01:450:100
Geographical Perspectives on Global Culture, Society, and Environment (3)
Society and culture as shapers of the world, focusing on global issues and controversies. Examines shifting relationships between people and places and the geographic consequences of power and powerlessness.
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01:450:101
Earth Systems (3)
Systematic introduction to physical processes on earth; including earth-sun relations, weather and climate, the hydrologic cycle, earth materials, and landforms. Emphasis on interrelationships among these phenomena.
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01:450:102
Transforming the Global Environment (3)
Introduction to the role of humans as modifiers and transformers of the physical environment. Emphasis on current changes and contemporary public issues.
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01:450:103
Human Geography: Space, Place, and Location (3)
Introduction to the spatial patterning of human activities and the role of place in human affairs. Population distributions; world cultural patterns; organization of urban and non-urban societies including land use, transportation, and communications. Impacts of global restructuring.
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01:450:205
World Cultural Regions (3)
Geography of the world's major cultural regions: Europe; Russia and the
Newly Independent States; the Americas; East Asia, Australasia, and
Oceania; South Asia; the Middle East; and Africa.
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01:450:208
Maps and Map Reading (3)
Interpretation of the physical and cultural elements of the earth using topographic maps of various scales.
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01:450:211
Conservation and Use of Natural Resources (3)
Evolution of conservation and environmental movements and their roles in affecting the use of soils, water, atmosphere, vegetation, wildlife, minerals, and other natural resources. Problems of renewable and nonrenewable resource management.
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01:450:222
Cultural Geography (3)
Systematic introduction to cultural geography. Spatial analyses of peoples, languages, religions, folk and popular culture, and the varying impacts of cultures on environments.
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01:450:240
Cities (3)
Spatial organization and functioning of cities in different world regions. Emphasis on societal system factors that influence urban development.
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01:450:262
Geographic Background to Current World Affairs (3)
Contemporary global public issues from the perspective of changes in geographical relationships. Examination of major environmental, social, political, and economic trends that involve the restructuring of society and space at a variety of scales.
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01:450:270,271
Topics in Geography (1.5,1.5)
Addresses a subject that is most appropriately treated in an abbreviated format. Topics vary from semester to semester. Specific titles available at time of registration.
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01:450:272
Topics in Geography (3)
Topics vary. Specific titles available at time of registration.
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01:450:309
Economic Geography (3)
Spatial organization of economic activities; emphasis on economic globalization and urban and regional development.
Pre- or corequisite: 01:450:103 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:311
Natural Hazards and Disasters (3)
Human dimensions of selected types of extreme natural events (e.g., windstorms, earthquakes, floods, and droughts) in developed and developing countries.
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01:450:320
Data Analysis in Geography (3)
Introduction to data
analysis for geographers, including graphical techniques for data
visualization, data interpretation, basic descriptive statistical methods, and
a range of inferential statistical techniques for problem solving in geography.
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01:450:321
Geographic Information Systems (3)
Use of computers for management, analysis, and communication of spatial data. Geocoding, transformations, storage and representation, spatial statistics, data sources.
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01:450:322
Remote Sensing (3)
Principles and techniques of satellite remote sensing. Application of
satellite sensing to the study of Earth's land, oceans, and atmosphere.
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01:450:330
Geographical Methods (3)
Approaches to geographical problem solving. Defining geographical problems; seeking, organizing, and presenting spatial data; report writing.
Prerequisites: 01:450:101,102,103; or permission of instructor.
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01:450:331
New Jersey (3)
Physical, historical, urban, and economic geography of the state.
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01:450:332
Newly Independent States and Eastern Europe (3)
Examines social, economic, and political dimensions of the region and the resulting geographical patterns.
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01:450:334
Western Europe (3)
Introduction to the Western European culture area. Its evolution; the features of the physical environment and their influence on human occupancy; demographic characteristics and diversity; regional development problems; quests for regional autonomy.
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01:450:335
Caribbean Borderlands (3)
Regional analysis of basic human and physical differences affecting economic, political, and social conditions in the West Indies, Central America, and Mexico.
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01:450:336
Latin America (3)
Relative significance of natural and cultural environments in contributing to regional contrasts.
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01:450:338
Africa (3)
Regional associations of peoples and national states; analysis of resource endowment, economic development, and Africa's changing position in the world.
Credit not given for both this course and 01:016:338.
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01:450:341
South Asia (3)
Geographic survey of the region of South Asia (India, Nepal,
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) in terms of environment,
development, society, and politics.
