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This offering will include supervised project work in raster-based and/or vector-based GIS, using problems and data drawn from local or regional agencies or other professional-level organizations with whom the Geography Department maintains a relationship. Students must have completed one of the prerequisite courses, or a course or professional-level experience.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: GEOG 373, or 473/573, or permission of instructor.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS) | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Geography

Topics vary in physical, cultural, economic, political, and historical geography, as well as environmental conservation and geographic techniques.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Agriculture Minor | Earth Science (BS) | Earth Science Teaching (5-12) (BS) | Geography (BA)

This course teaches students to reconstruct past landscapes and identify environmental hazards related to historical land use using GIS and remote sensing software. Applications include the identification of hazardous waste sites, wetland drainage, bluff erosion and other environmental hazards relevant to local history research, environmental consulting, archaeology, resource management, real estate, planning and civil engineering. Students will learn to use and interpret historical air photos and maps, digital imagery and LiDAR in problem-solving contexts and to report research findings in effective written, graphic and verbal presentation formats used by government agencies and private consulting firms.

Prerequisites:

GEOG 373

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS) | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Geography

This course provides students as well as natural resource professionals the opportunity to develop knowledge of natural resources management based on GIS science. Detailed examples and discussions of GIS operations and analyses associated with managing natural resources are provided. Weekly labs and the final project will focus on various GIS applications in this field. For example, integrating GIS and remote sensing techniques for sustainable land development, conservation biology, forest, water, wetland, wildlife, and agriculture management. Students will also learn how to combine GIS concepts with GIS software skills and apply them to real-world natural resources management tasks.

Prerequisites:

GEOG 373

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS) | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Geography

In this course, instruction is provided on foundational knowledge related to cloud mapping and visualization of geographical data. In addition, primarily through ArcGIS Online cloud platform, students will be introduced to the concepts of Hosted Layers, Web Maps, Predominance Maps, Web Apps, Story Maps, Web AppBuilder, Widgets, Geodata Visualization, ArcGIS Arcade Expressions, Custom Pop-ups, 3D Mapping and Visualization, ArcGIS Scene Viewer, Visualize Temporal Change, Real-time Mapping, Mapping Internet of Things, Landsat Explorer, and Business Analyst. Cloud mapping and visualization theories and techniques are introduced through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, reading materials, and individual or team projects.

Prerequisites:

GEOG 373

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS)

In this course, instruction is provided on foundational knowledge related to mapping and analysis of geospatial data using both open source and enterprise level Web Mapping and Web GIS platforms. Students will learn how to use HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Maps API, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS API for JavaScript to store, retrieve, manage, analyze, and display geographical information. In addition, students will be introduced to the concepts of mobile GIS technologies and Web based 3D mapping. Web mapping and Web GIS theories and techniques are introduced through a combination of lectures, hands-on exercises, reading materials, and individual or team projects.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS) | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Geography

This is an introductory course of GIS programming. It consists of lecture and laboratory components covering fundamentals of GIS programming concepts and techniques, as well as hands-on practice with Model builder and Python supported by ESRI'S ArcGIS platforms.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Aviation (BS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems | Geographic Information Science (CERT) | Geography (BS) | Geospatial Science (BS) | Social Studies Teaching (BS) Geography

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Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Geography (BA)

An applied work and learning experience. The student will provide a written internship report on professional practicum and the work supervisor will be consulted on how much the student has accomplished.

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Earth Science (BS) | Geography (BA)

An assignment that is tailored to individual needs of a student. An arrangement is made that the student works on a project (term paper, readings, mapping, field investigation,GIS, or related topics).

Prerequisites:

Consent

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Programs:

Earth Science Teaching (5-12) (BS)

The instructor will develop a specific course on a geographic topic, such as soils, landforms, water resources, energy, housing, population geography, or some other topic for the class.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

A qualitative regional climatology of the world, including the Pleistocene Ice Ages and urban impacts upon climate. Emphasis is on the characteristics of particular climates and understanding the factors that control their spatial distribution.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course examines the dynamic nature of soils including the processes that control formation and degradation, anthropogenic impacts, spatial distribution across landscapes, and links among soils and other components of the earth system. A combination of lectures and hands-on exercises in field and laboratory settings are utilized to explore the complex interactions between soils and landscapes.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Meteorological principles and theory are applied to the analysis and interpretation of weather data in order to better understand the structure and evolution of synoptic-scale weather systems. Basic knowledge of mathematics will be assumed.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course examines basic concepts and components of soils, factors that influence formation and degradation, soil as a natural resource for ecosystems and societies, and the importance of soil conservation to restore functions that reduce erosion, improve water quality and quantity, mitigate climate change, enhance biodiversity, and increase agricultural productivity to feed an expanding population. Students will gain hands-on experience in field and laboratory settings to assess soil quality and quantity, investigate site-specific and landscape-scale impacts to soils, and develop management strategies to protect and improve soils in urban and agricultural systems.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course involves the global distribution of plants and animals, with emphasis on natural and human induced causes of this distribution. The role of human in the endangerment and extinction of species and conservation of vital habitats are also discussed.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course examines the natural processes that operate on our planet and shape the landscape presently. This will be done through a focus on applied exercises, measurements and direct/indirect observations. Through applied projects students will have an understanding of how these processes interact within a variety of Earth Systems.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

An in-depth investigation into fluvial systems including sediment transport, sediment budget analysis, channel geometry/morphology, drainage basin analysis, geomorphic evolution of fluvial landscapes, hydrology (i.e., runoff generation and channel formation, storm hydrograph and flood analysis, discharge measurements) of fluvial systems, and effects of anthropogenic modification and use of fluvial systems.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

An interdisciplinary investigation into Quaternary environmental/climatic change and the impact of change on the behavior and evolution of humans. This course has three segments: 1) An examination of natural systems responsible for climatic change, the impact climatic fluctuations have on Earth systems, timing of Quaternary changes, evidence of climatic/environmental change from spatially distant, climatically distinct environments; 2) Investigation into worldwide evidence of human evolution, global dispersion, and adaptation to environmental systems; 3) Introduction into various methodological approaches in Quaternary archeologic, geomorphic, and climatic studies. Focus is on proxy records used for climate/environmental reconstruction, archeologic/geomorphic field methods, geochronologic dating methods.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Survey of natural resources emphasizing energy, metallic, fisheries, and water resources. Also addresses timber, wetlands, and wildlife on public and private lands.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Examines national and international economic geographical order and trade activities. Topics include economic development, competition, and impacts on the environment and people.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

This course will introduce students to the multidimensional causes of human migration including immigrant and refugee populations, and their consequences for societies around the world. Students will gain knowledge on the trends and patterns of global migration across diverse geographic, socio-economic, and cultural regions. Additionally, the course will address contemporary issues like migrant and refugee categories; globalization and migrant labor in the economy; role of the state in migration processes; migration policies; migrant identities (race, class, gender, age, citizenship); and migrant rights as they relate to issues of equity and inclusion.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Hypotheses and generalization related to urban functions, structure, land use, distribution, growth, and decline. Emphasis will be mostly on the United States' urban places.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Introduction to theoretical frameworks for analyzing processes of economic, environmental, and social change in rural regions. Includes basic and advanced geographical principles and techniques for studying non-urban areas. Designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for carving out research projects on rural environments.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Spatial problems and structure of governments, focusing on countries of the world. Covers such topics as boundary problems, strategic locations, and geopolitical explanations of international relations and conflict.

Areas of Interest:

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources