GEOG 379 introduces geospatial technologies like drones, LiDAR, and GNSS for landscape analysis.
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GEOG 475
Topics in Geography
1–4 creditsGEOG 475 explores emerging topics in Geography.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleGEOG 510
Economic Geography
4 creditsGEOG 510 covers Economic Geography, focusing on theoretical aspects of spatial economic distributions and locational analysis.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleGEOG 523 examines species and ecosystem responses to environmental changes over the last million years, focusing on climate shifts and extinctions.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleGEOG 560 covers advanced quantitative methods for analyzing spatial distributions using multivariate techniques.
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The course is considered tough to understand initially, with deep lectures covering complex formulas. Labs are used to efficiently learn R, supporting those with limited prior experience.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleGEOG 572
Graphic Design in Cartography
3–4 creditsStudy of map graphic communication, including technical and perceptual organization, symbolic coding, color, and lettering.
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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 2025GEOG 578
GIS Applications
4 creditsGIS APPLICATIONS teaches the application of GIS techniques in physical and human geography through case studies and student projects.
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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
GIS and Spatial Analysis
4 creditsGEOG 579 teaches principles and algorithms for spatial analysis in GIS, covering methods like interpolation, overlay, and network analysis.
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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
Senior Honors Thesis
2–3 creditsGEOG 681 is a mentored study course for seniors completing honors theses in geography.
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GEOG 691
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsGEOG 691 is a senior thesis course involving individual mentored study arranged with a faculty member.
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GEOG 692
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsGEOG 692 is a mentored study course for seniors completing theses.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleGEOG 699
Directed Study
1–3 creditsGEOG 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleGEOG 777
Capstone in GIS Development
4 creditsA capstone course covering practical GIS development cases, integrating programming, spatial analysis, database, and visualization skills.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGEOG 778 teaches students to conceive, manage, and plan real-world GIS development projects.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GEOG 920
Seminar in Physical Geography
1–3 creditsGEOG 920 is a graduate seminar that surveys recent and classic works in physical geography.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSurveys recent and classic works in people-environment geography.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA graduate seminar surveying recent and classic works in cartography and geographic information science.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGEOG 990
Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsGEOG 990 is an individual mentored study course for completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.
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GEOG 999
Independent Work
1–3 creditsGEOG 999 is an independent study course allowing students to arrange specific work with a faculty member.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleGEOG/INTLST 319
Global Middle East
3 creditsAn interdisciplinary exploration of the historical and contemporary forces shaping the Middle East and its global entanglements.
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GEOG/URBRPL 305
Introduction to the City
3–4 creditsIntroduction to the City investigates urbanization and the physical, social, and political forms of cities, emphasizing spatial and social segregation.
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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 2026An introductory course covering geologic processes, Earth's structure and history, and phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and climate change.
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Grades depend on weekly quizzes and labs rather than exams. Quizzes can be tricky, and labs are the most taxing component, requiring careful note-taking and preparation from lecture materials.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026GEOSCI 109 explores the geologic story of US National Parks through physiography, tectonics, and fundamental geologic processes.
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Many reviewers describe the class as extremely difficult and stressful, citing packed content, hard-to-follow lectures, and quizzes that feel unfair despite diligent study and attendance at office hours.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025GEOSCI 110
Evolution and Extinction
4 creditsCovers the origin and diversification of life, evolutionary processes, and crises such as mass extinctions and Earth-life co-evolution.
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The course requires weekly quizzes based on articles and lecture material, with no textbook. Exams are multiple-choice, but the volume of material requires students to keep up with readings and attend class.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Explores microbial life diversity in modern and ancient geological extreme environments.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025GEOSCI 198
Directed Study
1–3 creditsGEOSCI 198 is a directed study course allowing independent research arranged with a faculty member.
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GEOSCI 199
Directed Study
1–3 creditsGEOSCI 199 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research or study arranged with a faculty member.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleIntroduction to recognition and mapping of geologic structures in the field
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Tests are described as tough and hard to finish, while homework expectations can sometimes be unclear.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleGEOSCI 304
Geobiology
3 creditsGEOBIOLOGY explores the integrative interaction of Earth's spheres and their evolution through history.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleGEOSCI 331 explores the formation, collection, properties, and treatment of popular gemstones.
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Students must manage numerous PDF lectures and create study aids like diagrams and spreadsheets. Exams are timed, 30-question tests that require linking multiple details from the lectures.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026