Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Introduction to Human Geography. Introductory regional geography focusing on the ways in which cultural groups around the world utilize and modify their landscapes and environments.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Introduction to Weather and Climate. Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Spatial processes governing weather and climate, and the relationship between climate systems and the distribution of vegetation types. Successful completion of Geography 1112 and 1113 satisfies natural sciences core requirement for non-science majors.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Introduction to Landforms. Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Introduction to landforms, their origin, development, and spatial distribution. Successful completion of Geography 1112 and 1113 satisfies natural sciences core requirement for non-science majors.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Introductory Mapping and Geographic Information Science. Basic principles and methods of mapping and map use. Introduction to the field of geographic information science for the analysis and display of geographic data.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Honors Readings. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and Honors Program director. Discussion and readings on selected topics.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Topics in Geographical Sciences. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. One to three lecture hours a week. Detailed presentation of a selected topic in geographical sciences. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six credit hours if topic is different.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Geography of the United States and Canada. Topical and regional analysis of physical and cultural features of the United States and Canada.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Geography of Africa. (Same as AAS 4400.) An overview of the physical, economic, and cultural geography of Africa, including North Africa. Emphasis on relationships between Africa's resources, both human and physical, and the development process.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Geography of East Asia. Examination of physical and human geographic components of East Asian regional development, from Singapore through Korea. Topics include cultural framework, utilization of resources to support population growth and migration, environmental degradation, agricultural transformation, and urban impacts of rapid modernization.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Advanced Regional Geography. Intensive study of a particular area of the world; specific topic announced in semester schedule each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Geography of the Middle East and North Africa. (Same as MES 4310.) An examination of the physical and human geography of the Middle East, from Iran to Morocco. Emphasis is placed on forces that define and shape the Middle East today, including the peace process, water resource management, economic development, and the balance between religious and secular life.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Global Tourism: People, Places, Impact. This course examines the environmental, economic and cultural impacts of tourism. Specific topics include: spatial variation in tourist flows, the impact of tourism development on land use planning, emerging trends in sustainable and eco-tourism. Extensive attention will be devoted to the relationship between global environmental change and tourism in a variety of ecosystems: i.e. coastal, polar, forest and riparian. The course will incorporate case studies from US and global tourist destinations.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Qualitative Methods in Geography. This course provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to carry out qualitative research in geography. It focuses on the need and merits of qualitative research, the "how to" of various qualitative research methods, and issues related to ethics, the research-researched relationship, and positionality.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Digital Cartography. Prerequisite: Geog 2206 with grade of C or higher. An introduction to the principles, methods, theory, and practices of contemporary digital cartography.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Quantitative Spatial Analysis. Prerequisite: Math 1070 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Techniques of spatial analysis of geographic data; emphasis on sampling, measurements, and pattern analysis of points, lines, and areas on maps.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Automated Cartographic Production. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Computer-generated maps with printer, plotter, and video-graphic output.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Introduction to Remote Sensing. Prerequisite: six hours of natural science laboratory sequence or consent of instructor. (Same as Geol 4530.) Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. A survey of remote sensing technology, aerial photograph and satellite image interpretation and digital processing, and applications in engineering and environmental sciences.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Geographic Information Systems. Prerequisite: Geog 2206 or 4518 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Fundamental concepts and applications of raster and vector- based GIS emphasizing analysis of digital spatial data through applied methods.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Introduction to GIS Applications. An introductory course on applications of GIS to real-world problem solving. Course includes an introduction to GIS software and applications of GIS in fields such as public health, resource management and urban planning. Includes an introduction to spatial analysis with GIS.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Advanced Geographic Information Systems. Prerequisite: Geog 4532 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Advanced GIS concepts relating to spatial database creation and on-line distribution.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0 TO 8.0
