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  • 3.00 Credits

    Alaska's diverse coastal system provides abundant ecosystem services and globally important resources. This course provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the dynamic coastal landscape of Alaska from Southcentral to the Arctic, and delves into the driving geological, oceanographic and climate processes shaping Alaska's past and present coastline. Through a semester long research projects students will learn how to measure and map coastal changes associated with natural and human perturbations. An overnight field trip will serve as an active learning opportunity to integrate course knowledge with hands-on field work. Prerequisites: Junior standing; GEOG F111X or GEOS F101X; CHEM F105X or PHYS F103X; NRM F338 or equivalent GIS coursework. Cross-listed with GEOS F460. Stacked with GEOS F660; GEOG F660. Offered Spring Even-numbered Years Prerequisite:    (GEOG F111X UF C- OR GEOS F101X UF C- ) (AND CHEM F105X UF C- OR PHYS F103X UF C- ) (AND NRM F338 UF C- )
  • 3.00 Credits

    Wilderness ecology and land management practices on lands designated as wilderness. Plus, visitor management regimes are analyzed. Both national and international views of wilderness are presented. Cross-listed with NRM F464. Prerequisites: A basic course in ecology; resource management. Offered Spring
  • 3.00 Credits

    An overview of the paleoenviroments of Alaska including climate, glacier and biotic history including humans. Emphasis on events of the past that have left important legacies on present landscapes. The course begins with two weekend field trips and then surveys key literature describing Alaska's ice-age history. The focus is on Alaska and the Yukon, but topics will range more widely into other parts of the Arctic and its adjacent seas. Prerequisites: Senior standing in anthropology, biological sciences, Earth science, geography, geoscience, or northern studies. Cross-listed with GEOS F478. Stacked with GEOG F678;GEOS F678.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed as a capstone research and professional development course for geography, natural resources management and geoscience majors. Students will focus on designing an individual research project and proposal. This course will provide real world active learning assignments that seek to integrate the knowledge and skills gained through undergraduate work, and prepares students for graduate and professional level projects. The course will focus on scientific writing, and the oral, written and graphical presentation of data and research results. Cross-listed with GEOS F483. Prerequisites: COJO F131X or COJO F141X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; junior standing. Offered Fall Prerequisite:    ( (ENGL F211X UF C- OR WRTG F211X UF C- OR ENGL F212 UF C- OR WRTG F212X UF C- OR WRTG F213X UF C- OR WRTG F214X UF C- OR WRTG F2X UF C- OR ENGL F213X UF C- OR ENGL F2X UF C- ) (AND COMM F131X UF C- OR COJO F141X UF C- OR COJO F131X UF C- OR COJO F121X UF C- OR COMM F1OX UF C- OR COMM F121X UF C- OR COMM F141X UF C- ) ) (OR CORE F1 UF T T OR CORE F1AA UF T T OR CORE F1AS UF T T )
  • 3.00 Credits

    Integrate aspects of physical geography with the human dimension via the study of the assessment and prediction of natural hazards. Guest speakers, case studies, and applied practical exercises will help students transition from content-based courses to applying their knowledge in "real-world" situations, using geographic tools in remote sensing and GIS. Prerequisites: GEOG F111X. Offered Fall Even-numbered Years Prerequisite:    GEOG F111X UF C
  • 3.00 Credits

    Discussion of geographic thought including past, present and future directions of the discipline. Contributions of geography to science, philosophy and ethics integrated through detailed review of contemporary literature and research. Prerequisites: COJO F131X or COJO F141X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; senior standing. Offered Spring Prerequisite:    (CORE F1 UF T T OR CORE F1AA UF T T OR CORE F1AS UF T T (OR (COMM F131X UF C- OR COJO F121X UF C- OR COJO F141X UF C- OR COJO F131X UF C- OR COMM F121X UF C- OR COMM F1OX UF C- OR COMM F141X UF C- ) (AND ENGL F211X UF C- OR WRTG F211X UF C- OR ENGL F212 UF C- OR WRTG F212X UF C- OR WRTG F213X UF C- OR WRTG F214X UF C- OR WRTG F2X UF C- OR ENGL F2X UF C- OR ENGL F213X UF C- ) ) )
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