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GEOG 101.
Transportation Futures
(4)
CHURCH
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 5.
Introduction to transportation problems involving energy, the environment, congestion, infrastructure, and future trends. Historical perspective on transportation innovations and their impacts on urban form. Reviews current problems, including the movement of freight and the development of transit-oriented neighborhoods.
GEOG 102.
Introduction to Environmental Optics in Physical Geography
(5)
ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Geography 3A or 3 and 3B or 4, and 115A.
Recommended Preparation: High school trigonometry.
Basic physical principles of electromagnetic radiation in the environment and their application to physical geography and remote sensing. Radiative transfer in the atmosphere, oceans, snow and ice, inland waters, rock, soil, and vegetation. Spectral signatures in remote sensing.
GEOG 104.
Physical Geography of the World's Oceans
(4)
WASHBURN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geog 3 or 3A
Introduction to the processes which control the circulation of the world's oceans. Topics include: wind driven circulation, thermohaline circulation, water masses, waves, and tides.
GEOG 108.
Urban Geography
(4)
SWEENEY, CHRASTIL
Prerequisite: Geography 5.
Introduction to the study of the economic geography of cities and regions and its relation to planning: urbanization, internal structure of cities, settlement systems, regional growth and development, migration, transportation, housing.
GEOG 109.
Economic Geography
(4)
SWEENEY
Prerequisite: upper-division standing only
Recommended Preparation: Geography 5.
Introduction to the study of spatial economic theories with applications at the urban, regional, and global scales. Topics include settlement system dynamics and regional development, land economics and land use policies, and regional inequality and poverty.
GEOG 110.
Introduction to Meteorology
(4)
CARVALHO
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A and upper division standing
Recommended Preparation: Basic knowledge of algebra and calculus/trigonometry.
An introduction to the dynamics of the earth's atmosphere. Topics include: energy exchange mechanisms, energy balance, condensation and precipitation processes, the dynamics of pressure and wind systems, and the distributions of weather disturbances.
GEOG 110.
Introduction to Meteorology
(4)
CARVALHO
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A; and Math 2A-B or 3A-B; and PHYS 1 or 6A; and upper division standing
An introduction to the dynamics of the earth's atmosphere. Topics include: energy exchange mechanisms, energy balance, condensation and precipitation processes, the dynamics of pressure and wind systems, and the distributions of weather disturbances.
GEOG 111A.
Transportation Planning and Modeling
(4)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Upper Division Unit Standing or Consent of Instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 117 or equivalent, introductory probability and statistics.
Issues, problems, technologies, policies, plans, programs, and the transportation-environment relationship. Transportation systems simulation, trip-based and activity data collection and modeling. Applications in planning, design and operations. Lab: Critically examine transportation plans and programs; explore and analyze travel surveys.
GEOG 111B.
Transportation Modeling and Simulation
(4)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Geography 111A or approval by instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Basic probability and statistics.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring.
Acquire basic knowledge of time-use, activity analysis, and travel behavior with emphasis on their relationship with social and technological trends. Review modeling and simulation in cities/regions and gain hands-on experience in analyzing behavioral data. Lab section will include hands-on behavioral data analysis using R.
GEOG 111C.
Smart Green Cities
(4)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Repeat Comments: Students having taken GEOG 195KG will not receive course credit for GEOG 111C
Smart Cities promote social and human capital, support a more competitive economy, expand participation in government, increase access to opportunities, and protect natural resources. Smart technology, including self-driving cars, can help us save lives, decrease pollutant emissions, and use resources in a sustainable way. Which technologies are smart and can they achieve sustainable pathways? Which cities have done this and how? Are Smart Cities sustainable and resilient? This course will answer these questions by examining real-life experiments, review current technologies, and explore future developments using scientific papers, popular press, and online media.
GEOG 112.
Environmental Hydrology
(4)
LOAICIGA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 3B or 4.Enrollment Comments: One one-day weekend field trip required.
Analysis of the water cycle with emphasis on land-atmosphere interactions, precipitation-runoff, flood, snow melt, and infiltration processes.
GEOG 113.
Polar Environments
(4)
CHU, DING
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4; or, Environmental Studies 1 or 2; or, Earth Science 1
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring.
