Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Geography and Regional Development (GEOG)  Department Info

GEOG 171 -- Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to weather processes and climate, including discussions of fronts and cyclones, precipitation processes, the wind systems of the world, severe storms, and weather modification.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 110.
Identical to:  ATMO 171; ATMO is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 199H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 210 -- The Political & Cultural Geography of Globalization  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines how systems of difference provide revealing analytical categories for understanding the political and cultural geography of globalization and develops critical thinking skills that can be used effectively beyond this course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 220 -- Our Diverse Biosphere  (3 units)
Description:  The strategy is to immerse non-science majors in the biological aspects of Physical Geography and, through lively debate and discussion, maps and images, to enhance critical thinking skills students need to make decisions about the world around them.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 230 -- Our Changing Climate  (3 units)
Description:  Where, when, and why is climate changing? We will answer these questions via computer visualization and hands-on exploration of satellite images, time-series, and other climate variability data at global, regional, and local scales, and from paleoclimate to modern instrumental record.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Natural Sciences (NATS 101, 102, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 240 -- Our Dynamic Landscape  (3 units)
Description:  Critical perspectives on complex environmental problems; issues include environmental hazards, renewable and nonrenewable resources; global, regional, and local patterns, and geographic scale are emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  LA S 251, NES 251.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 256 -- Sustainable Cities and Societies  (3 units)
Description:  Urbanization and cities within the sustainability framework. Global urbanization, social justice, environmental equity, growth management, "the new urbanism." International cases. Web based projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  RNR 256; RNR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 299 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 301 -- Introduction to Regional Planning  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the principles and techniques used for planning in metropolitan and rural regions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  PLNN 301; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 303 -- Field Study in Environmental Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Methods used in environmental geography, including mapping techniques, use of global positioning systems, collection of various types of environmental data and basic data analysis methods.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Special course fee required:  $14.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 304 -- Water, Environment, and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The course explores human and natural systems and their dependence on freshwater at multiple scales. Topics of interest include global change, ecosystem services, groundwater, urbanization, land use, watershed and river basin management, stakeholder processes, and water policy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $50.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 305 -- Economic Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis and modeling of the spatial structure of primary, secondary, and tertiary economic activities; location theory and regionalization in economic systems.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 330 -- Introduction to Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to remote sensing principles, techniques, and applications, designed principally for those with no background in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Identical to:  G EN 330, GEOS 330, SWES 330, WS M 330.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 340 -- Cultural Geography  (3 units)
Description:  This course will approach the field of cultural geography examining theoretical foundations and practical applications. It will also focus on the interactive relationships between culture and places, spaces, regions, and landscapes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 357 -- Geographical Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Formulation and solution of geographic problems; models, research design, and methods of gathering, analyzing, and portraying geographic data.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 367 -- Population Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Fertility, mortality, and migration as agents of demographic change. Topics include fertility control and LDCs; working mothers and NDCs; aging societies; legal/illegal immigration in the U.S., population policies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  SOC 367.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 369 -- Geography of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Physical environments and cultural areas of Southwest Asia, with emphasis on people-environment interrelationships, settlement systems, and impact of Islam.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  NES 369.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 371 -- Principles and Practices of Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to basic concepts, objectives, practices and techniques of regional and industrial development as a professional activity, with emphasis on development problems and solutions.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 372 -- Geography & Gender  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an introduction to gender and geography. Students will explore a cross-section of geographic research that provides a variety of perspectives on geography and women, gendered geographies, and feminist frameworks.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 372.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 373 -- Political Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Explores links between global economic and political processes, national affairs and local politics. Designed to foster participation; assessment is via essays and assignments.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  POL 373.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 374 -- Geography and Social Justice  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theories of social justice with application to social, cultural, and economic geography. What are the prevailing theories of social justice and how can we draw on them to assess movements and goals for social change? How do different geographical contexts inform our assessment of social justice concepts? Course will address theory, moral questions, and specific case studies equally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 375 -- Metropolitan Tucson  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and cultural basis of Tucson's geographic patterns, with emphasis on the city's site, situation, settlement patterns and problems of growth and change.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 379 -- Urban Growth and Development  (3 units)
Description:  Location patterns in urban areas and processes of growth; historical development of U.S. cities, rent theory, housing markets, commercial and industrial location, the role of transportation and planning. Student development teams create a model city using the ACRES real estate simulation game.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 379.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 380 -- Global Agricultural and International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  The importance of agriculture to the cultures, political structures, and economies of developing countries in Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); introductory course in anthropology, sociology or economics. Two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Identical to:  AGTM 380; AGTM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 391 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 392A -- Directed Research in Geography and Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 393 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 395A -- Current Topics in Geography  (1 unit)
Description:  Exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research in a small group setting. Instruction includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may be required. Highly recommended for students considering graduate school. Up to 3 units apply to major. Course may be repeated up to a total of 6 units.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 399 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 401A -- Introduction to Planning  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed for first-year planning graduate students but is also suitable for advanced undergraduate students seeking careers in urban/regional planning, architecture, real estate development, and related fields. The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to the planning profession and the tracks of study within the University of Arizona's Planning Degree Program. Some of the topics covered during the semester include: the scope and objectives of urban planning; the evolution of the city and the profession of planning; ethics in planning; the place of planing within the government and the law; and selected topics of interest to planners.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 401A; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 501A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 401B -- Introduction to Planning  (3 units)
Description:  The second of a two-course sequence, this course is designed for first year graduate students, although well suited for advanced undergraduate students who are seeking careers in urban/regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, real estate development, and related fields. The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to the planning profession. Some of the topics covered include: history of planning, land use planning, growth management, and the ethics of planning.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 401B; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 501B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 403 -- Applications of Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  General survey of principles of geographic information systems (GIS); applications of GIS to issues such as land assessment and evaluation of wildlife habitat; problem-solving with GIS.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  one of MIS 111, ABE 120, RNR 271 or equivalent.
