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2.00 Credits
A field course in Australia that will consider ways of effectively developing ecological and social restoration plans after a mining operation finishes its operational cycle. Course will focus on a case of indigenous community relations. RESTRICTIONS: Undergraduate students need permission of instructor.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Investigates the ethics, limitations, and implications of how geographic information is gathered, digitized, analyzed, and communicated in the media-enriched and socially-networked world we live in. A digital geography project is completed to examine how digital technologies are transforming knowledge production in the sciences, social sciences and humanities. PREREQ: 9 credit hours of digital geography coursework or permission of instructor.
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2.00 Credits
This course will introduce ecological economics as a transdisciplinary framework to economic, social, and environmental problem solving applied to the field of minerals and mining industries. "Transdisciplinary" implies a problem-orientation that draws from a diverse web of knowledge across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. RESTRICTIONS: Undergraduate students need permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced study of geographic information science and systems (GIS) including more complex spatial data models, editing and topology, data encoding, data quality, preprocessing techniques, spatial analysis, and cartography and visualization techniques. Hands-on experience using commercial and/or open source GIS package. PREREQ: GEOG372 or permission of instructor, and MATH114, MATH115, or MATH117.
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3.00 Credits
A picture is worth a thousand words. A map is worth much more. This course provides a broad introduction to cartography, surveying the science, art, and ethics of making and using maps. Students will learn to design appealing maps that effectively communicate geospatial information.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Technical skills training focused on a specific aspect of the processing, analysis, modeling, and visualization of geographic data. The course content of each 1-3 credit course will vary to target a specialized technical topic using high end software such as ArcGIS and ENVI.
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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, land-surface conditions. PREREQ: GEOG412 or GEOG/MAST408, or permission of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
First year students, sophomores, and juniors attend the weekly departmental seminar and the presentations of senior students in the major capstone.
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