Courses
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- Offered: Contact department for information.
Examination of how physical processes of the Earth focus energies and affect humans and their structures. Earth processes such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods, subsidence, meteorite impacts, and tsunamis will be studied.
- Offered: Fall Winter
Examines global spatial variability of economic growth, economic development, standards of living and quality of life from a geographic perspective. Also examines the economic geography of the production of goods and services, and spatial patterns of consumption and environmental impact.
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: Mathematics placement at MA 100 or higher.
Introduces major concepts and applications in the reading, analysis and interpretation of maps with special emphasis on USGS topographic maps. Lecture sessions cover major concepts and foundational knowledge, while lab sessions emphasize hands-on applications and commonly used techniques.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: DATA 109 or higher or mathematics placement at MA 115 or higher.
Presentation and interpretation of data, descriptive statistics and measures of spatial patterns, introduction to statistical inference and measures of association, with particular reference to geographic examples.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
The structures of the earth, tectonics, minerals, rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, and the development of landforms.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Fall Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211, GC 164 and either GC 100, GC 101 or GC 255.
An overview of the basic principles of sustainability and sustainable systems (environmental, social, economic) from global, national, regional and local perspectives.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Contact Department
- Prerequisites: GC 225 and MA 113 or MA 111.
Examination of the techniques and tools used to gather spatial data, and the application of this knowledge to a problem.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Every Other Winter
Examines the components of the climate system, the processes and feedbacks that influence climate, the techniques used to interpret past climates and predict future climate, and the patterns, variations, and events that have occurred, at different temporal and spatial scales. Also explores predictions for future climate change and some mitigation or adaptation strategies.
- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: Instructor's permission.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
Regional focus determined by demand and faculty availability.
Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Prerequisites: GC 205 and junior standing.
The course provides an opportunity for EEGS majors to gather up, review, polish and collate their EEGS skills and abilities sets to help them prepare for the successful transition from EEGS major to environmental careers or post-baccalaureate education opportunities.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: GC 164 or GC 220, and GC 205.
Study of the development, form and function of urban places and interactions of humans, cities and regions.
Notes:Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.
- Offered: Contact the department for information
- Prerequisites: GC 164 and GC 205 or instructor's permission.
Understand the historical development of tourism, its importance to local and national economies and the impact that tourists have on the environment, economy and local cultures.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Contact department for information
- Prerequisites: GC 205 or EN 211 or instructor's permission.
Examines the different forces acting upon commodity flows from producer to consumer. Particular attention is given to the transition from agriculture to food manufacturing, globalization and food production and the environmental impact of food manufacturing.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.- Offered: Fall Summer
- Prerequisites: GC 100 or GC 101 or junior standing.
Examination of the history and status of environmental laws in the United States at the national and state levels. Included is an introduction to the policy-making process in the U.S. as related to the human and natural environment.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Prerequisites: GC 205.
- Offered: Fall Winter Summer
- Prerequisites: GC 225 required or junior standing or instructor permission.
The study of computer-based manipulation of geographic information, GIS data integration, visualization and emerging geographic information science issues.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: GC 335 or instructor's permission.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Prerequisites: GC 330.
- Offered: Contact department
- Prerequisites: Completion of MA 100 or above (or placement into MA 109 or above).
An examination of our energy system, its development, and its future. Topics include: the foundational science concepts of energy and power; the use of energy in modern society; the technologies, resource availability, and environmental and social impacts of fossil fuels, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources; the policy and economics surrounding energy use; and options for a sustainable energy system.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.
Strategies, methods, materials and media that can be used to improve the teaching-learning process of geography in grades seven through 12.
Notes: May not be applied toward a non-teaching major or any minor in the Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Department. Can be applied to the secondary education geography minor if required.- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: EN 211 and sophomore standing.
Examination of demographic processes and how these vary from one society to another. Considers, in depth, data sources, population geography literature and techniques used in analyzing population characteristics and distributions.
- Offered: Contact department
- Prerequisites: GC 101 or BI 210 or GC 100 and GC 225.
Acquire practical knowledge of wetland ecosystems from around the world by examining their biogeochemical and societal properties. Wetlands is designed to provide students with professional skills and an applied understanding of wetland hydrology, soils, vegetation, management, restoration, and regulation.
- Offered: Contact department for information.
- Prerequisites: GC 255.
Examination of the techniques used by geologists in interpreting earth history. Particular attention is given to the physiographic provinces of the United States with emphasis on the Canadian Shield and interior plains and plateaus.
Notes: Field work may be required. Contact instructor for more information.