An examination of the geography of Arctic and Antarctic environments, including climate, hydrology, cryosphere, oceans, economics, ecosystems, and cultures. A variety of polar issues will be addressed, including improvements in long term monitoring, climate change process studies, modeling and analyses of impacts on ice sheets, sea ice, natural resources, indigenous peoples and society. Much of the course is concerned with the identification of the state of our understanding of past and present interactions of cryosphere and changing environments.
GEOG 114A.
Soil Science
(5)
CHADWICK
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1A-B; and Geography 3B or 4 or Earth Science 2.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 114A.
Introduction to the chemical, hydrological, and biological characteristics of soils, their global distribution, and response to management. Field and laboratory projects provide an understanding of soil-landscape distribution, soil morphology, and the physical and chemical properties that influence management decisions.
GEOG 114B.
Soil Genesis and Classification
(5)
CHADWICK
Prerequisite: Geography 114A.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 114B.
Introduction to chemical, physical, and biological processes that produce soil and influence their management. Soil morphology, genesis, classification, and global distribution emphasized. Labs cover field site selection, soil description, sampling, laboratory preparation of samples and selected chemical and physical analyses.
GEOG 115A.
Remote Sensing of the Environment 1
(5)
MCFADDEN
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A, Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 12 or W 12
Introduction to theory and methods of aerial photography and satellite remote sensing for studying Earth?s environment, from natural vegetation to urban areas. Lab develops fundamental skills in the acquisition, interpretation, and analysis of digital remote sensing imagery.
GEOG 115B.
Remote Sensing of the Environment 2
(5)
BOOKHAGEN
Prerequisite: Geography 115A with a minimum grade of C.
Properties of satellite imagery and tools required to process data from remote sensing systems. Topics include spectral and spatial enhancement, image classification, geometric and radiometric correction, with emphasis on applications. Lab includes analysis of optical, thermal, Lidar, and radar data.
GEOG 115C.
Remote Sensing of the Environment 3
(5)
BOOKHAGEN
Prerequisite: Geography 115B with a minimum grade of C.
Advanced image processing, including data fusion and resampling techniques, atmospheric corrections, global navigation satellite systems, and hyperspatial sensors with emphasis on applications. Lab is centered around projects (e.g., glacial and vegetation changes in mountain environments) with poster presentation of results.
GEOG 116.
Groundwater Hydrology
(5)
LOAICIGA
Prerequisite: GEOG 3B or 4 or EARTH 2; or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Earth Science 173.
Analysis of groundwater flow in complex geologic environments, aquifer properties, wells and groundwater contamination, surface water-groundwater interactions. Laboratory: basic groundwater experiments, Darcy's law, flow nets, solute dispersion, field measurements of bedrock groundwater, analysis of pumping-test data.
GEOG 117.
Scientific Research Methods in Geography
(4)
MONTELLO
Prerequisite: Geography 5; and, Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4.
Recommended Preparation: Introductory statistics.
Introduction to scientific research methods in human, physical, and techniques geography. Topics include: scientific logic and philosophy, physical measurement, surveys, experimental and nonexperimental research designs, computational modeling, sampling, data analysis and display, written and oral communication, and research ethics.
GEOG 119.
Climatic Change and Its Consequences
(4)
JONES
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or Geography 8 or Earth Science 2 or Earth Science 3 or Earth Science 4 or consent of instructor.
Mechanisms and processes which produce climate change. Methods for reconstructing paleo-climates. Impacts of past climate change on human societies.
GEOG 126.
Maps in Science and Society
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geog 12
The growth of geodesy, printing, and technology; exploration of the earth and near planets; topographic surveys and photogrammetry; LANDSAT; relation of contemporary thematic cartography to statistics and graphic science.
GEOG 128.
Analytical and Computer Cartography
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Geography 12.
Using computers to create and analyze maps. Coding, storing and representing geographical data. Accessing spatial data over the internet. Map data structures and transformations. Design and programming issues in map production.
GEOG 130.
The Urban Environment
(4)
MCFADDEN
Prerequisite: Geography 3B or 4 or Environmental Studies 2 or permission of the instructor.