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01:450:342
East Asia (3)
Geographic interpretation of the population, economy, and political integration of the Orient.
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01:450:355
Principles of Cartography (4)
Theories and techniques of geographic data gathering, analysis, and map preparation. Special attention to problems of thematic map design and preparation.
Lec. 3 hrs., lab. by arrangement 3.6 hrs.
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01:450:356
Advanced Cartography (4)
Study of psychophysical factors in map design, including experimenting with surface representation and topography. Photographic materials and methods applicable to graphic reproduction.
Lec. 3 hrs., lab. by arrangement 3.6 hrs. Prerequisite: 01:450:355 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:357
Spatial Data Representation and Display (3)
Development of skills in design, use, and interpretation of computer cartographic systems. Problem solving and applications emphasis.
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01:450:360
Cultural and Political Ecology (3)
Examines the
dynamic relationship between political-economic, cultural, and ecological
factors and the ways they shape access to, and control over, natural resources.
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01:450:361
Gender Geographies (3)
Links between gender relations and the spatial organization of society. Emphasis on the spatial division of labor, gendered places, women and development, geographies of safety and fear, and gendered political geographies.
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01:450:363
Geography of Development (3)
Geographical patterns of development in third world areas and less developed parts of advanced capitalist countries. Emphasis on agrarian and industrial development and the restructuring of relations among different regions.
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01:450:370
Global and Regional Climate Change (3)
Physical aspects and societal implications of climate change. Means of predicting and detecting change. Impacts on physical and human systems. Climate in the political arena; planning for the future.
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01:450:402
Field Geography (4)
Principles of geographic analysis of a local region; the uses of reconnaissance and survey, interviews, existing maps, and ground and aerial photographs in the compilation of information.
Lec. 1 hr., field trips. Prerequisites: 01:450:101,102,103, or permission of instructor.
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01:450:403,404
Advanced Physical Geography (3,3)
Problems in the geography of landforms, climate, soils, and vegetation analyzed from the viewpoints of both pure and applied sciences.
Prerequisite: 01:450:101 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:405
Political Geography (3)
Basic principles of political geography and the application of these principles to selected areas around the world; causes of political conflicts and methods used in their resolution.
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01:450:406
Advanced Topics in Economic Geography (3)
Topics vary: causes and consequences of economic globalization; theories of urban and regional growth and decline; sustainability and sustainable development; industrial location.
Prerequisite: 01:450:103 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:411
Advanced Urban Geography (3)
Theories of contemporary urban geography and their application to existing urban patterns.
Prerequisite: 01:450:240 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:413
Climate System and Global Climate Change (3)
Exploring the climate system and climate change from a geographic perspective. The earth's energy budget, hydrologic cycle, and atmospheric circulation will be examined at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Present climate events and aspects of climate change will also be covered, including anthropogenic impacts resulting from deforestation, atmospheric pollution, urbanization, etc.
Prerequisite: 01:450:101 or 11:670:202.
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01:450:414
Geographical Hydrology (3)
Land surface water processes
in a geographical perspective. Emphasis on how place and space influences
stores and fluxes of water.
Prerequisite: 01:450:101 or equivalent.
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01:450:417
Coastal Geomorphology (3)
Processes of erosion and deposition in coastal environments. Process-response models and problem-solving methods in coastal research.
Prerequisite: 01:450:101 or 01:460:101 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:419
Advanced Conservation and Use of Natural Resources (3)
Problems, issues, and conflicts that affect the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources at different geographical scales.
Prerequisite: 01:450:211 or permission of instructor.
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01:450:421
Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3)
Introduction to major research and application issues in geographic information systems (GIS). Themes include geodesy and georeferencing; uncertainty and error propagation; multicriteria/multiobjective decision making; introduction to surface analysis and spatial pattern analysis; change/time series analysis; GIS and society.
Prerequisite: 01:450:321 or 11:372:362.
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01:450:470
History and Theory of Geography (3)
Major historical themes, concepts, and theories of geography related to specific geographical changes in the real world; facilitates critical evaluation of the uses of geographic research.
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01:450:485,486
Internship in Geography (BA,BA)
Application of geography skills in professional employment setting. Individually designed and evaluated experience under supervision of intern adviser.
Open only to majors and minors.
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01:450:487,488
Cartographic Problems (3,3)
Study for students interested in special cartographic problems.
Prerequisite: Permission of chair.
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01:450:491,492
Geographic Problems (3,3)
Study for students interested in special geographic problems.
Prerequisite: Permission of chair.
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01:450:495,496
Honors Project: Geography (BA,BA)
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