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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A study of the internal structure of cities and their role within the urban system. Additional focus is placed upon the economic, political, and social aspects of cities, housing and neighborhoods, and the contrast between cities of the developing and developed world.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A study of population trends and patterns at the local, regional, national and global levels. This course will review contemporary policy issues relevant to populations; e.g., immigration, the aging of the United States population, as well as traditional quantitative demographic measures.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A study of the dynamic processes that induce natural hazards impacting human activity; earthquakes and associated hazards, volcanoes, reduction processes, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. Focus will be placed on natural hazards in the United States and Florida.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. Emphasis will be on the distribution, development, pollution and conservation of the earth's natural resources. Attention will be centered primarily on energy, fossil fuels, land, water, air, wildlife resources and the need for readjusting work patterns and land utilization to natural environment.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
One to three hours per week. An in-depth study of a geographic topic which may be selected from a broad range of areas, such as world population growth, urban transportation systems, residential mobility or environmental degradation. The course may be repeated, but the topic must vary.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. A kinetic study of the earth's atmosphere, this course will analyze the physical processes inducing atmospheric motion including the energy budget, adiabatics, pressure gradient, tropical and mid-latitude processes and global circulation. A background in advanced mathematics is not required.
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3.00 Credits
Cross listed with POL 420WI and SOC 420WI. Three hours per week. The application of research methods within geography. A study of research design and methods including survey research, experiments, observation, and secondary data analysis. As part of the course, students will write and present their own research proposal. Credit will be awarded for only one (1) course selected from GEOG 420WI, POL 420WI, or SOC 420WI.
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3.00 Credits
Cross listed with POL 425 and SOC 325. Three hours per week. This course will familiarize the student with the major components of survey research including sampling, questionnaire design, data collection and data processing. The students will conduct an actual public opinion survey and analyze the data they collect. Credit will be awarded for only one (1) course selected from GEOG 425, POL 425, or SOC 325.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. An interdisciplinary analysis of environmental problems facing Florida, including endangered species, loss of habitat, coastal zone management, groundwater resources, industrial pollution and population growth.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours per week. An introductory course in computer mapping and the input, storage, and analysis of spatial data. Students become familiar with the use of GIS in physical/environmental and social/economic problem solving. The course includes exercises and a final project using GIS software.
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