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Introduction to skills geographers use to conduct research. Examines major methods geographers use for obtaining, analyzing, and interpreting data. Prerequisites: 9 credit hours completed in GEO major/minor, or ENV major.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
9 credit hours completed in GEO major/minor, or ENV major
Corequisites
None.
Concepts and applications of geographic information systems (GIS). Acquiring, organizing, managing, and analyzing geographic data; visualizing and communicating geographic information. Prerequisite:
GEO 203QR.
Credits
3(2-2)
Credits
3(2-2)
Geographical analysis of contemporary global issues, including immigration, climate change, resource disputes, geopolitics and matters of race, gender, and class. Prerequisites: GEO 120QR or 121WI.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 120QR or GEO 121WI
Corequisites
None.
Study of foodscapes, world cuisines, urban and rural consumption of agricultural commodities emphasizing problems associated with food provisioning, and environmental impacts on agricultural regions. Prerequisite: Sophomore or higher standing. Recommended: One of the following: GEO 120, 121, 105, ENV 101.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Sophomore or higher standing
Corequisites
None.
Principles and theories of economic geography, the global interrelationships of regional and local economic activities, and the effects of technology on spatial economic structures. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Recommended:
GEO 121, or at least 3 credits in BUS, FIN, ECO, or MKT. (University Program Group III-B: Studies in Social Structures)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing.
Corequisites
None.
Spatial patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration, and the processes underlying those patterns. Population growth, distribution, problems and policies. Prerequisite: GEO 121 or junior standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 121 or junior standing.
Corequisites
None.
Credits
3(3-0)
Survey of essential infrastructure in modern society including energy, water, communications, waste, transportation, and housing. Consideration of resiliency and sustainability. Prerequisites: GEO 121 or ENV 101 or junior standing. Recommended: Intro-level physical geography geology, or environmental science course.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 121 or
ENV 101 or junior standing.
Corequisites
None.
Study of urban planning history, concepts, and techniques. Evaluate the structure and practice of contemporary urban planning. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and 3 credit hours in GEO, PSC, ENV or FIN. Recommended: GEO 203QR.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
sophomore standing and 3 credit hours in GEO, PSC, ENV or FIN
Corequisites
None.
Landscapes reflect culture, environmental interactions, and land use. Emphasis on the form, function, and spatial pattern of professionally planned and ordinary landscapes alike. Prerequisite:
ENV 101 or GEO 120QR or 121 or 331 or
HST 302 or 319.
Credits
3(3-0)
A lecture/field course introducing the physical, chemical, and biotic properties of soils, soil classification and mapping, and soil resource issues. Identical to BIO 334. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: CHM 120 or 131; one of the following: GEO 105, GEL 100, GEL 101, GEL 105, GEL 130QR, ENS 101QR; or BIO 212, BIO 213 with a C- or better.
Credits
3(2-2)
Applied biogeographical perspectives of biological conservation – ecosystem spatial distribution and change; spatial metrics and landscape management strategies that promote conservation; protected areas designations and design. Prerequisites: GEO 203QR; One of the following: BIO 111, ENS 101QR, GEO 105, GEO 120, or ENV 101.
Credits
3(3-0)
The rise of cities and urbanization. Human use of urban space. The city as environment. Prerequisite: GEO 121 or junior standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 121 or junior standing.
Corequisites
None.
A geographic analysis of the developing world focusing on processes of environmental, demographic, and socioeconomic change, particularly since World War II. Prerequisite: 9 hours of social science courses or junior standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
9 hours of social science courses or junior standing
Corequisites
None.
Geography of the United States and Canada in the context of economic, cultural and environmental connections. Prerequisite: 6 credits in GEO, BIO, ECO, EDU, HST, PSC, or SOC, or junior standing.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
6 credits in GEO, BIO, ECO, EDU, HST, PSC, or SOC, or junior standing.
Corequisites
None.
Geographical analysis of patterns associated with the understanding, representation, and treatment of gender across cultures and regions in the midst of globalization. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
Sophomore standing
Corequisites
None.
Geographic characteristics of Latin America from colonization to present. Regions are interpreted by analysis of geographical elements and their interrelationships. Pre/Co-requisite: GEO 105 or GEO 121 or sophomore standing. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
See course search and registration.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
China’s physical environment and the geographic patterns of social, political, and economic processes. China’s dynamic roles in world geopolitics and global economy. Prerequisite: GEO 121 or junior standing. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 121 or junior standing
Corequisites
None.
Inquiry-based geographic analysis of the interrelationships between Michigan’s human and physical geography in the context of a globalized world using geospatial technologies. Recommended: Completion of UP Group II-A. Prerequisite: GEO 121.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
GEO 121
Corequisites
None.
Exploration of topics in geography agreed upon by student and instructor. Only 1-3 credits can be earned within one registration period. Prerequisite: at least 9 hours of Geography credits.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
At least 9 hours of Geography credits
Corequisites
None.