Updated 2021-2022 Graduate Catalog

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Geography Courses

All Geography Courses

GEOG 5125 Weather and Climate (3 credits)

GEOG 5130 Biogeography (3 credits)

GEOG 5140 Landscape Ecology (3 credits)

GEOG 5190 Qualitative Methods in Geographic Research (3 credits)

GEOG 5210 The History and Development of Geographic Thought (3 credits)

GEOG 5226 Cartography (3 credits)

GEOG 5231 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

GEOG 5232 Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

GEOG 5255 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 credits)

GEOG 5265 Spatial Analysis (3 credits)

GEOG 5275 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)

GEOG 5410 Geography of North America (3 credits)

GEOG 5531 Political Geography (3 credits)

GEOG 5532 Political Ecology (3 credits)

GEOG 5550 Site and Resource Analysis in Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 5560 Metropolitan Land Use Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 5570 Public Lands Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 5580 Regional Development Planning (3 credits)

GEOG 5630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)

GEOG 5810 Geography of Europe (3 credits)

GEOG 5820 Geography of East, South, and Southeast Asia (3 credits)

GEOG 5840 Geography of Africa (3 credits)

GEOG 5850 Geography of the Middle East (3 credits)

GEOG 5860 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean (3 credits)

GEOG 5870 Planning for Sustainable Cities (3 credits)

GEOG 5931 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5932 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5933 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5934 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5935 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5936 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5937 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5938 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5939 Experimental Course (3 credits)

GEOG 5125 Weather and Climate (3 credits)

Weather is the study of the atmosphere over short time scales, while climate is the study of long-term weather trends. The study of weather is commonly termed meteorology, which is actually a branch of physics associated with fluid dynamics. Climate is associated with statistical procedures and analyses. This course examines the geographic patterns and processes of global climate and weather, as well as topics such as global climate change, global climate models, and extreme weather events. Students learn about the Earths atmosphere; energy budgets and astronomical controls on weather processes; oceanic and atmospheric circulation; the basic atmospheric parameters; atmospheric hazards such as tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and lightning; and global climate change issues.
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