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Study of map graphic communication, including technical and perceptual organization, symbolic coding, color, and lettering.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course imposes an extreme workload by condensing material into a short period with rigid deadlines, requiring significant time management and sacrifice of other activities.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025GIS APPLICATIONS teaches the application of GIS techniques in physical and human geography through case studies and student projects.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Axing Zhu: Labs are reported as a bit long, contributing to the workload, while lectures are considered great.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleGEOG 579 teaches principles and algorithms for spatial analysis in GIS, covering methods like interpolation, overlay, and network analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Axing Zhu: Students must read the instructor's self-authored online textbook to understand class content, and quizzes with broken English phrasing are reported as difficult and confusing.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GEOG 681 is a mentored study course for seniors completing honors theses in geography.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOG 691 is a senior thesis course involving individual mentored study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOG 692 is a mentored study course for seniors completing theses.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleGEOG 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleA capstone course covering practical GIS development cases, integrating programming, spatial analysis, database, and visualization skills.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGEOG 778 teaches students to conceive, manage, and plan real-world GIS development projects.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GEOG 920 is a graduate seminar that surveys recent and classic works in physical geography.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSurveys recent and classic works in people-environment geography.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA graduate seminar surveying recent and classic works in cartography and geographic information science.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGEOG 990 is an individual mentored study course for completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOG 999 is an independent study course allowing students to arrange specific work with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleAn interdisciplinary exploration of the historical and contemporary forces shaping the Middle East and its global entanglements.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Introduction to the City investigates urbanization and the physical, social, and political forms of cities, emphasizing spatial and social segregation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews for Jenna Loyd report high difficulty with excessive weekly readings and specific exams, whereas reviews for Maha Ziadeh indicate low difficulty with no exams but require participation and group projects.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026No released grades for this term.
Offering snapshots currently cover Fall 2026. Earlier grade records do not provide a complete offering history.