Environment and climate of cities, suburbs, and other settlements, focusing on the built environment, soils, water, solar radiation, atmosphere, vegetation, and human thermal comfort. Students produce field reports on a range of sites along an urban to exurban gradient.
GEOG 131.
Mountain Weather and Climate
(4)
CARVALHO
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4; or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Geography 195LC.
Overview of orographic weather patterns with focus on orographic precipitation and circulation, mountain waves, cloudiness, snowfall and avalanches, fire weather, air pollution and dispersion. Human impacts on mountain environments and climate change in mountain areas are introduced.
GEOG 132.
Coastal Pollution
(4)
NIDZIEKO
Prerequisite: GEOG 3A
A survey of the source and fate of pollutants in the coastal ocean, focusing specifically on the physical processes that govern the transport of nutrients, sediment, hydrocarbons, and human pathogens in coastal ecosystems. Material includes readings from scientific papers, grey literature, and news media in order to develop intuition for how transport phenomena frame both pollution issues and solutions.
GEOG 133.
Tropical Meteorology
(4)
CARVALHO, JONES
Prerequisite: Geography 110 with a grade of C or better.
Description of tropical atmosphere. High and low frequency variability: hurricanes, monsoon, El Nino, satellite observations, and modeling.
GEOG 134.
Earth System Science
(4)
KING, ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4 or equivalent course.
Recommended Preparation: Two prior upper-division courses in physical geography.
Description of various components of earth system: climate and hydrologic systems, biogeochemical dynamics, ecological dynamics, human interactions, and global change. Observations and modeling of earth system.
GEOG 135.
Mock Environmental Summit
(4)
KING
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units but only 4 units may be applied to the major.
A mock summit in which students act as representatives of different countries participating in environmental treaty negotiations. Students work in teams of four or five to prepare a presentation and discussion of environmental issues of concern (energy, greenhouse gasses, etc.).
GEOG 135S.
Intense Mock Environmental Summit
(4)
GAUTIER
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units but only 4 units may be applied to the major. Summer course only. This intensive course is taught for 3 weeks during summer quarter.
Mock summit in which students act as representatives of different countries participating in environmental treaty negotiations. This three-week course immerses students in the topic of global change and its associated policies, mimicking pressures and intensity at real environmental summits.
GEOG 136.
FIELD STUDIES IN WATER, ENERGY, AND ECOSYSTEMS
(4)
CAYLOR
Prerequisite: GEOG 3B or equivalent, plus one or more upper division course(s) in the area(s) of atmospheric science, hydrology, ecology, or geological science.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Spring. Course to take place from Mon-Fri during spring break; registration will be for spring quarter.
Introduction to the principles of environmental observation and the application of environmental physics to understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of water and energy flows within local Californian ecosystems. Field work completed during break between winter and spring quarters.
GEOG 137.
Quantitative Geomorphology
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 3B; or, Earth Science 2
Recommended Preparation: Basic knowledge of MATLABEnrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Geog 237.
Basic quantitative understanding of processes shaping Earth's surface. In-depth evaluation of hill slope diffusion, mass wasting, and fluvial processes. Applications of quantitative methods are emphasized throughout class. Laboratory provides understanding of isotopic, physical, and remote sensing data.
GEOG 138.
Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere: An Introduction
(4)
GAUTIER
Prerequisite: Geography 102.
Atmospheric physics and dynamics from a remote sensing perspective. Clouds, precipitation, temperature, and humidity profiles. Weather patterns and systems.
GEOG 140.
Environmental Impacts in Human History
(4)
ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4; and Geography 5.
Interactions between human history and the environment are explored. Example topics include early Earth history, long term climate change, the origin of agriculture, short term climate change, the origin of importance of disease and invasive species.
GEOG 141A.
Population Geography
(4)
CARR
Prerequisite: Geography 5 or equivalent course.
Various geographic dimensions of human population dynamics: fertility, mortality, and migration. The concepts and language of demography are introduced. The causes and consequences of population dynamics are investigated, including links among population, environment, and development.
GEOG 141B.
Population and Development
(4)
SWEENEY
Prerequisite: Geography 141A.
A survey of global and regional patterns of demographic change and their connection to significant economic development issues. Basic methods of demographic analysis are introduced to study historical and current issues in population and development.