Identical to:  RNR 403; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 503.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 404 -- The Politics of Nature  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys political problems in environment/society relations by exploring the history of geographic theory surrounding environmental politics, surveying the local and global actors in conflicts, and addressing questions of biodiversity loss, forest conservation, and urban hazards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 210 or GEOG 251.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 406 -- Planning Economic Development  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  This class is designed to illuminate the approaches of planners to the economies of neighborhoods, cities, and regions with the intent of producing more informed and effective economic development policy. The objective of this course is to provide an understanding of diverse approaches to economic development. Additional topics covered include analytical tools needed to produce and evaluate economic development plans.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 371, PLNN 301.
Identical to:  PLNN 406; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 506.

GEOG 407 -- The American Landscape  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and character of the visual aspects of places viewed individually and regionally; changes in habitat, vernacular structures and landscapes, townscapes, countrysides and special features.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 507.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 408 -- Arizona and the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  The changing character of the land and human occupancy of it, with emphasis on Arizona; historically and problem oriented.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
May be convened with:  GEOG 508.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 410 -- Comparative Planning: Past, Present, and Future  (3 units)
Description:  Designed for planning students who expect to practice in a variety of national planning systems. The objective of this course is to provide a comparative survey of domestic planning systems in an international context. Additional topics covered include variations in the powers of local units of government and analysis of interjurisdictional competencies and conflicts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 410; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 510.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 411 -- Middle America  (3 units)
Description:  Land, people, and culture in the major natural and cultural regions of Mexico, Central America, and West Indies.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  LA S 411.
May be convened with:  GEOG 511.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 412 -- South America  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and cultural bases of South America's geographic patterns, with emphasis on human settlement and problems of resource development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  LA S 412.
May be convened with:  GEOG 512.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 413 -- Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and human bases of regional contrasts, with emphasis on tropical environmental systems and changing patterns of resource utilization and development. Writing-emphasis course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 513.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 415 -- Introduction to Water Resources Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Water resources policy including the identification of regional problems of water use, the elements of water planning, water rights, and a consideration of institutional structures and processes.   This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  HWR 415; HWR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 515.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 416A -- Computer Cartography  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces the principles of map design, production and analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 416A.
May be convened with:  GEOG 516A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 416B -- Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to GIS and related technologies for Geography and Regional Development. Fundamentals of GIS data structures, spatial sampling strategies, GIS design and implementation, software options, GIS analysis functions, spatial statistics, GIS ethics, and social science applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 416B, RNR 416B.
May be convened with:  GEOG 516B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 416C -- Urban Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces concepts and application skills for use of geographic information systems to investigate a range of urban spatial issues and decision-making processes. Emphasis on complete process of GIS-based problem solving, including project planning, spatial data sources/acquisition, preparation/coding, analysis, representation, and communication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG/RNR 417 or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 416C.
May be convened with:  GEOG 516C.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 416D -- PPGIS: Participatory Approaches in Geographic Information Science  (3 units)
Description:  A project-based course focusing on applications and impacts of GIS and other spatial analysis technologies in grassroots community development, participatory decision making, and community-engaged social science. Class format includes discussion seminar, GIS workshop, collaboration, and out-of-classroom community involvement.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 416B, GEOG/RNR/PLNN 416C, GEOG/RNR 417 or consent of instructor. At least one urban geography, regional development or planning coursework at 300-level or above is recommended.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 416D.
May be convened with:  GEOG 516D.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 416E -- Geovisualization (GIS)  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces principles and practices of Geovisualization (Geoviz) and softwares (CommunityViz and ERDAS Image).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 416A, GEOG/RNR 417 or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  RNR 416E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 516E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 417 -- Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 271 or equivalent; basic knowledge of computer operations.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 417; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 517.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 419 -- Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources  (3 units)
Description:  Computer techniques for analyzing, modeling, and displaying geographic information. Development of spatially oriented problem design and the use of logic are applied to the use of GIS programs. Emphasis on applications in land resources management and planning.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 417 or RNR 517.
Identical to:  RNR 419; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 519.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 420 -- Advanced Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Examines various areas of advanced GIS applications such as dynamic segmentation, surface modeling, spatial statistics, and network modeling. The use of high performance workstations will be emphasized.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 419.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 420; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 520.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 422 -- Resource Mapping  (3 units)
Description:  Use of computer technologies to map and inventory natural environments; integration of global positioning systems, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 417.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 422; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 522.
Usually offered:  Summer.

GEOG 424 -- Integrated Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Addresses the theoretical rationale, current knowledge and methods for achieving a common spatial basis between remote sensing (image) and GIS (non-image) data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 483, RNR 417, equivalent coursework or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
May be convened with:  GEOG 524.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 430 -- The Climate System  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic examination of processes and circulations comprising Earth's climate. Emphasis on circulations influencing geographic processes using examples of atmospheric environmental issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 431 -- Global and Regional Climatology  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of the atmospheric circulation process that produces differences in climates throughout the world. Emphasis on the earth's problem climates and climatically sensitive zones most susceptible to floods, droughts, and other environmental stresses due to global change.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ATMO 171 or GEOG 171.
May be convened with:  GEOG 531.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 436A -- Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Broadly covers fundamental topics in the atmospheric sciences. Topics include composition of the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics, radiative transfer, atmospheric dynamics, and climate.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 125.
Identical to:  ATMO 436A; ATMO is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 536A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 438 -- Biogeography  (3 units)
Description:  The role of historical events and ecological processes in determining the past and present geographic distribution of plants and animals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  ECOL 182R and ECOL 182L.
Identical to:  ECOL 438, GEOS 438.
May be convened with:  GEOG 538.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 439A -- Introduction to Dendrochronology  (4 units)
Description:  Survey of dendrochronological theory and methods. Applications to archaeological, geological, and biological dating problems and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Emphasis on dating methods, developing tree-ring chronologies, and evaluating tree-ring dates from various contexts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  GEOS 439A; GEOS is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 539A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 446 -- Health and the Global Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This course deals with the interconnection of the global economy, local social structures, and health, as well as examining disease and spatial aspects of health care, including access to care.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 446.
May be convened with:  GEOG 546.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 450 -- Geomorphology  (4 units)
Description:  Processes, form, and dynamics of the fluvial system from source to mouth. Introduction to aeolian, glacial, and planetary geomorphology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOS 251.
Identical to:  GEOS 450; GEOS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 453 -- Locational Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Industrial location theory and location factors, consumer travel behavior and market areas, geography of economic impacts, location of public facilities.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  PLNN 453.
May be convened with:  GEOG 553.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 454 -- Regional Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Regionalization and geographic scale; spatial variation and well-being and development; multiplier analysis; demographic-economic models; theories of regional growth; regional policy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 554.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 455 -- Advanced Regional Study  (1-9 units)
Description:  Course provides focused training dedicated to a single region and can include fieldwork, lectures, and/or original research. Course may include 1 or more field trips.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GEOG 555.
Usually offered:  Summer.

GEOG 456 -- The American City  (3 units)
Description:  An integrated approach to the built environment with special emphasis on the historical, social, and political aspects of American urban development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  PLNN 456.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 457 -- Statistical Techniques in Geography, Regional Development and Planning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of gathering and analyzing data for the solution of geographical, urban, and regional planning problems, with emphasis on quantitative and statistical techniques used in spatial analysis and cartography, on the one hand, and program planning, on the other.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $42.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 110 or equivalent.
Identical to:  PLNN 457.
May be convened with:  GEOG 557.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 458 -- Geography of Transportation  (3 units)
Description:  The course presents an overview of the geography of transportation and the relation between transportation and spatial organization. Approaches of description and normative analysis are integrated for understanding the geography of transport.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 558.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 459 -- Land Use and Growth Controls  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture/seminar class designed for graduate planning students. Looks at basic and advanced land use, the tools utilized for land use planning, and the methodology of land use planning. Current planning and legal issues dealing with regulation of growth, the sequence of growth, and the limiting of growth are analyzed. Issues of equity in controlling land use are also explored.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 459; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 559.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 461 -- Environmental and Resource Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Examines physical resources (e.g. distribution, quantities, and availability) and the human factors which may contribute to their completion and deterioration as well as protection and maintenance.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  HWR 461, LA S 461, PLNN 461.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 466 -- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the city in the Middle East and North Africa; the Islamic city model, the traditional and contemporary bazaar and medina, urban evolution and transformation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A, NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  NES 466; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 566.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 467 -- Water Resource Assessment  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on watersheds, aquifers, and river basins as sources of water to meet human and environmental demands. Techniques include watershed delineation, water budget calculation, safe yield estimation, water quality assessment (total maximum daily load). MODSIM, MODFLOW, and WEAP decision support systems are reviewed.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 468 -- Water and Sustainability  (3 units)
Description:  Social and environmental conflicts over water are intensifying in much of the world. This course studies the physical basis, history, and political economy of water development and water policy in the U.S. and internationally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GEOG 568.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 471 -- Problems in Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Topical issues in regional development, with emphasis on policy in diverse contexts and case study analysis.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  AREC 471, PLNN 471.
