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World's economically developed areas (Europe, North America, Australia, CIS [former Soviet Union], Japan).

Unit(s):  1

World's economically developing areas (Middle America, South America, Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, India, China, Africa, Middle East).

Unit(s):  1

Introduction to geographic approaches to study of cultural, societal, economic, political, and environmental change. Topics include: spatial analysis techniques and theories; population distributions and migration; cultural geographies; global economic development and its distribution; urbanization; political geography; and human-environment relations. (Same as International Studies 210.)

General Education Requirement:  (FSSA)

Unit(s):  1

Basic concepts of earth systems science and physical geography. Includes earth-sun relationships, weather and climate, environmental hydrology, landforms and geomorphology, climate change, and human-environment interactions. (Same as Biology 250 and Environmental Studies 250.)

General Education Requirement:  (FSNB)

Unit(s):  1

Concepts of mapping and spatial analysis using the ArcView GIS software package. Includes map analysis, data presentation, analysis of spatial relationships, the creation of spatial and tabular data, and the introduction of ArcView software extensions. (Same as Biology 260 and Environmental Studies 260.)

Unit(s):  1

Analyses of and explorations into the spatial dimensions and geographic characteristics of global, regional and local political change; and the political economy and ecology of globalization. Topics include: imperialism; world systems theory; nationalism; regionalism; electoral geography; race, class and gender; political economy of trade and foreign aid; and political ecology. (Same as International Studies 320 and Political Science 320.)

Prerequisite(s):  Geography 210 or Political Science 240 or 250.

Unit(s):  1

Explores the contradictions and connections of Amazonia. Considers the region's importance and relevance to the rest of the world through a study of the ecologies, histories, and geographies of Amazonia. Looks at the Amazon basin as much more than the world's greatest rainforest, richest reserve of biological and cultural diversity, and largest source of fresh water flow.

Prerequisite(s):  IS/GEOG 210 or IS 290 or ENVR 201

Unit(s):  1

Applies geography's human-environment tradition to examine social, cultural, and economic dimensions of sustainability and sustainable development. Examinations into foundations and theories behind the concept of sustainable development, discussions and debates about its real-world applicability, and explorations into case studies addressing relationships and contradictions between human desires for material well-being, environmental protection, and maintenance of cultural and/or social traditions. (Same as Environmental Studies 345.)

Prerequisite(s):  Geography 210 or Environmental Studies 201.

Unit(s):  1

Concepts of image acquisition, image interpretation, and satellite remote sensing. Includes electromagnetic spectrum concepts, acquisition of image data, visual characteristics of vegetation and landforms, image interpretation, classification and transformation, and integration of remotely sensed imagery into other spatial analysis systems. Student research projects. (Same as Biology 360 and Environmental Studies 360.)

Prerequisite(s):  Environmental Studies/Biology/Geography 260 or permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  1

Advanced topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) theory and application. Topics include use of the Spatial Analyst, 3-D Analyst, raster data sets, the Idrisi Software System, projects in environmental location analysis, retail site location, and application of GIS techniques to biological, environmental, and social science issues. (Same as Environmental Studies 365.)

Prerequisite(s):  Environmental Studies/Biology/Geography 260.

Unit(s):  1

Geographic perspectives on economic development and spatial analysis of trends in the global economy. Topics include: natural resource location and distribution; commodity flows and chains; technological change and diffusion; international trade; entrepreneurship and innovation; industrial location theory; social and cultural dimensions of development; geographies of labor; and regional development theories and trends.

Prerequisite(s):  Geography 210 or Economics 101 and 102.

Unit(s):  1

May be repeated when topics vary. (Same as International Studies 350.)

Unit(s):  .25-1

Supervised independent work. No more than 1.5 units of internship in any one department and 3.5 units of internship overall may be counted toward required degree units.

Prerequisite(s):  Permission of supervising instructor.

Unit(s):  .25-1

Topics independently pursued under supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated twice for a total of up to two units.

Prerequisite(s):  Permission of instructor.

Unit(s):  .5-1