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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines modern demography, also known as population studies, which studies population growth and change under a variety of conditions, including the causes and consequences of changes in birth rates, death rates, and migration patterns. Specifi c topics include the relationship between population trends and crime rates, economic development, and AIDS; the negative consequences of urban sprawl; issues of population control, food production, and use of natural resources; and policies and programs designed to address these issues. Cross-listed with Environmental Studies. Cross-listed as SOC 312.
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3.00 Credits
The course transforms GIS skills gained in GIS 255 to applied scenarios. Areas of analysis include: urban planning, environmental risk, demographic change, busi-ness location analysis, and crime patterns. Students will build a technical knowledge of GIS software as well as interact with local professionals to identify spatial problems and to design/model geospatial solutions. The course will be an integrated approach to learning with both lecture for concept and practice with scenarios. Prerequisite GIS 255 or permission of Department Chairperson. Cross-listed as CIS 355.
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3.00 Credits
Issues in development-population, land usage, transportation, industrialization and natural resources examined in various regions of the world. Particular consideration is given to the way in which a country's geography affects its economic development. Prerequisite: ECON 111 or 112. Cross-listed as ECON 356 and IB 356.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics in modern environmental studies. Topics are announced prior to registration. Class to consist of lectures, discussions, and student reports or labs. Potential topics include Natural Resource Management and Conservation Biology, Current Issues in Air and Water Pollution, Analysis of Comparative Environmental Policy, Human Ecology, and Environmental Toxicology. Prerequisites: ENST 201, 202. Cross-listed as ENST 401.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
A study of the research, analysis, and implications in all stages of community development. A historical survey will be presented as a means of examining the present sociological, political, and economic state of American communities. Although Northeastern Pennsylvania subject matter will be utilized, the course approaches the material in a general and multi-regional manner. Direct student participation in selected scholarly projects will be emphasized. Cross-listed as HIST and SOC 403.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of four different facets of environmental politics and policy. The course begins by analyzing three different ethical approaches to the environment. Each of these approaches attempts to answer the question: how should mankind relate to the environment? An analysis of the federal government's management of its natural resources follows. The course explores the federal government's management of national grazing lands, the national forests, and the minerals in the public domain. The course further examines those environmental policies designed to protect health: clean air policy, clean water policy, and toxic waste policy. The course concludes with a discussion of the international issues of energy policy, the environment as trade issue, and the environment as an issue of national security. Cross-listed as PS 452.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
In this course, the student will conduct geographic research and study under the supervision of a faculty member associated with the Geography program. The student may use the course to satisfy requirements in a related major or minor with the permission of the appropriate Chairperson or Program Director.
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