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3.00 Credits
Students review the basic concepts of the management and organization of fire departments in this course. The structure and types of fire department organization, the functions of a manager, as well as the leadership that is necessary to maintain the high degree of professionalism associated with good business practice are examined. Prerequisite: FS 140 Introduction to Fire Science
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3.00 Credits
First Year Experience (FYE) is a three credit course that students take in either their first or second semester at the university. In these seminars, students explore an intellectually challenging topic with other first-year students. FYE topics are based on research or other intellectual themes selected by the instructor. The emphasis in the course is on student participation with a focus on sharpening the student's critical thinking, written communication, and public speaking skills. FYE allows students to involve themselves during their first year in rigorous and intellectually challenging inquiry within an area of personal interest.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents an introduction to the influence of the natural environment on human's activities. This is accomplished through the study of world climate patterns, landforms, soils, natural vegetation and water. Map-reading techniques are also strongly emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
A study of present-day cultures and their physical environment, with emphasis on economic development, technology levels, and population is the main focus in this course. Emphasis is primarily placed on the developing world.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an examination of human impact on the environment with particular emphasis on the processes of ecological change, the immediate and extended effects on the environment, and the trends in time and space of these processes and effects.
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3.00 Credits
A study of present-day cultures and their physical environment, with emphasis on economic development, technology levels, and population is introduced in this course. Emphasis is especially placed on the study of mature industrial countries.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of conservation and management of resources is presented in this course. Special attention is directed at food production, mineral shortages, pollution, water management and soil potentials, along with the energy crisis, the how ancient plate geometries can be inferred and how global tectonic processes have operated in the past. Prerequisite: GEOS 112 Introduction to Geology or GEOS 115 Introduction to Oceanography
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3.00 Credits
Presented in this course is an examination of the elements and controls of climate, the distribution of climatic regions, and the influence of climate on human activity. Prerequisite: GEOG 111 Physical Geography or GEOS 114 Introduction to Meteorology
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3.00 Credits
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) computer technology allows one to store, retrieve, map, and analyze different types of data (scientific, political, cultural, and economic). GIS skills are utilized in a variety of job settings. This course presents the basic theory behind GIS and its applications in various disciplines. Prerequisites: Basic computer proficiency and AUR Math, or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This is a laboratory course in the basic principles of graphing, symbolic representation, and map interpretation. It involves the compilation and design of maps.
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