COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: GEOG - Geography

GEOG 1301. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (3-0-3) 4507015325
Study of a number of interdisciplinary sciences that give a general insight into the nature of man's environment; survey of combination of the earth's form, its relation to the atmosphere, meteorology, etc. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.

GEOG 1302. CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY (3-0-3) 4507015325
Human factors which affect man-land relationship; concept of culture, culture areas; population growth and migrations, types of economic activity, urban and transportation geography. Credit not allowed for both this course and GEOG 1303. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.

GEOG 1303. WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY (3-0-3) 4507015325
Survey of the cultures of the world, including essential physical geography. Credit not allowed for both this course and GEOG 1302. Also offered as an online course. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.

GEOG 1305. GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA (3-0-3) 4507015325
Regional study of the geographical aspects of North America, including peoples, climate and landforms. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M1.

GEOG 2312. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY (3-0-3) 4507015225
A survey of computer-based GIS concepts and components. Course includes topics on attributive (descriptive) and spatial (locational) information, digitizing, base maps, spatial database design-management and application and training in a GIS lab. Assessment Levels: R3, E3, M2.

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