivalent quantitative methods courses.
Not open to students with credit in:
GEO 466
Description:
Theory and techniques for statistical analysis of point patterns, spatially continuous data, and data in spatial zones.
Interdepartmental With:
Statistics and Probability
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 869 Agent-Based Modeling
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
Basic understanding of data structures and algorithms covered in an introductory course of any programming language.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Theoretical concepts related to simulating dynamic geographic phenomena in the intersection between human and natural systems. Innovative agent-based methodology applied to complex social-environmental systems. Hands-on experience of agent-based modeling, with special emphasis on modeling human decision-making and its impact on the natural environment.
Interdepartmental With:
Environmental Science and Policy
Administered By:
Geography
Effective Dates:
SS21 - Open
GEO 871 Seminar in Physical Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
at least one course in physical geography
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Research on topics in physical geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 872 Seminar in Human Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
at least one course in human geography
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Research on topics in human geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 873 Seminar in Human-Environment Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
at least one course in human geography and one course in physical geography.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Research on topics in human-environment geography.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 874 Seminar in Geographic Information Science
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
at least one course in geographic information science, cartography or remote sensing
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Geographic information science (GIS) applications to social and environmental problems. Theory and related issues.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 886 Research Design in Geography
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Research and writing in geography. Identification of geographic problems and their relative importance. Structuring and stating hypotheses. Data acquisition and tests for validity.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 890 Advanced Readings in Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 8
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Advanced independent readings.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 892 Advanced Research in Geography
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Advanced independent research.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 899 Master's Thesis Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 12
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 99 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Master's thesis research.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open
GEO 986 Theories and Philosophies in Geography
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Geography Major.
Description:
Historical development of the discipline within social and intellectual contexts. Philosophical approaches behind geographic research and theory.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
GEO 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 36
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Department of Geography.
Description:
Doctoral dissertation research.
Effective Dates:
FS17 - Open