May be convened with:  GEOG 571.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 472 -- Exploring Radical Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to origins and continuing development of radical geography and its concerns with capitalism, nature, culture, class, gender, race, and ethnicity.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 572.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 473 -- Spatial Analysis and Modeling  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for natural resource and environmental managers. Topics include spatial autocorrelation, interpolation techniques, and model integration. Examines sources of error and possible ramifications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 417; Statistics.
Identical to:  RNR 473; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 573.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 476 -- The Land Development Process  (3 units)
Description:  A case-oriented approach to site selection, rezoning, financing, architectural design, economic feasibility, and other facets of the land development process.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  consult department before repeating this course.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PLNN 476; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 576.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 478 -- Global Change  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the Earth system through an examination of its component parts (particularly climate and biogeochemistry) and their interactions with human activities, emphasizing information needed to understand modern and future environmental changes.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  upper-division standing, introductory course work in biological and physical sciences.
Identical to:  GEOS 478; GEOS is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 578.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 479 -- Economics of Water Management and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on economic tools and methods useful to water managers and policymakers. Case studies focus on water supply and demand, pricing and transactions, river basin management, recreation and environmental uses, inter-jurisdictional conflicts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  One full semester of natural resource economics or microeconomics (AREC 217 or ECON 201A; ECON 361 or equivalent. Calculus (MATH 113, MATH 124 or MATH 125) or equivalent.
Identical to:  AREC 479; AREC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 483 -- Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Use of aircraft and satellite imagery for monitoring landforms, soils, vegetation and land use, with the focus on problems of land-use planning, resource management and related topics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  2 units of remote sensing or equivalent.
Identical to:  PLNN 483, RNR 483, SWES 483.
May be convened with:  GEOG 583.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 484 -- Fire Mapping  (3 units)
Description:  Mapping fire-prone landscapes using aerial photographs and satellite images.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 330.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  RNR 484.
May be convened with:  GEOG 584.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 488 -- Governing Science and Technology  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, cross-cultural, and geographical assessment of strategies societies have deployed to govern science and technology; effects of particular strategies in terms of impacts (both positive and negative) of science and technology on people, their lives, and the environment.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  ANTH 488, POL 488.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 490 -- Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth  (3 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary course delineating the physical basis of electromagnetic remote sensing, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth systems science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  REM 490; REM is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 590.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 492A -- Directed Research in Geography and Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 496F -- European Study Group: Special Topics on Europe  (3 units)
Description:  Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Senior standing.
Identical to:  POL 496F.
May be convened with:  GEOG 596F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 497S -- New Urbanism and Sustainability in the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Examines contemporary competition between environment, resources (water, energy), social equity, and economic viability in the community development and revitalization arena. Public policy, planning initiatives, design strategies and technical solutions that bridge the conflicting agendas are analyzed. Field investigation of contemporary cases. Appropriate for students specializing in planning, architecture and landscape architecture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 497S; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 597S.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 499 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 500 -- Research Design  (3 units)
Description:  Focus on conceptualizing research projects and on writing and presenting a research proposal.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 501A -- Introduction to Planning  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed for first-year planning graduate students but is also suitable for advanced undergraduate students seeking careers in urban/regional planning, architecture, real estate development, and related fields. The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to the planning profession and the tracks of study within the University of Arizona's Planning Degree Program. Some of the topics covered during the semester include: the scope and objectives of urban planning; the evolution of the city and the profession of planning; ethics in planning; the place of planing within the government and the law; and selected topics of interest to planners. Graduate-level requirements include one additional project and lead in-class exercises.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 501A; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 401A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 501B -- Introduction to Planning  (3 units)
Description:  The second of a two-course sequence, this course is designed for first year graduate students, although well suited for advanced undergraduate students who are seeking careers in urban/regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, real estate development, and related fields. The primary objective of the course is to introduce students to the planning profession. Some of the topics covered include: history of planning, land use planning, growth management, and the ethics of planning. Graduate-level requirements include writing an additional paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 501B; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 401B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 503 -- Applications of Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  General survey of principles of geographic information systems (GIS); applications of GIS to issues such as land assessment and evaluation of wildlife habitat; problem-solving with GIS. Graduate-level requirements include completion of a project on the use of GIS in their discipline or an original GIS analysis (100 points) in coordination with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 503; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 403.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 506 -- Planning Economic Development  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  Graduate-level requirements include additional reading, a class presentation, and a supervisory role in fieldwork exercises.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 506; PLNN is home department.

GEOG 507 -- The American Landscape  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and character of the visual aspects of places viewed individually and regionally; changes in habitat, vernacular structures and landscapes, townscapes, countrysides and special features. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an essay and annotated bibliography on the work of a specific scholar, place, or region.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 407.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 508 -- Arizona and the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  The changing character of the land and human occupancy of it, with emphasis on Arizona; historically and problem oriented. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be convened with:  GEOG 408.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 510 -- Comparative Planning: Past, Present, and Future  (3 units)
Description:  Designed for planning students who expect to practice in a variety of national planning systems. The objective of this course is to provide a comparative survey of domestic planning systems in an international context. Additional topics covered include variations in the powers of local units of government and analysis of interjurisdictional competencies and conflicts. Graduate-level requirements include more required reading and are graded on analysis of readings in their logs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 510; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 410.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 511 -- Middle America  (3 units)
Description:  Land, people, and culture in the major natural and cultural regions of Mexico, Central America, and West Indies. Graduate-level requirements include three tutorial sessions and a research-review paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 511.
May be convened with:  GEOG 411.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 512 -- South America  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and cultural bases of South America's geographic patterns, with emphasis on human settlement and problems of resource development. Graduate-level requirements include three tutorial sessions and a research-review paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 512.
May be convened with:  GEOG 412.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 513 -- Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Physical and human bases of regional contrasts, with emphasis on tropical environmental systems and changing patterns of resource utilization and development. Writing-emphasis course. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an oral presentation of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 413.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 514 -- Analytic Methods in Planning and Strategic Management  (3 units)
Description:  Methods and models for program planning and policy analysis; forecasting, service demand, facility location in capital investment programming, task sequencing, program analysis and evaluation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 557 or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  PA 514; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 515 -- Introduction to Water Resources Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Water resources policy including the identification of regional problems of water use, the elements of water planning, water rights, and a consideration of institutional structures and processes. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HWR 515; HWR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 415.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 516A -- Computer Cartography  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces the principles of map design, production and analysis. Graduate-level requirements include an instructor approved 5-8 page paper on a related topic and analytical cartography demonstrating scholarly analysis in contemporary analytical cartography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 516A.
May be convened with:  GEOG 416A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 516B -- Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to GIS and related technologies for Geography and Regional Development. Fundamentals of GIS data structures, spatial sampling strategies, GIS design and implementation, software options, GIS analysis functions, spatial statistics, GIS ethics, and social science applications. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of a project report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 516B, RNR 516B.
May be convened with:  GEOG 416B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 516C -- Urban Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces concepts and application skills for use of geographic information systems to investigate a range of urban spatial issues and decision-making processes. Emphasis on complete process of GIS-based problem solving, including project planning, spatial data sources/acquisition, preparation/coding, analysis, representation, and communication. Graduate-level requirements include writing an original research papers based on original data collected in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG/RNR 517 or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 516C, PLNN 516C.
May be convened with:  GEOG 416C.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 516D -- PPGIS: Participatory Approaches in Geographic Information Science  (3 units)
Description:  A project-based course focusing on applications and impacts of GIS and other spatial analysis technologies in grassroots community development, participatory decision making, and community-engaged social science. Class format includes discussion seminar, GIS workshop, collaboration, and out-of-classroom community involvement. Graduate-level requirements include writing an original research papers based on original data collected in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG/RNR 517 or conset of instructor.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  PLNN 516D, RNR 516D.
May be convened with:  GEOG 416D.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 516E -- Geovisualization (GIS)  (3 units)
Description:  Introduces principles and practices of Geovisualization (Geoviz) and softwares (CommunityViz and ERDAS Image). Graduate-level requirements include an instructor-approved, scholarly paper on a related topic in Geoviz. The paper will be 5-8 double-spaced, typewritten pages and provide a scholarly analysis and critique of a significant real-world geoviz application.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 516A, GEOG/RNR 517 or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  PLNN 516E, RNR 516E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 416E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 517 -- Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies for both the natural and social sciences. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display. Graduate-level requirements include a thorough bibliographic review and a scholarly paper on a current application of geographic information systems in the student's major field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  RNR 517; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 417.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 519 -- Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources  (3 units)
Description:  Computer techniques for analyzing, modeling, and displaying geographic information. Development of spatially oriented problem design and the use of logic are applied to the use of GIS programs. Emphasis on applications in land resources management and planning. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 519; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 419.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 520 -- Advanced Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Examines various areas of advanced GIS applications such as dynamic segmentation, surface modeling, spatial statistics, and network modeling. The use of high performance workstations will be emphasized. Graduate-level requirements include a more extensive project and report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 520; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 420.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 522 -- Resource Mapping  (3 units)
Description:  Use of computer technologies to map and inventory natural environments; integration of global positioning systems, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. Graduate-level requirements include a detailed report on the application of resource mapping to a specific problem in natural resource management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  RNR 522; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 422.
Usually offered:  Summer.

GEOG 524 -- Integrated Geographic Information Systems  (3 units)
Description:  Addresses the theoretical rationale, current knowledge and methods for achieving a common spatial basis between remote sensing (image) and GIS (non-image) data. Graduate-level requirements include a scholarly semester project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 583, RNR 517, equivalent coursework or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
May be convened with:  GEOG 424.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 529 -- Objective Analysis in the Atmospheric and Related Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  This graduate course provides an overview of statistical methods used to interpret datasets in the atmospheric and related sciences. The objective is to provide a working knowledge of the statistical tools most commonly used. Topics include application of basic statistics (composite analysis; significance testing; curve fitting; regression analysis; correlation; and non-normal distributions), non-parametric statistical significance testing (e.g. Monte-Carlo methods and field significance), matrix methods (principal component analysis; SVD analysis; CCA), and time series analysis (harmonic analysis; power spectra; data filtering; cross-spectrum analysis; singular spectrum analysis; and wavelet analysis).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Undergraduate level statistics course and linear algebra required. Computer programming skiils (C, Fortran, Matlab) and knowlege of graphical display packages needed or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  ATMO 529; ATMO is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 530 -- The Climate System  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic examination of processes and circulations comprising Earth's climate. Emphasis on circulations influencing geographic processes using examples of atmospheric environmental issues. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of a term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARL 530, GC 530.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 531 -- Global and Regional Climatology  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of the atmospheric circulation process that produces differences in climates throughout the world. Emphasis on the earth's problem climates and climatically sensitive zones most susceptible to floods, droughts, and other environmental stresses due to global change. Graduate requirements include an additional term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 431.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 532 -- Climate and Water  (3 units)
Description:  This course explores the connections between climate and water resources from the perspective of the past, the present, and the future to foster an appreciation of the finite nature of water in the western U.S. and other regions in the face of a changing climate.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 1 hour seminar.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 536A -- Fundamentals of the Atmospheric Sciences  (3 units)
Description:  Broadly covers fundamental topics in the atmospheric sciences. Topics include composition of the atmosphere, atmospheric thermodynamics, atmospheric chemistry, cloud physics, radiative transfer, atmospheric dynamics, and climate. Graduate-level requirements include additional questions on homework and exams plus a term paper on a specialized research topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ATMO 536A; ATMO is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 436A.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 538 -- Biogeography  (3 units)
Description:  The role of historical events and ecological processes in determining the past and present geographic distribution of plants and animals. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECOL 538, GEOS 538.
May be convened with:  GEOG 438.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 539A -- Introduction to Dendrochronology  (4 units)
Description:  Survey of dendrochronological theory and methods. Applications to archaeological, geological, and biological dating problems and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. Emphasis on dating methods, developing tree-ring chronologies, and evaluating tree-ring dates from various contexts. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper reviewing critically some aspect of dendrochronology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  GEOS 539A; GEOS is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 439A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 546 -- Health and the Global Economy  (3 units)
Description:  This course deals with the interconnection of the global economy, local social structures, and health, as well as examining disease and spatial aspects of health care, including access to care. Graduate-level requirements include a more substantive research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 546.
May be convened with:  GEOG 446.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 553 -- Locational Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Industrial location theory and location factors, consumer travel behavior and market areas, geography of economic impacts, location of public facilities. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 553.
May be convened with:  GEOG 453.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 554 -- Regional Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Regionalization and geographic scale; spatial variation and well-being and development; multiplier analysis; demographic-economic models; theories of regional growth; regional policy. Graduate-level requirements include a term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 454.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 555 -- Advanced Regional Study  (1-9 units)
Description:  Course provides focused training dedicated to a single region and can include fieldwork, lectures, and/or original research. Course may include 1 or more field trips. Graduate-level requirements include writing original research papers based on original data collected in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GEOG 455.
Usually offered:  Summer.

GEOG 557 -- Statistical Techniques in Geography, Regional Development and Planning  (3 units)
Description:  Methods of gathering and analyzing data for the solution of geographical, urban, and regional planning problems, with emphasis on quantitative and statistical techniques used in spatial analysis and cartography, on the one hand, and program planning, on the other. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of several data-intensive research projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $42.
Identical to:  PLNN 557.
May be convened with:  GEOG 457.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 558 -- Geography of Transportation  (3 units)
Description:  The course presents an overview of the geography of transportation and the relation between transportation and spatial organization. Approaches of description and normative analysis are integrated for understanding the geography of transport. Graduate-level requirements include a critical review paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 458.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 559 -- Land Use and Growth Controls  (3 units)
Description:  Lecture/seminar class designed for graduate planning students. Looks at basic and advanced land use, the tools utilized for land use planning, and the methodology of land use planning. Current planning and legal issues dealing with regulation of growth, the sequence of growth, and the limiting of growth are analyzed. Issues of equity in controlling land use are also explored. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of a series of research projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 559; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 459.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 564 -- The Arid and Semi-arid Lands  (3 units)
Description:  Past, present and future of settlement and resource utilization in the world's arid lands; spatial interrelationships of environmental, demographic, socioeconomic and political systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARL 564; ARL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 565 -- Physical Aspects of Arid Lands  (3 units)
Description:  Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an oral presentation of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ARL 565; ARL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 566 -- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the city in the Middle East and North Africa; the Islamic city model, the traditional and contemporary bazaar and medina, urban evolution and transformation. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and completion of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 566; NES is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 466.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 567 -- Geographical Analysis of Population  (3 units)
Description:  Population distribution and change; practical methods of demographic analysis, migration, business and planning applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 567.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 568 -- Water and Sustainability  (3 units)
Description:  Social and environmental conflicts over water are intensifying in much of the world. This course studies the physical basis, history, and political economy of water development and water policy in the U.S. and internationally. Graduatre-level requirements include additional reading every week and a term paper instead of the final exam.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
May be convened with:  GEOG 468.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 571 -- Problems in Regional Development  (3 units)
Description:  Topical issues in regional development, with emphasis on policy in diverse contexts and case study analysis. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  AREC 571, PLNN 571.
May be convened with:  GEOG 471.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 572 -- Exploring Radical Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to origins and continuing development of radical geography and its concerns with capitalism, nature, culture, class, gender, race, and ethnicity. Graduate-level requirements include a 20 to 25 page research paper with annotated bibliography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  GEOG 472.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 573 -- Spatial Analysis and Modeling  (3 units)
Description:  Explores the use of geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for natural resource and environmental managers. Topics include spatial autocorrelation, interpolation techniques, and model integration. Examines sources of error and possible ramifications. Graduate-level requirements include the students to show additional, sophisticated proficiency with the material through the completion of a final course project, consisting of an additional analysis of data provided by the students (see syllabus for point breakdown).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  RNR 517; Statistics.
Identical to:  RNR 573; RNR is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 473.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 574 -- Introduction to Geostatistics  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught Spring semester in odd-numbered years] Exploratory spatial data analysis, random function models for spatial data, estimation and modeling of variograms and covariances, ordinary and universal kriging estimators and equations, regularization of variograms, estimation of spatial averages, non-linear estimators, includes use of geostatistical software. Application of hydrology, soil science, ecology, geography and related fields.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  linear algebra, basic course in probability and statistics, familiarity with DOS/Windows, UNIX.
Identical to:  MATH 574; MATH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 575 -- Economic Evaluation of Water and Environmental Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and application of economic concepts needed to evaluate water and environmental laws and policies; including benefit cost analysis, externalities, public goods and valuation methodologies. Case studies include federal, state, tribal and international water and environmental policies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 300 or ECON 361.
Identical to:  AREC 575; AREC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 576 -- The Land Development Process  (3 units)
Description:  A case-oriented approach to site selection, rezoning, financing, architectural design, economic feasibility, and other facets of the land development process. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of a series of research projects.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PLNN 576; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 476.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 578 -- Global Change  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the Earth system through an examination of its component parts (particularly climate and biogeochemistry) and their interactions with human activities, emphasizing information needed to understand modern and future environmental changes. Graduate level requirements include an in-depth written exercise and additional activities as described in the syllabus.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  GEOS 578; GEOS is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 478.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 583 -- Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing  (3 units)
Description:  Use of aircraft and satellite imagery for monitoring landforms, soils, vegetation and land use, with the focus on problems of land-use planning, resource management and related topics. Graduate-level requirements include the completion of a project report.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Identical to:  PLNN 583, RNR 583, SWES 583.
May be convened with:  GEOG 483.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 584 -- Fire Mapping  (3 units)
Description:  Mapping fire-prone landscapes using aerial photographs and satellite images. Graduate-level requirements include a research project that reviews critically th fire mapping literature OR demonstrates a fire mapping application using actual data.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  $21.
Course includes 1 or more field trips.
Typical structure:  3 hours laboratory, 2 hours lecture.
Identical to:  RNR 584.
May be convened with:  GEOG 484.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 590 -- Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth  (3 units)
Description:  A multidisciplinary course delineating the physical basis of electromagnetic remote sensing, the concepts of information extraction, and applications pertinent to earth systems science. Graduate-level requirements include an additional term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  REM 590; REM is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 490.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 593 -- Internship  (1-5 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 594 -- Practicum  (1-9 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 596B -- Arizona Water Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course focuses on current Arizona water policy from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Through readings, research, lectures, discussions and presentations, the student is exposed to major, current water resource issues facing Arizona and other parts of the West and policies to address them. The faculty draw upon their and guest-lecturers’ experiences to demonstrate the development, analysis and implementation of real-world water policy.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Consent of instructor is required.
Identical to:  SWES 596B; SWES is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 596F -- European Study Group: Special Topics on Europe  (3 units)
Description:  Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies. Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  POL 596F.
May be convened with:  GEOG 496F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 596J -- Water Management and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Management and policy challenges driven by surface water and groundwater scarcity will be assessed for the Southwest US, Mexico, and globally. Critical review of institutions coupled with assessment of emerging management systems will lead to consideration of policy alternatives.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 596K -- Risk and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 596K, HWR 596K.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 596L -- Law, Geography, and Property  (3 units)
Description:  This seminar aims to bring together law, geography, and political economy, where they overlap in matters of nature and environment. Property rights are the central theme. The goals of the course are to bridge the separate worlds of “law-and-society” and environmental studies, and to prepare graduate students to do interdisciplinary legal and policy analysis as part of their academic research.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 596U -- Interdisciplinary Environment-Behavior-Design  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consult college before enrolling.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  PSYC 596U; PSYC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 597S -- New Urbanism and Sustainability in the Southwest  (3 units)
Description:  Examines contemporary competition between environment, resources (water, energy), social equity, and economic viability in the community development and revitalization arena. Public policy, planning initiatives, design strategies and technical solutions that bridge the conflicting agendas are analyzed. Field investigation of contemporary cases. Appropriate for students specializing in planning, architecture and landscape architecture. Graduate-level requirements include a case study paper and formal class presentation. The study should include a literature review, and asessment methodology and critical comment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 597S; PLNN is home department.
May be convened with:  GEOG 497S.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 597T -- Housing and Households  (3 units)
Description:  First of two-course sequence focusing on U.S. housing and community development. Topics covered include housing market projections, housing submarket analysis, housing finance and mortgage lending, household analysis, residential choice and residential mobility. Appropriate for students specializing in urban planning, architecture, urban geography and urban sociology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  graduate status.
Identical to:  PLNN 597T; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 599 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 605 -- Theory & Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  This course shows students how planners frame the notion of public interest in their work, how planning, which is often intervention in the private market, can be justified in a capitalist society, the role that professional ethics play in the life of the planner, and the ways in which various kinds of planners define their job - and then do it. The course includes both the classic work in planning theory and the latest conversations in the theory community but with a strong emphasis on the value of such work for practicing planners.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PLNN 605; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 611 -- Projects in Regional Planning  (4 units)
Description:  Lectures, laboratory, and field projects covering various aspects of professional practice.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PLNN 605; 24 units toward a graduate degree in planning.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Identical to:  PLNN 611; PLNN is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 619 -- Ecology of Savannas, Shrublands, and Woodlands  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught Spring semester in even-numbered years] The functional ecology and dynamics of biogeographically diverse savanna, shrubland and woodland ecosystems will be examined. Interactions among co-occurring lifeforms and growthforms will be emphasized with in the context of climate, soils and disturbance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Upper-division ecology course.
Identical to:  RA M 619; RA M is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 657 -- Spatial Analysis  (3 units)
Description:  Formal analysis and modeling of spatial structures and processes; conceptual evaluation of point patterns, networks, surfaces and interaction.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  GEOG 557.
Identical to:  PLNN 657.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 658 -- Critical Methodological Practice  (3 units)
Description:  A critical theory approach to method (primarily qualitative) in human geography and related social sciences; theoretical derivation of research questions; retheorization through research findings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 689 -- History of Geographic Thought  (3 units)
Description:  History of geographic philosophy and methodology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  15 units of geography.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 695A -- Current Topics in Geography  (1 unit)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 695B -- Preparing Future Faculty in Geography:Professional Development  (1 unit)
Description:  A course designed to assist advanced graduate students in obtaining academic employment.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 695C -- Preparing Future Faculty: College Teaching  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduces graduate students to pedagogical theory, skills, practice and technological tools for college classrooms. Covers learning philosophies, cognitive skills, assessment, classroom dynamics and ethics. Provides practice in developing and presenting course materials.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 695D -- Preparing Future Faculty; Writing Workshop/Proposal Development  (1 unit)
Description:  Course is to assist advance graduate students in writing up a geographic research project or developing a proposal.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696A -- Economic Geography  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696B -- Cultural Geography  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696C -- Physical Geography  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696F -- Advanced Methods and Techniques  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696G -- Urban Geography  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696H -- Political Geography  (3-9 units)
Description:  This course will consist of a seminar format allowing different topics in political geography to be presented. Topics offered will likely include the state, governance, critical geopolitics, social movements, or an exclusive focus on a number of key political/social theorists inside and outside of the discipline of geography from Frederich Ratzel, to Karl Marx to David Harvey.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696I -- Political Ecology: Institutions, Environmental Change & Development  (3 units)
Description:  This course is a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding resource access by different people, the institutions and environmental conditions through which resource access is mediated, and the sorts of environmental change that these systems may create. It also involves an analysis of the political institutions that have a bearing on environmental outcomes. It frames local resource use systems within the 'nests' of processes that help to shape them - e.g. political economy, globalization, gender relations, and historically produced 'narratives.'
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696J -- Water Resources Geography  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 696K -- Development and the Latin American Experience  (3 units)
Description:  The aims of this course are to 1) introduce students to general theories of development from development studies, anthropology, geography and related fields, 2) introduce students to critiques of development practices that have emerged from the Latin American experience, and 3)provide an opportunity for students to compare experiences from their own work (within or outside of Latin America) with the general theories and case studies offered in class.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 696K; LA S is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 696L -- Conservation and Community  (3 units)
Description:  An intensive exploration of the impact of conservation efforts, including protected areas, on rural peoples across the world.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  ANTH 696L; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

GEOG 699 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

GEOG 900 -- Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 909 -- Master's Report  (3 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

GEOG 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

GEOG 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.