GEOG 141C.
California Population Analysis and Policy
(4)
SWEENEY
Prerequisite: upper-division standing only
Recommended Preparation: Geography 141A.
Introduces methods of demographic analysis used in local/regional policy analysis and planning. Course modules focus on population policy issues in California; such as, immigration, K-12 enrollment planning, affordable housing/land preservation, and planning for an elderly population.
GEOG 142.
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
(4)
KING
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4; or, Environmental Studies 2; or, Earth Science 1; or, Chemistry 1A.
Recommended Preparation: Introductory natural or physical science course in Earth system science.Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Examines processes driving element and energy cycling through the Earth system. Aim is to understand global patterns of element fluxes, dynamic nature of element/energy cycles, and prediction of biogeochemical cycling with changes in climate and human impacts.
GEOG 144.
Form, Process, and Human Use of Rivers
(4)
KELLER, LOAICIGA
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A-B or 34A-B.
Recommended Preparation: Physics 1 or 6A-AL or Geology 117, Geography 3B.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 144.
Basic understanding of fluvial (river) hydrology. In-depth evaluation of channel form and fluvial processes and impact of human use on rivers.
GEOG 145.
Society and Hazards
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
Presents geographic approaches to the study of environmental hazards, exploring the evolution of theory and key concepts, causal processes, trends and patterns in the spatial distribution of vulnerability and hazard impacts, and the challenge of management and adaptation.
GEOG 146.
Introduction to Transportation
(4)
CHURCH
Prerequisite: Geography 5.
Introduction to the analysis of inter- and intra-city passenger and freight movements. Geographic and economic concepts are used to develop predictive and optimal design/maintenance models for the transportation system. Applications of the models are stressed.
GEOG 148.
California
(4)
MICHAELSEN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
The unique landscapes of California and the physical, cultural, and biotic processes which have produced them.
GEOG 149.
The California Channel Islands
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: MCDB 1A-1AL and EEMB 2; or MCDB 20 or EEMB 22 or Environmental Studies 2 or 60 or Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4 or Earth Science 2.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 111.
Discussion of biological, geological, ecological, anthropological, and oceanographic characteristics of the Channel Islands area as well as the management and human uses of this region. Emphasis on islands and ocean waters off Southern California.
GEOG 150.
Geography of the United States
(4)
MONTELLO
Prerequisite: Not open to freshman.
Intensive study of the physical and cultural processes that have shaped and are shaping the landscapes of the United States.
GEOG 152.
Health Geography
(4)
CASSELS, STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 5 or 6
Geographic approaches to health, disease, and well-being, with an emphasis on health disparities and inequalities. Topics include social determinants of health, migration, the natural and built environment, vaccines, development, and globalization and health.
GEOG 153A.
Behavioral Geography
(4)
MONTELLO
Prerequisite: Geography 5
Examines aspects of the human-environment interface, emphasizing behavioral processes in spatial contexts including spatial choice and decision making, consumer behavior, migration and other episodic movements, time budgets, spatial cognition, cognitive mapping.
GEOG 153B.
Introduction to Spatial Decision Making and Behavior
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 5.
Gateway for the spatial decision making and behavior field. Includes environmental cognition; consumer spatial behavior; migration; space-time budgeting; destination and mode choice; risk and hazard perception; spatial preference. Laboratory sessions involve locational and city management simulation games.
GEOG 153C.
Environmental Perception and Cognition
(4)
MONTELLO
Prerequisite: Geography 5.
Research and theory on human perception and cognition of environments: how we perceive and learn about spatial layouts of environments, how we remember and reason about environments, how we communicate symbolically about environments, how we perceive aesthetic and hazardous properties of environments, and so on.
GEOG 153D.
Spatial Decisions in Retailing
(4)
CHURCH, GOODCHILD
Prerequisite: Geography 5 or consent of instructor.
Applications of spatial decision-making and behavior to retail systems: site selection, site evaluation, trade area estimation, spatial dimensions of retailing, and bricks vs. clicks retailing.
GEOG 155.
Geography of Latin America
(4)
CARR
Prerequisite: Geography 5 or Global Studies 1 or 2 or Environmental Studies 1 or 2 or 3.
