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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Description and study of the major freshwater region on earth which includes Ontario, Michigan, and parts of seven other U.S. states. Focus is on aspects of physical environment, resources, history, political organization, economy, trade and tourist attractions, demographic trends, interstate water management organizations, problems, publications and maps. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Race/Ethnicity/and/or Gender Issues. Requires: One Social Awareness Foundations Course Typically Offered Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Introduction to basic concepts underlying computerized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to the various social sciences. An overview of GIS principles and practical social science applications in the analytic use of spatial information. Topics covered include: basic cartographic concepts, spatial databases, GIS analysis of social needs and services, spatial queries, spatial analysis, data capture and acquisition, and mapping with GIS. Introduce students to a major GIS software package. Typically Offered Spring Only
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course provides the student with an understanding of the basic principles and themes of geography as they are applied to the study of health and disease in an international setting. Healthrelated topics are holistically examined within a variety of physical and cultural systems. Case studies from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America are discussed from the perspective of medical geography. Typically Offered Spring Only
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This course has a lecture with hours. This course has a lab with hours. Special Topics in Geography - 300 Level. This course covers various topics taught by diverse faculty and may not be offered every semester. Typically Offered On Demand
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This special studies course has been designed to allow students to work closely with a faculty member to pursue a topic of specialized interest. Topics for study and project requirements will be negotiated jointly between the faculty member and the student. Typically Offered On Demand
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Study and description of the natural history and economic development of the earth's unique natural wonders. Emphasis on understanding physical processes in creating the park features, problems of human use, and protection in the emerging global economy. Photography and maps used to aid appreciation. This course meets General Education requirements: Global Consciousness. Requires: One Social Awareness Foundations Course Typically Offered Fall Only
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3.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 3 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. Studies which focus on the great variety of situations involving human use and abuse of the planet. Possible topics for study include: over population, hunger, agricultural innovations, the diversity of environmental degradation, natural hazards, human conflicts, energy concerns and possible solutions. This course meets General Education requirements: Social Awareness, Global Consciousness. Requires: One Social Awareness Foundations course Typically Offered On Demand
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This course has a lecture with hours. This course has a lab with hours. Special Topics in GEOG - 400 Level. This course covers various topics taught by diverse faculty and may not be offered every semester. Typically Offered On Demand
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1.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Social Sciences Dept Credit Hours: 1 This special studies course has been designed to allow students to work closely with a faculty member to pursue a topic of specialized interest. Topics for study and project requirements will be negotiated jointly between the faculty member and the student. Typically Offered On Demand
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4.00 Credits
College: College of Arts and Sciences Department: Physical Sciences Credit Hours: 4 This course has a lecture with 3 hours. This course has a lab with 2 hours. Explores the processes that continuously interact to cycle rock and water through the earth system, thus shaping the surface of our dynamic earth. Plate tectonics is the thread that ties the study of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain belts; weathering, erosion, and deposition. The interrelation of humans and the earth system is a recurring theme. This course meets General Education requirements: Scientific Understanding, Lab. Typically Offered On Demand
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