Field School in Geography Development of fieldwork skills in both physical and human geography, including project design, data collection, and analysis and presentation. Fieldwork projects are designed to aid in the development of future research projects, including senior papers, practicums, and theses. Extensive travel required.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Geomorphology. Prerequisite: Geog 1113 or Geol 1122K with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. (Same as Geol 4640.) Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Classification and analysis of landforms using theoretical and quantitative approaches; emphasis upon surface processes in various environments.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Advanced Weather and Climate. Prerequisite: Geog 1112 with grade of B or higher, or consent of instructor. Dynamic elements of weather and climate, systems of climate, classification and the regional distribution of climatic types; relationship between climatic systems and the distribution of soil and vegetation types.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Environmental Conservation. Prerequisite: Geol 1121K, Geol 1122K, Geog 1112, or Geog 1113 with grade of B or higher, or consent of instructor. (Same as Geol 4644.) Social and policy perspectives of natural resource management; development of the American conservation movement, federal land policy, and significant environmental legislation; analysis of local and global environmental issues.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Water Resources Management. Prerequisite: Geog 1112, Geog 1113, or Geol 1112K, or consent of instructor. General characteristics of water resources; principles and methodology, planning procedures, political, socioeconomic, and legal aspects of water resources management.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Biogeography. Prerequisites: Geog 1112 and Biol 1108K with grades of B or higher, or consent of instructor. Spatial variations, processes, and environmental constraints influencing the distribution of life.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Applied Hydrology. Prerequisite: Geog 1112, Geog 1113, or Geol 1112K with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. (Same as Geol 4650.) Three lecture and two laboratory hours per week. Applications of principles of hydrology to urban development, flood forecasting, agriculture and forestry, and water resources management; statistical and modeling techniques in hydrology.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Cultural Geography. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Geographic factors underlying diffusion and analysis of distribution of material and non-material culture elements.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Economic Geography. Systematic examination of the changing world economic system including traditional and modern agriculture, manufacturing, and service activity in both developing and developed areas.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Urban Geography. Comparative study of the location, function, and internal spatial structure of urban areas. Special attention given to the impact of transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial activity on the changing form of cities and suburbs. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all geography majors.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Urban Transportation Planning. Effect of automobiles, paratransit, and mass transit on the spatial structure of the city; transportation planning process.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Metropolitan Atlanta. (Same as Hist 4320 and Soci 4279.) Interdisciplinary perspective focusing on social, historical, and geographic processes that have shaped the Atlanta region.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Geography of Urban and Regional Development. Analysis of global capitalism's production of urban/regional economic activity configurations, driven by division of labor dynamics leading to the production of new cores, peripheries, and regional mosaics.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Contemporary Urban Theory and Issues. An examination of urban geographical theory as a framework for understanding contemporary cities in the United States.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Political Geography. The impact of geographical factors such as nationalism, the state and territory, ideology, and colonialism/imperialism on global political geography. Followed by a brief introduction to the political geography of the United States.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Advanced Systematic Geography. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Intensive study of thematic topics within geography; specific topic announced in schedule each time course is offered. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Environmental Psychology. Prerequisite: Psyc 1101 with grade of C or higher. (Same as Psyc 4520.) Introduction to environmental psychology focusing on the relations between individuals and their natural and built environments. Topics include cognitive mapping of physical space, stress, crowding, and the applications of psychology to alleviating environmental problems.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Climatic Change. Prerequisite: Geog 1112 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. An assessment of the understanding of many aspects of recent climatic change. The focus is on how human activities can cause climatic change as well as how humans and ecosystems can be affected by those changes. Specific topics will include technical aspects of climatic observations and modeling, actual and potential impacts of climatic change on human and natural systems, and climatic-change influences on public policy. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all geography majors.
Credit Hour(s): 4.0
Senior Seminar. Prerequisites: Geog 2204, 4518, 4520, and 4522 with grades of C or higher. Philosophical foundations of geography, and traditional and contemporary research skills. Data acquisition and processing, analysis, writing, and presentation of research findings. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all geography majors.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Geography Internship. Prerequisites: advanced standing, and approval of sponsoring faculty advisor and of department chair. Academic training and professional experience through short-term internships at public or private agencies. Paper required. May be taken more than once, but only three credits may be applied toward major requirements.
Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0
Applied Research in GIS. Applied GIS research that demonstrates the ability of the student to apply GIS knowledge to real-world situations.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Honors Thesis: Research. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and the Honors Program director. Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Honors Thesis: Writing. Prerequisites: Geog 4870 with grade of C or higher, and consent of instructor and Honors Program director. Writing or production of honors thesis or project.
Credit Hour(s): 3.0 TO 4.0
Directed Readings B.I.S. Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students. This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements.