May 10, 2024  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 Courses numbered from 101–299 are lower-division courses, primarily for freshmen and sophomores; those numbered from 300–499 are upper-division courses, primarily for juniors and seniors. The numbers 296, 396, 496, and 596 designate individual study courses and are available for registration by prior arrangement with the course instructor and approval of the department chair.

The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the amount of credit each course carries. Variable credit courses include the minimum and maximum number of the credits within parentheses.

Not all of the courses are offered every quarter. Final confirmation of courses to be offered, information on new courses and programs, as well as a list of hours, instructor, titles of courses and places of class meetings, is available online in My CWU which can be accessed through the the CWU home page, and go to www.cwu.edu/registrar/course-information

 

French (FR)

  
  • FR 151 - First-year French


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive oral-aural drill. Firm foundation in the basic structural principles of the language.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 152 - First-year French


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive oral-aural drill. Firm foundation in the basic structural principles of the language.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 151.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 153 - First-year French


    Description:
    Conversational approach with intensive oral-aural drill. Firm foundation in the basic structural principles of the language.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 152.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 181 - Rapid Review of First Year French


    Description:
    Intense review of first-year French for people with the equivalent for two years of school French who wish to hone their listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural skills and possibly continue with second-year French.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: two years of high school French or equivalent.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • FR 251 - Second-year French


    Description:
    Thorough review of French grammar and graduated readings in modern French prose with discussions conducted in French.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 252 - Second-year French


    Description:
    Thorough review of French grammar and graduated readings in modern French prose with discussions conducted in French.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 251.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 253 - Second-year French


    Description:
    Thorough review of French grammar and graduated readings in modern French prose with discussions conducted in French.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 252.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Courses must be taken in sequence.
  
  • FR 298 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • FR 301 - Introduction to French Literature


    Description:
    This course is designed as a transition course to prepare students for the advanced literature courses. Appreciation of literature and methods of analysis will be taught on a basic level through the careful examination of specific texts.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • FR 351 - French Civilization I: Pre-history to the Revolution


    Description:
    An overview of continental French history and culture from pre-history to the 1789.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 352 - French Civilization II: Revolution to 1968.


    Description:
    An overview of continental French history and culture from the French Revolution to cultural revolution of 1968.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 353 - French Civilization III: Contemporary France


    Description:
    An overview of contemporary French culture through readings and viewings of French media with emphasis on topics such as immigration, religion, globalization, and politics of the family.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 361 - Cultures of the French Caribbean


    Description:
    A survey of the history and cultures of the French Caribbean from the colonial era to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 362 - Cultures in French Canada


    Description:
    A survey of the history and cultures of francophone Canada from the colonial era to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 363 - Cultures of Francophone Africa


    Description:
    A survey of the history and cultures of francophone Africa, including the Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, from the colonial era to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 380 - Topics in French Language, Literature and Culture


    Description:
    This course will offer different topics on a rotating basis: these topics will include French language (grammar and conversation), French and Francophone literature and cinema, and French and Francophone cultures.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: FR 253 or by permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 12 credits.
  
  • FR 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • FR 460 - French Cinema


    Description:
    Students will view and analyze French films as a backdrop to the discussion of the history of French cinema.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • FR 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  
  • FR 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)


Geography (GEOG)

  
  • GEOG 101 - World Regional Geography


    Description:
    Regions and nations of the world together with the changing elements of the physical and human environment that support them.

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    SB-Perspective on World Culture.
  
  • GEOG 107 - Our Dynamic Earth


    Description:
    The complex weather, climate, water, landforms, soils, and vegetation comprising Earth’s physical environments over space and time. Incorporates map interpretation and scientific analysis in understanding various landscapes and human impacts upon those landscapes.

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    NS-Patterns and Connection Natural.
  
  • GEOG 108 - Introduction to Human Geography


    Description:
    Distribution and spatial variation of population, settlement patterns, cultural elements of language, religion, and lifeways, and the economic and political organization of the planet.

