GEOGRAPHICAL TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES

GEOG 365

Course Description

An introduction to the breadth and practice of Geography. Introduces geographic perspectives, theories, themes, and research design. Covers the history of the discipline, applied quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in geographic research, and a selection of subfields within the discipline.

Prerequisties

Declared in Geography or Cartography and Geographic Information Systems undergraduate programs

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.85

1.11% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.6% from Historical

A Rate

76.92%

-9.3% from Historical

Class Size

-34.18% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

Sorted by ratings from Rate My Professors

Morgan Robertson

[email protected]

3.7

Rating

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