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010 (GN) Physical Geography: An Introduction. Survey and synthesis of processes creating geographic patterns of natural resources, with application of basic environmental processes in resource management.
020 (GS) Human Geography: An Introduction. Spatial perspective on human societies in a modernizing world; regional examples; use of space and environmental resources; elements of geographic planning.
030 (GS) Geographic Perspectives on Human-Environment Relations. Introduction to theory, methods, history and contemporary issues in global and regional relationships between human activity and the physical environment.
040 (GS; DF/GI) World Regional Geography. Introduction to the world as an interdependent community built from unique and independent regions and nations.
100 (GS) Economic Geography. The location of economic activity at both macro- and micro-regional levels on the Earth's surface.
102 (GH) The American Scene. Historical perspectives on the social and cultural forces associated with the production of distinctive American landscapes.
103 (GS/DF/GI) Geography of Developing World. Patterns of poverty in poor countries; conventional and nonconventional explanations; focus on solutions; case studies of specific regions.
105 Biogeography. Distribution of plants and animals on global, regional, and local scales; their causes and significance. Prerequisite: GEOG 10 or BIOL 11.
110 (GN) Climates of the World. Introduction to climatology, including principal processes of the global climatic systems and their variation over space and time.
115 (GN) Landforms of the World. Distribution of the world's landform features and mineral resources; their characteristics, causes, and significance. Practicum includes correlated field trips and laboratory studies.
120 (GS) Urban Geography. Urban growth and stagnation; location of cities and urban systems; intraurban spatial structure; contemporary American urban problems.
121 (GS) Mapping Our Changing World. Fundamental concepts of GIS, cartography, remote sensing, and GPS in the context of environmental and social problems.
124 (GS) Elements of Cultural Geography. Locational analysis of changes in non-Western cultures. Problems of plural societies, economic development, population growth, and settlement.
128 (GS;DF/GI) Geography of International Affairs. Contemporary international affairs in their geographical setting; geographic elements in the development of national power, political groupings, and international disputes.
200 Geography of Pennsylvania. Physical and human geography of Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. Pennsylvania society and economy in the national and international context.
297 Special Topics
321 Cartography--Maps and Map Construction. The art and sciences of creating small-scale maps as a medium for communication and research. Prerequisite: GEOG 121.
330 Computer-Assisted Regional Analysis. Computer-assisted regional analysis combines methods of geographic information systems (GIS) with regional approaches to environmental and development problem-solving. Prerequisite: GEOG 121.
352 Image Analysis I. Introduction to the basic principles of remote sensing and the analysis of aerial and satellite data. Prerequisite: GEOG 121.
356 Computing for the Earth Sciences. Computer algorithms and methods used in the earth sciences for analysis and manipulation of spatial data. Prerequisites: GEOG 121; CMPSC 101 or equivalent programming knowledge.
357 Geographic Information Systems. Principles and use of geographic information; emphasis is on data acquisition and techniques for computer-aided analysis. Prerequisite: GEOG 121.
401 (W) Historical Geography of North America. Exploration, settlement, and changing patterns of human occupancy from the seventeenth century to the 1930s. Prerequisites: 6 credits in geography or 6 credits in history.
402 Cultural and Anthropogeography. Causes and consequences of spatial differences in social and cultural behavior; world patterns, regional configurations, and interrelations with other geographic phenomena. Prerequisites: 6 credits in geography or 6 credits in anthropology.
404 (W) The American Scene: Part II. How Americans created a modern national landscape while spreading their national domain from the Appalachians to the Pacific. Prerequisite: 3 credits in geography or American history.
405 Geography of Population. Population patterns, emphasizing number and growth, distribution, densities, and movements in various regions of the earth. Prerequisites: 6 credits in earth sciences, history, or sociology.
406 Human Use of the Environment. The human use of resources and ecosystems and social causes and consequences of environmental degradation in different parts of the world; development of environmental policy and management strategies. Prerequisite: GEOG 30.
407 American Environmental History. The history of the ways Americans have used and through about the environment since 1500. Prerequisites: GEOG 30; HIST 20 or 21; LARCH 3; or 6 credits in the humanities or social sciences.
408 (W) Human Dimensions of Potential Global Warming. Human dimensions of global environmental change; human causes; human adaptations and policy implications of potential global warming. Prerequisites: Earth 002, Geog 010, or Meteo 003; Geog 030.
413 Behavioral Approaches to Geography. Spatial behavior concepts; sociospatial ordering; territorial behavior; environmental cognition; intraurban migration; consumer behavior; conflict and spatial decision making. Prerequisites: 6 credits in geography or social science.
415 (DF/GI;W) Gender and Geography. Description and explanation of the links between gender relations and spatial structures; gender and work, social services and neighborhood activism. Prerequisite: 3 credits from Geography 20, 100, 120 or Women's Studies 001, 187.
418 Urban/Historical Geography. Geographical perspective on historical transformations as they affect the social, economic and built environments of North American and Western European cities and towns. Prerequisites: 6 credits in geography, humanities, or social sciences.
419 Urban Social Issues, Structures, Problems, and Policies. Reviews urban social structure, social problems in urban areas, and policies aimed at alleviating those problems in North American cities. Prerequisite: 3 credits from Geography 20, 100, 120 or Sociology 15.
420 (W) Metropolitan Analysis. Theory and practice of regional and metropolitan analysis. Prerequisite: Geography 120, 121, ECON 002, 004.
421 (W) Dynamic Cartographic Representation. Theory and practice of map symbolization and design. Methods of evaluating and improving effectiveness of maps for communicating spatial information. Prerequisite: Geography 321, 330, 352, 356, or 357.
422 Applied Cartographic Design. Map compilation, scribing, and color separation; quality control and management in production cartography; map and atlas production and printing. Prerequisite: Geog 321.
425 Cartographic Information Systems. Theory and methods for the application of computers to cartographic symbolization and design problems. Design of computer mapping packages. Prerequisites: Geog 321, 356.
427 Geography of the Soviet Union. Analysis and interpretation of the spatial patterns of population distribution and economic development in the USSR. Prerequisites: 6 credits in Geography or 6 credits in Social Sciences.
432 (W) Climatic Change and Variability. Theories and observations of past, present, and future climatic change and variability; introduction to techniques used in climatic change research. Prerequisite: Geography 110 or Meteorology 003.
433 (W) Introduction to Global Climatic Systems. Introduction to global atmospheric circulation, including tropical, midlatitude, and polar subsystems; ocean, land, cryospheric, and urban climatic systems and interactions. Prerequisite: Geography 010 or Meteorology 003.
434 Regional Physiography. Landform regions: geographic distribution, origin, relationships to human activity; emphasis on the United States and Canada. Practicum includes field work and map interpretation. Prerequisite: Geography 115 or Geoscience 001 or 110 or Meteorology 003.
435 (W) Forest Geography. Forest Geography studies processes that control spatial and temporal change in forests. Prerequisites: Geog 010 and Geog 105; or Biol 220W.
437 Satellite Climatology. A discussion of the application of satellite data to current and planned large-scale climate experiments. Prerequisite: Geography 352.
440 (W) Mexico. Survey of physical and cultural features of middle America. Emphasis on cultural and economic characteristics of mainland middle America. Prerequisites: 6 credits in social sciences.
441 Geography of South America. Systematic and regional survey of physical and cultural features of South America. Emphasis on present social and economic problems. Prerequisites: 6 credits in social science.
442 Regional Systems in Europe. Spatial structure of regional and interregional systems. Methods of analysis of impact of space on economic, political, and social problems. Prerequisites: 6 credits in geography or 6 credits in social sciences.
443 Geography of the Orient. Regional study, mainly of China and Japan; emphasis on analyzing regions, population distribution, and the location of economic activities. Prerequisites: GEOG 010, 020, 030, or 040.
444 African Resources and Development. Ecological and cultural factors in the geography of Africa; natural resources and development. Prerequisite: Geography 010, 020, 030, or 124.
450 Development of Geographic Thought. Survey of the evolution of Eastern geography from antiquity to the modern era. Foundations of contemporary geographic thought. Prerequisites: 9 credits in geography.
453 Introduction to Field Geography. Introduction to the methods and techniques for collecting spatial data in physical, human, and environmental geography. Prerequisite: GEOG 121.
454 Spatial Analysis I. Geographic measurement, scaling, and classification; analysis of spatial pattern and structure; geographic covariation and autocorrelation. Prerequisite: 6 credits in social science.
455 Spatial Analysis II. Normative and probabilistic models of spatial behavior; adaptive systems in geographic space; interaction and system stability. Prerequisite: Geography 454.
458 Practical Applications in Geographic Information Systems. Application of GIS tools with the objective of developing sufficient competence to permit use of these techniques in applied settings. Prerequisite: Geography 357.
459 Digital Terrain Models. Techniques for digital investigation of geomorphic landforms, including input and reformatting of source data. Prerequisite: Geography 480.
460 Political Geography. Geographic foundations of political phenomena; significant geographic factors in growth and development of states, boundary problems, population distribution, colonies, and internal and international regional problems. Prerequisites: 6 credits in history or 6 credits in political science.
470 Geography of the Global Economy. Focus on industrial location theory, factors in industrial location, studies of selected industries and problems of industrial development. Prerequisite: GEOG 100, ECON 002, 004.
480 Spatial Data Structures and Algorithms. Detailed examination of geographic information system components; representation and storage of spatial data, spatial algorithms, input-output considerations. Prerequisites: Any Earth Science computer application course; familiarization with databases and information systems.
481 Geographic Information Systems Design and Evaluation. Design and evaluation of geographic information systems and other forms of integrated spatial data systems. Prerequisite: Geography 357.
495 Internship.
495A Geography Internship. Applied cartographic design and production projects at the Deasy Geographic Laboratory. Prerequisite: Geography 321.
496 Independent Studies.
497 Special Topics.
GS = General Education-Social and Behavioral Sciences
GH = = General Education-Humanities
GN = = General Education-Natural Sciences
DF = = diversity focussed
W = = writing intensive