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    SB-Found Human Adaptations.
  
  • GEOG 203 - Introduction to Maps and Cartography


    Description:
    Basic introduction to the principles of cartographic communication. Emphasis on using and understanding a wide variety of general purpose, topographic, and thematic map types.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 250 - Resource Exploitation and Conservation


    Description:
    How increased global populations extract, use, recycle, or conserve natural resources. The class will concentrate on resource consumption throughout the United States and the world  with a focus on history, sustainability, management, policy, and economics.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 273 - Geography of Rivers


    Description:
    Global, regional, and local physical and cultural patterns and processes within river basins.

    Credits: (5)

    General Education Category
    NS-Application Natural Science.
  
  • GEOG 279 - Geography of the West


    Description:
    In-depth field examination of the complex, physical, human, and resource issues of one or more of the varied sub regions of western North America.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for up to 12 credits under a different topic.
  
  • GEOG 290 - Cooperative Education Field Experience


    Description:
    Individualized field experience with business, industry, government, or other agency. Requires a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervisors, and faculty coordinator.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: sophomore standing or above.

    Credits: (1-5)

    Consent
    By permission.
    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for up to 10 credits.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • GEOG 303 - Introductory GIS


    Description:
    Applications, scope, and benefits of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), classification and components of GIS; data acquisition; data management; data errors; implementation considerations; applied experience using GIS software. Students will be given a computer literacy test during the first week of class. Continued enrollment is dependent upon passing the test.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: computer literacy, and GEOG 203, or GEOG 210, or ANTH 323, or BIOL 360.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 304 - Economic Geography


    Description:
    Geographic survey of human livelihood and interaction with the environment. Agriculture, industry, and urbanization are examined in the context of an increasingly interdependent world system.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 305 - Introduction to Land Use Planning


    Description:
    Investigation into the process and practice of urban and regional planning. Emphasis on historical development, legal foundations, and techniques of planning in the United States.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 306 - Transportation Geography and Planning


    Description:
    Introduction to the planning and spatial analysis of transportation networks. Evaluation of the economic, environmental, and social consequences of major transportation modes. Application of transportation planning principles at the local, regional, and national scales.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 308 - Cultural Geography


    Description:
    Consequences of cultural diversity in the human occupation of the Earth and the interactions of human and natural systems.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 311 - Qualitative Methods in Geography


    Description:
    Introduces students with qualitative research methods in geography with particular attention to participatory observation, interviews, data transcription, oral histories, focus groups, descriptive narrative, archival research, document analysis, data coding and interpretation strategies.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 315 - Geography of Oceania (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.  (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.  Last taught in 2013.  Will go inactive 8/24/19.)

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Formerly, GEOG 415.
  
  • GEOG 325 - Field Methods in Geography


    Description:
    Theory of, and practice in, geography field methods via in-depth field research projects. Topics include field observation, data collection, and data interpretation. Formerly GEOG 425, students may not receive credit for both.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Two hours lecture and five hours field per week.
  
  • GEOG 330 - Airphoto Interpretation


    Description:
    Introduction to airborne photography and the tools and techniques to apply this photography to geographical issues. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Course fee required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 203, or GEOL 210.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 346 - Political Geography


    Description:

    The spatial structure of political units. The effect of political, economic, social, and Earth resource factors on the areas, shapes, and boundaries of these units, and on the distribution of populations and institutions.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 352 - Geography of North America


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 355 - Geography of the Pacific Northwest


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of the Pacific Northwest.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 361 - Soils


    Description:
    Properties, factors, processes, and classification of Earth’s soils, past and present. Four hours lecture and three hours of laboratory or field trips each week. GEOG 361 and GEOG 461 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 366 - Geography of the Middle East


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of the Middle East.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 368 - Geography of Middle America


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 370 - Geography of South America (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of South America.  (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.  Last taught in 2013.  Will go inactive 8/24/19.)

