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3.00 Credits
Use of satellite observations to study the climate system. Discussions consider the development of satellite climatology, sensors, platforms and methodologies used to estimate climate variables from radiance measurements. Aspects of climate that are emphasized include cloud climatologies, cloud systems, atmospheric moisture, radiation budget, and land-surface conditions. Prerequisites: GEOG 215 or GEOG 319, or permission of instructor Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course will address the needs of upper level undergraduate and graduate students who desire to learn and apply fundamental Geographic Information Systems concepts and techniques for their research projects. This course will draw on the content of the Introductory GIS course offered by the department but will also be flexible such that the individual needs or interest of students can be met through guided reading and/or tailored laboratory sessions. The Department of Geosciences GIS computer laboratory, with a variety of GIS and Remote Sensing software, will be available for this course. Prerequisite: Permission by instructor Offered: Winter Restrictions: Only for upper level undergraduate and graduate students 4 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Relation between transportation and spatial organization, selected analytical models dealing with traffic demand, network configuration, and allocation of transport facilities; application to specific problem areas including commuting. Seminar with discussions of briefs and term paper. Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Geography majors in their senior year may enroll for 1-3 hours tutoring for credit. This will entail working as a tutor, under the direction of the faculty, to students in the 100 to 200-level courses in the department who either have inadequate background preparation in environment studies and geography or are identified by the instructor as needing tutorial help. Tutoring will be on a credit/non-credit basis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Offered: On demand 1-3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Students obtain directed practical experience working with non-profits, governments, or private enterprises. Duties will vary based on contractual agreement between the student, host organization, and the professor. Students should have junior standing or higher, and the instructor's permission. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor Offered: Summer, Fall, or Winter as available 1-6 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Students critique geographic research and prepare a paper and an oral presentation on an approved topic. Prerequisite: Senior standing and successful completion of the WEPT Offered: Winter 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
An introductory foundation course on energy in all its guises, the physical laws and factors which control it and the availability of energy for human use. Includes consideration of resources, reserves, conversion efficiencies, conservation, and other relevant factors. Conventional sources and nonconventional alternatives such as solar, wind, water, geothermal, biomass and fusion will be addressed. Lecture and discussions. No prerequisites. Offered: On demand 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
Origin and composition of the primary earth materials; agents of erosion, transportation, sedimentation and metamorphism; modes of occurrence of common minerals and analysis of the common crustal structures. Field trips. Three hours lecture and discussion. Semester offered: Fall and Winter 3 hrs
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3.00 Credits
An interpretation of the biological and physical history of the earth. Three hours lecture, discussion and two hours laboratory a week. Field trips. Prerequisites: GEOLOGY 220 or permission of instructor Offered: On demand 4 hrs
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with an introductory, inquiry-based learning experience that focuses on the application of field methods for understanding surface and subsurface earth processes and environmental issues. Students will collect field data at off-campus sites, conduct periodic monitoring, and analyze samples using departmental instrumentation. Students will work on collaborative projects and will present their results. Class will meet once a week for three hours. Prerequisite: GEOLOGY 101 and GEOLOGY 101L or ENV-SCI 111 and ENV-SCI 111L. GEOLOGY 220 and GEOLOGY 220L or ENV-SCI 110R and ENV-SCI 110L Offered: Fall 3 hrs
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