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Courses
listed
as
offered
in
"alternate"
years
-
Fall
or
Spring
-
may
not
match
the
dates
shown
below.
Please
call
the
department
(907-474-7494)
to
check
actual
course
offerings
for
future
semester.
GEOG
101
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
World
Regional
Geography
(3+0) s
Introduction
to
physical,
political,
economic
and
cultural
geography
of
major
world
culture
regions.
Examines
each
region
in
relation
to
others,
and
in
context
of
global
economic,
political
and
environmental
change.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
GEOG
203
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
World
Economic
Geography
(3+0) s
Study
of
the
world's
major
economic
activities:
their
physical
and
cultural
bases,
spatial
growth
and
distribution
patterns,
and
their
significance
in
interregional
and
international
development.
GEOG
205
(3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Elements
of
Physical
Geography
(3+0) n
Interdisciplinary
analysis
of
the
processes
that
form
earth's
physical
environment,
and
how
those
processes
condition
the
human
environment.
Includes
system
interactions
among
weather,
climate,
landforms,
soils,
water
resources,
and
vegetation
including
world
and
regional
patterns.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
(Offered
every
Spring
at
the
Northwest
Campus.)
GEOG
205X
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Elements
of
Physical
Geography
(3+3) n
Interdisciplinary
analysis
of
the
processes
that
form
earth's
physical
environment,
and
how
those
processes
condition
the
human
environment.
Includes
system
interactions
among
weather,
climate,
landforms,
soils,
water
resources,
and
vegetation
including
world
and
regional
patterns.
(Offered
every
Spring
at
the
Northwest
Campus.)
GEOG
301
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Geographic
Field
Research
Techniques
Theory
and
application
of
geographic
methods
of
conducting
field
investigations.
Collection,
analysis,
synthesis,
and
interpretation
and
reporting
of
data
concerning
the
natural
and
human
environments.
(Prerequisite:
Permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
302
(3
Credits)
Spring
Geography
of
Alaska
(3+0) s
Regional,
physical
and
economic
geography
of
Alaska.
Special
consideration
of
the
state's
renewable
and
nonrenewable
resources,
and
of
plans
for
their
wise
use.
Frequent
class
study
of
representative
maps
and
visual
materials.
Also
available
via
Independent
Learning.
GEOG
303
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Geography
of
United
States
and
Canada
(3+0) s
Introductory
systematic
study
of
the
area
as
a
whole,
followed
by
detailed
study
of
the
physical
and
cultural
landscape
forms,
patterns,
and
associations
of
each
major
region
in
turn.
Consideration
of
the
United
States
and
Canada
in
current
world
economic
and
political
geography.
(Prerequisite:
GEOG
101,
205
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GEOG
305W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Geography
of
Europe
(3+0) s
Europe's
regional,
physical,
economic
and
cultural
geography,
natural
resources,
human-environmental
interactions,
physical
and
cultural
landscapes,
current
political
and
economic
transformations,
historical
and
contemporary
world
influences.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X.)
(Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GEOG
306
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Geography
of
Russia
(3+0) s
The
physical,
cultural
and
historical
geography
of
Russia
and
the
Ukraine,
Central
Asia,
Siberia
and
parts
of
Eastern
Europe.
(Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GEOG
309
(4
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Cartography
(1+9) s
Graphic
techniques
for
presenting
geographic
data
and
patterns
through
the
construction
of
thematic
maps.
Emphasis
on
map
design.
Materials
fee:
$150.00.
(Prerequisite:
Permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
311W
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Geography
of
Asia
(3+0) s
Regional
geography
of
Asia,
exclusive
of
the
Soviet
Union.
Physical
framework,
natural
resources,
peoples,
major
economic
activities,
and
characteristic
landscapes
of
the
major
regions
of
Japan,
China,
Southeast
Asia,
India-Pakistan
and
the
Asiatic
countries
of
the
Middle
East.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X.)
(Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GEOG
315W
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Geography
of
Africa
(3+0) s
Physical
and
cultural
geography
of
Africa,
by
regions.
Significance
of
Africa
in
current
world
cultural,
economic
and
political
geography.
Major
emphasis
on
regions
south
of
the
Sahara.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X.)
GEOG
338
(3
credits)
Fall
Introduction
to
Geographic
Information
Systems
(2+3)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
338)
Geographic
data
concepts
including
mapping
systems,
data
sources,
editing
data,
GIS
analysis
and
computer
mapping.
Introduction
to
Global
Positioning
Systems.
GIS
applications
in
natural
resources
management.
(Prerequisite:
Knowledge
of
PC's
or
unix
workstations
desirable.)
GEOG
339
(3
or
4
Credits)
Spring
Maps
and
Landscape
Analysis
(3+0)
or
(3+3) n
Topographic
map
interpretation
for
landscape
analysis
and
geographic
data
acquisition,
including
topographic
features,
vegetation
patterns,
and
political
and
cultural
features.
Emphasis
on
topographic
maps
for
remote
data
acquisition
and
environmental
impact
analysis.
Optional
laboratory
for
one
additional
credit.
(Prerequisites:
GEOG
101
or
GEOG
203;
GEOG
205.)
GEOG
341
(4
Credits)
Spring
GIS
Analysis
(3+3)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
341)
GIS
analysis
of
natural
resources
including
spatial
query,
attribute
query,
vector,
grid,
image,
topographic
and
network
analysis
techniques.
GEOG
401
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Weather
and
Climate
(3+0) n
Weather
systems
and
climate
classification.
Emphasis
on
weather
system
processes,
measuring
weather
variables
and
physical
processes
of
the
atmosphere.
(Prerequisite:
GEOG
205
or
205X;
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
GEOG
402
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Resources
and
Environment
(3+0) s
Interdisciplinary
analysis
of
the
earth
as
a
natural
resource
base,
and
the
management
issues
of
resource
extraction,
allocation,
development,
conservation
and
preservation.
(Prerequisites:
GEOG
101,
205.
Next
offered:
2003-04.)
GEOG
404W
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Urban
Geography
(3+0) s
A
world
survey
of
urbanization
with
particular
emphasis
on
the
accelerating
urban
revolution.
Conditions
favoring
the
rise
of
cities,
locational
and
site
factors,
regional
and
interregional
resource
availability,
and
human
factors.
Changing
functions
and
patterns
of
urban
areas.
National
and
international
problems
inherent
in
trends
toward
a
predominantly
urbanized
economy
and
culture.
Implications
of
urbanization
in
Alaska.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X
and
GEOG
101.)
GEOG
405
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Political
Geography
(3+0) s
Geographical
analysis
of
the
evolution,
structure,
internal
coherence
and
sources
of
strength
of
individual
nation
states,
with
emphasis
on
nations
of
the
Pacific
realm
and
Arctic
periphery.
Consideration
of
regional
blocs,
spheres
of
influence,
and
potential
for
international
cooperation.
(Prerequisite:
GEOG
101.)
GEOG
408
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Quantitative
Research
Techniques
(3+0)
Analysis
of
geographic
data.
Includes
sampling
techniques,
lab
techniques
and
applied
statistical
analysis
(computational
and
computer
based).
Nonparameteric
and
parametric
statistical
tests
using
geographic
and
environmental
data
sets,
and
interpretation
of
statistical
results.
(Prerequisites:
Junior
standing
and
college-level
mathematics,
or
permission
of
instructor.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
GEOG
427
(3
Credits)
Spring
Geography
of
Cold
Lands
(3+0) s
(Stacked
with
GEOG
627
and
NORS
627)
Comparative
physical,
human,
and
economic
geography
of
cold
regions
in
the
north,
especially
Canada,
Siberia,
Greenland
and
Scandinavia.
Special
attention
given
to
spatial
patterns
of
settlement
and
natural
resource
development.
(Prerequisite:
GEOG
101
or
203
or
205
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
438
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Arc
Macro
Language
GIS
Programming
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
438)
Arc
macro
language.
Programming
of
pop-up
menus
and
tools
for
GIS
editing,
display
and
analysis.
(Prerequisite:
NRM
338
or
equivalent.
Next
offered:
2004-05.)
GEOG
463
(3
Credits)
Fall
Wilderness
Concepts
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
GEOG
663
and
NRM
663
and
cross-listed
with
NRM
463)
Discovery
of
wilderness
concepts,
including
the
history
and
evolution
of
wilderness
thought,
the
contemporary
meaning
of
wilderness,
and
survey
of
economic
and
noneconomic
wilderness
values
for
individuals
and
society.
GEOG
464
(3
Credits)
Spring
Wilderness
Management
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
NRM
464)
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.
(Prerequisite:
A
basic
course
in
ecology,
resource
management
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
482W,O
(3
Credits)
Spring
Geography
Seminar
(3+0) s
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.
(Prerequisite:
ENGL
111X;
COMM
131X
or
141X;
senior
Geography
major;
and
permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
627
(3
Credits)
Spring
Geography
of
Cold
Lands
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
GEOG
427
and
cross-listed
with
NORS
627)
Comparative
physical,
human
and
economic
geography
of
cold
regions
in
the
north,
especially
Canada,
Siberia,
Greenland
and
Scandinavia.
Special
attention
given
to
spatial
patterns
of
settlement
and
natural
resource
development.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
GEOG
663
(3
Credits)
Fall
Wilderness
Concepts
(3+0)
(Stacked
with
GEOG
463
and
NRM
463
and
cross-listed
with
NRM
663)
Discovery
of
wilderness
concepts,
including
the
history
and
evolution
of
wilderness
thought,
the
contemporary
meaning
of
wilderness,
and
survey
of
economic
and
noneconomic
wilderness
values
for
individuals
and
society.
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