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 371 - Geography of Europe


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of Europe. 

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 372 - Geography of Russia


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of Russia.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 373 - Water Resources


    Description:
    Foundation course for understanding the physical and social dimensions of water resource use on a global scale. Special attention paid to issues in the American West.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    GEOG 107 is recommended.
  
  • GEOG 375 - Geography of Asia


    Description:
    Examination of the physical and cultural geography, human-environment interactions, landscapes, and regional diversity of Asia.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Formerly, GEOG 475.
  
  • GEOG 379 - Geography of the West


    Description:
    In-depth field examination of the complex physical, human, and resource issues of one or more of the varied sub-regions of western North America.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for up to 12 credits under a different topic.
  
  • GEOG 381 - Urban Geography


    Description:
    The spatial and size distribution of cities as explained by their historical development and major functions. Analysis of the internal structure of cities and the results of urban growth.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 382 - Hydrology


    Description:
    Provides a comprehensive introduction to both the global and local hydrologic cycle. Covers constituent processes, their measurements and quantitative relationships, plus basic water quality parameters. GEOG 382 and GEOG 482 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 386 - Geomorphology


    Description:
    Descriptive and interpretive examination of the Earth’s landforms and the processes and factors that shape these features over space and time. Four lectures and three hours laboratory or field trips each week. GEOG 386, GEOG 486, and GEOL 386 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: (GEOL 101 or GEOL 102 or GEOL 103  and GEOL 101LAB) or GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 387 - Biogeography


    Description:
    Investigates the functional relationships between biophysical processes and their spatial and temporal patterns at various scales. Introduces approaches to land systems analysis focusing upon ecosystems. GEOG 387 and GEOG 487 are layered courses, students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 388 - Weather and Climate


    Description:
    Elements, factors and processes affecting Earth’s climates, present, past, and future. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory/field per week. Course fee required. GEOG 388 and GEOG 488 are equivalent courses, students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 398 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • GEOG 399 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)

  
  • GEOG 401 - Advanced Topics in Regional Geography


    Description:
    Detailed examination of selected topics in regional geography. Topics will vary; consult with instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: 300-level regional geography course in area of course emphasis or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 6 credits.
  
  • GEOG 404 - Intermediate GIS


    Description:
    Applied concepts, principles, and operation of fundamental GIS applications, including raster-vector data models, topology, digitizing, and various analytical techniques such as overlay, buffers, and Boolean queries. Lecture and practical applications. ANTH 404, GEOL 404, and GEOG 404 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: either GEOG 303, GEOL 303, or ANTH 303.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 405 - Advanced Topics in Land Use Planning


    Description:
    Selected issues and problems in land use planning and environmental control. Topics may include growth management, small town and rural planning, or coastal zone management.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 305.

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit under a different subtitle.
  
  • GEOG 407 - Advanced Topics in Physical Geography (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.)


    Description:
    Topics will vary; consult with instructor. May be repeated for credit under a different topic. (Put on Reserve 9/16/16.  Last taught in 2013.  Will go inactive 8/24/19.)

    Credits: (3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated up to 6 credits.
  
  • GEOG 408 - Advanced Topics in Human Geography


    Description:
    Focuses on the content of GEOG 308 in greater detail with particular emphasis on land use in non industrial societies. Topics will vary; consult with instructor.

    Credits: (3)

  
  • GEOG 409 - Quantitative Methods in Geography


    Description:
    Quantitative analysis assessment in geography and resource management. Emphasis on spatial statistics.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: MATH 130 or post-baccalaureate/graduate student standing.

    Credits: (5)

    Notes:
    Formerly GEOG 309.
  
  • GEOG 417 - Advanced GIS


    Description:
    Advanced GIS principles, techniques, analysis, and application. Lecture and practical hands-on experience. Applied experience using GIS software. GEOG 417, ANTH 417 and GEOL 417 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 404, GEOL 404, or ANTH 404.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 422 - Geography of Food and Agriculture


    Description:
    Overview of food and agriculture as it relates to specific geographic regions, production regimes, trade, and cuisine. Domestic and international issues explored through lecture and field study.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: junior standing or above.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 427 - Environmental Archaeology


    Description:
    Analyses of sediments and plant and animal remains from archaeological sites are used to explore relationships between humans and their environments. Case studies combine natural and physical sciences to study long-term change in landscapes and ecosystems. ANTH427/527 AND GEOG427/527 are cross-listed courses. Graduate credit requires an additional research paper to be specified in syllabus.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: ANTH 120 or GEOG 107.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 430 - Remote Sensing


    Description:
    Principles of acquisition, analysis, and use of remotely sensed data (LANDSAT, SPOT, Ikonos, etc.). Applied experience using image processing software. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week. GEOG 430, GEOL 430, and GEOL 530 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one course.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 410 or GEOL 210.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 432 - Heritage Preservation


    Description:
    Students will discuss the merits of preserving heritage buildings and landscapes, and question what is deemed worth of heritage designation. Techniques will be developed for investigating a building’s history and experience gained in writing proposals and policies to preserve heritage resources. ANTH 432 and GEOG 432 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 305 or enrollment in REM Program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 440 - Ecology and Culture


    Description:
    Investigation into interdependent environmental and human cultural systems. Traditional agroecologies and subsistence strategies; contemporary problems of resource management, social equity, political ecology, and sustainable development. GEOG 440 and ANTH 440 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 441 - Climate Change: Human and Biophysical Dimensions


    Description:
    A critical analysis and examination of past, contemporary and future scenarios of climate change with a particular focus on the biophysical environment and human societies.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 442 - Alternative Energy Resources and Technology


    Description:
    Overview of energy systems, with focus on wind, biomass, solar, biodiesel, geothermal, and sustainable energy systems. Includes energy production and conversion. Field trips. GEOG 442 and IET 442 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: junior standing.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 443 - Energy Policy


    Description:
    Legal, institutional, and economic frameworks for regional, national, and international energy decisions.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 444 - Mineral Resources


    Description:
    Foundation course for understanding the physical, social, economic, and legal dimensions of mineral resource use on a global scale. Emphasis paid to issues in the American West.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107 or GEOL 101 or GEOL 103 or ENST 201.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Available Winter 2015.
  
  • GEOG 445 - Natural Resources Policy


    Description:
    Development and significance of policies affecting resource management in the United States.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 449 - Environmental Hazard Analysis and Management


    Description:
    Physical, human and resource geography of environmental hazards. Includes examination of the techniques and methodologies used for the assessment, and management of environmental hazards from a variety of perspectives.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 450 - Arid Environments


    Description:
    Physical, human, and resource geography of Earth’s arid settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 451 - Mountain Environments


    Description:
    Physical, human, and resource geography of mountain settings.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 452 - Coastal Environments


    Description:
    Physical, human, and resource geography of coastal environments. Emphasis on physical processes, resource issues, and environmental management of coastal environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 453 - Riparian and Wetlands Analysis


    Description:
    Physical, human, and resource geography of wetland environments. Emphasis on physical processes, resource issues, and environmental evaluation and management of wetland environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 454 - Forest Environments


    Description:
    Examinations of topics related to global forest including forest ecology, disturbance regimes, biogeography, and management issues. Case studies will focus on western U.S. forest and highlight the use of geospatial techniques to study forest change.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 455 - Pyrogeography


    Description:
    An investigation of patterns of fire on Earth: past, present, and future. Topics covered include fire ecology, the history of fire, ecosystem impacts, human use of fire, fire management, and fire and climate change.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 107 and upper-division standing, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 456 - Recreation Geography


    Description:
    Provides a geographically-based understanding of recreational resource use and management in diverse outdoor environments. Includes study of factors influencing supply and demand of recreational resources, recreational land use, socio-economic and ecological impacts, and introduction to resource management and analytical techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 250 or permission by instructor.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 458 - People, Parks, and Protected Areas


    Description:
    This course explores historical and contemporary, scientific, and socio-ecological principles associated with parks and protected areas in the world. Concepts explored will include: biodiversity, sustainability, resilience, conservation techniques and methodologies for establishing protected area boundaries, adaptive management, and park-people conflicts.

    Credits: (4)

  
  • GEOG 461 - Soils


    Description:
    Properties, factors, processes, and classification of Earth’s soils, past and present. Four hours lecture and three hours of laboratory or field trips each week. GEOG 361 and GEOG 461 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 479 - Geography of the West


    Description:
    In-depth field examination of the complex physical, human, and resource issues of one or more of the varied sub regions of western North America.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit under a different title by permission of department chair.
  
  • GEOG 482 - Hydrology


    Description:
    Provides a comprehensive introduction to both the global and local hydrologic cycle. Covers constituent processes, their measurements and quantitative relationships, plus basic water quality parameters. GEOG 382 and GEOG 482 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 485 - Topics in GIS and Remote Sensing


    Description:
    Special topic classes in GIS and remote sensing. Applied experience using GIS or image processing software.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: GEOG 303 and 430.

    Credits: (4)

    Notes:
    Put on reserve 9/16/2014. Last taught in 2011. Will go inactive 8/24/17.
  
  • GEOG 486 - Geomorphology


    Description:
    Descriptive and interpretive examination of Earth’s landforms, and the processes and factors that shape these features over space and time. Four lectures and three hours laboratory or field trips each week. GEOG 386, GEOG 486, and GEOL 386 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.

    Credits: (5)

    Consent
    By permission only.
  
  • GEOG 487 - Biogeography


    Description:
    Investigates the functional relationships between biophysical processes and their spatial and temporal patterns at various scales. Introduces approaches to land systems analysis focusing upon ecosystems. GEOG 387 and GEOG 487 are layered courses, students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 488 - Weather and Climate


    Description:
    Elements, factors and processes affecting Earth’s climates, present, past, and future. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory/field per week. Course fee required. GEOG 388 and GEOG 488 are equivalent courses, students may not receive credit for both.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: GEOG 107.

    Credits: (5)

  
  • GEOG 489 - Geography Capstone


    Description:
    Assessment of past coursework and exploration of future opportunities.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisites: senior standing and admission to a geography major.

    Credits: (2)

  
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    GEOG 490 - Cooperative Education


    Description:
    An individualized, contracted field experience with business, industry, government, or social service agencies. This contractual arrangement involves a student learning plan, cooperating employer supervision, and faculty coordination.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Prerequisite: prior approval required.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit.
    Grading Basis
    Grade will either be S or U.
  
  • GEOG 491 - Workshop


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • GEOG 492 - Geography Teaching Experience


    Description:
    Experience in classroom, laboratory, and/or field teaching.

    Credits: (1-3)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be repeated for credit with permission of department chair.
  
  • GEOG 493 - Geography Field Experience


    Description:
    Individual or group off-campus experience in the field study of geographical phenomena.

    Credits: (1-12)

    Repeatable for Credit
    May be taken more than once by permission of department chair under a different title.
  
  • GEOG 494 - Applied GIS Project


    Description:
    GIS projects in anthropology, biology, geography, geology, and resource management. ANTH 494, GEOL 494 and GEOG 494 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.

    Credits: (2-6)

  
  
  • GEOG 498 - Special Topics


    Credits: (1-6)

  
  • GEOG 499 - Seminar


    Credits: (1-5)


Geological Sciences (GEOL)

  
  • GEOL 101 - Physical Geology


    Description:
    An introduction emphasizing the origin and nature of the common rocks and the continually changing features of the earth’s crust. Four lectures per week.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Co- or prerequisite: GEOL 101LAB.

    Credits: (4)

    General Education Category
    NS-Fund Disc Phys and Biological.
 

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