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3.00 Credits
F, alternate years. A survey of the practice of urban and regional planning including its theory, history, techniques, issues, and careers. Land use planning and zoning, housing and community development, environmental planning, recreation planning, health care systems planning, transportation planning, historic preservation and urban design, and other subfields are examined within neighborhood, downtown, suburban, regional, and Third World contexts. Prerequisites: Two 200- 300 level social science and/or geography courses or department approval.
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3.00 Credits
S. A course in perspectives on, principles of, and practices in the teaching of Geology-Earth Science on the secondary level. This course should be taken concurrently with Education 346. The seminar provides a forum for the discussion of concerns that develop during directed teaching. This course is part of the professional educational program and may not be included in the major or minor in Geology-Earth Science.
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4.00 Credits
S, alternate years. This course introduces advanced themes in Geographic Information Systems including spatial database design, spatial algorithms, implementation and design, and advanced GIS applications including designs for community development and service tailored to individual students' major field of study. Prerequisites: Geography 221 and 222 with the grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
S, alternate years. This course includes a study of significant episodes and crucial issues in the history and philosophy of geography with an emphasis on present- day human geography. The philosophical underpinnings of geography's domains and paradigms are critically examined. This seminar requires geography majors to reflect on integrating their geographical knowledge and fitting this into a Reformed worldview. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in the geography program.
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3.00 Credits
F, S, or SS. This course is an internship involving professional application of the concepts and principles learned as part of the geography program. A student is placed in a government agency, a private firm, or a not-forprofit organization, which builds on previous instruction in the program in an area of applied geography, such as urban and regional planning, mapping, and geographic information systems. Students are assigned a specific project and work under the direct supervision of an employee of the outside agency or firm as well as under the supervision of the instructor. Prerequisites: Senior standing in the geography major or permission of the geography faculty.
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1.00 Credits
F. This course examines geology as vocation as it applies to course participants. Topics cover how to discern God's call, how to identify and pursue future opportunities, and the practices and issues that geologists encounter as they enter their discipline. Lectures, class discussions, short reflection papers and guest participants. This course is graded pass/fail. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in a major concentration in geology or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
F, I, and S. Prerequisite: Permission of the department. 395- 396 Research in Geology ( 2-4) F, I, and S. Field and/or laboratory research on an approved geological problem and presentation of the results of the research in seminar. Open to qualified students by permission of the geology faculty. May Interim Courses
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2.00 Credits
F, I, and S. Field or library research on an approved geographical problem and presentation of the results of this research in a seminar. Open to qualified students by permission of the department. Geology
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4.00 Credits
(field version of Geol-151) This course in geology is based in southwest Montana. Southwest Montana offers superb field exposures and is within driving distance of outstanding geological localities including Yellowstone National Park and Craters of the Moon National Monument. This course fulfills the Physical Science core requirement, and emphasizes outdoor, fieldbased investigation and learning. Students will be introduced to the breadth of geological study leading to responsible Christian appreciation and stewardship of the Earth, including rocks and minerals, landforms and surficial processes, geological hazards, and natural resources. Field activities are an important part of each day and the field experience will complement morning lecture and lab activities. As a graded course, exams will cover lecture and text, and students will be required to complete lab assignments, construct a written field log, and choose a special field project. Not open to students who have completed Geology/Geography 120, Geology 151.
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4.00 Credits
F. An introductory course in the German language and culture that includes an investigation of cultures of German-speaking countries and training in intercultural skills. The course serves as the first course in two different sequences. It provides an introduction to German for students with no prior knowledge of the language; these students will normally progress to German 102, followed by 201 and 202. The course also provides systematic review and consolidation for students who have taken high school German but who, on the basis of a placement test, are not prepared for German 201. These students will normally continue with the sequence of 122-123.
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