El Pueblo, a vila, li tenamit: however you call where you live, geography matters. How and why are human and physical patterns inscribed where they are on the Latin American landscape?
GEOG 158.
Introduction to Marine Resources
(4)
SIEGEL
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A and Geography 3B or 4.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 104.
Introduction to the marine resources of the California coast. The interplay of oceanographic, climatic, biogeochemical and geologic factors and the influences of humankind will be addressed. Topics include: climate, circulation, biogeography, fisheries, marine mammals, petroleum, pollution and exploration history.
GEOG 159.
Geography of Europe
(4)
COUCLELIS
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
A systematic approach to the study of the human and physical resources of Europe. Special emphasis placed on the spatial aspects of urban, economic, and social processes.
GEOG 160.
Ocean Remote Sensing
(5)
CHU
Prerequisite: GEOG 115A
Physical principles and tools required for processing active and passive remote sensing data for coastal and ocean applications. Topics include remote sensing of phytoplankton, sea surface temperature, ocean winds and currents, and sea ice. Lab includes analysis of optical, thermal infrared, passive microwave, and radar data.
GEOG 161.
Food, Agriculture, and the Environment
(4)
CARLISLE
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 149.
Our global food system is in crisis. Responsible for approximately a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, it leaves over a quarter of the world?s people suffering from moderate or severe food insecurity. Yet the food system also holds some of the most promising opportunities for just transition to a more sustainable and equitable society. This survey course introduces the history and structure of the global food system, pressing current challenges, and exciting potential solutions.
GEOG 162.
Environmental Water Quality
(4)
LOAICIGA
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 4, lower-division biology and chemistry.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 162.
Study of physio-chemical and biological characteristics of natural waters, analysis of water pollution and treatment, water-quality regulations. Laboratory: independent and supervised research on water pollutants and treatment, quantitative analysis of water-quality data and one-day field work.
GEOG 163.
Ocean Circulation
(4)
SIEGEL, WASHBURN
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or Earth Science 4.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have taken Geography 163A.
Examination of the general circulation of the oceans and its impact on global climate and climate change. Topics include properties of seawater, forces driving ocean currents, wind and buoyancy generation of basin scale circulations, and their impact on global climate.
GEOG 165.
Waves and Tides in the Ocean
(4)
WASHBURN, SIEGEL
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 104.Enrollment Comments: Spring; offered in even-numbered years.
Examination of waves and tides in the ocean. Topics include surface waves, wave generation, internal waves, tides, and tide raising forces. Measurement techniques are also discussed.
GEOG 166.
Ocean Carbon Cycle and Climate
(4)
DEVRIES
Prerequisite: CHEM 1A and GEOG 104
Examination of the ocean carbon cycle and its influence on Earth's climate and climate change. Topics include carbonate system chemistry, photosynthesis and respiration, anthropogenic carbon, and climate change. Current research in carbon cycle and climate is also discussed.
GEOG 167.
Biogeography: The Study of Plant and Animal Distributions
(4)
CAYLOR
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4 or Environmental Studies 2 or EEMB 2 or Earth Science 2.
Recommended Preparation: a prior course in EEMB.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Environmental Studies 167.
Basic processes governing geographic distribution patterns of biota, including migration, evolution, isolation, and endemism. Biogeographic regions and their histories and an introduction to island biogeography. Emphasis on plants and plant geography. One all-day field trip.
GEOG 168.
Field Studies in Biogeography
(4)
STILL
Prerequisite: Geography 167 or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geog 114A or Env S 100 or EEMB 141.
Intensive field and laboratory course on ecological and biogeographical phenomena, including plant and soil processes, and microclimates. Course utilizes UC Natural Reserve sites. Field measurements are taught, including vegetation and soil sampling, dendrochronology, ecophysiology, and basic micrometeorology.
GEOG 172.
Intermediate Geographical Data Analysis
(5)
SWEENEY, MURRAY
Prerequisite: Statistics and Applied Probability 5AA-ZZ or Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology 30 or Psychology 5 or Communication 87.
Quantitative methods for the analysis of geographical data. Topics include spatial clustering, spatial auto- correlation, spatial regression, and introductory methods for analyzing point, area (lattice), and continuous data. Lab includes the use of statistical software for exploratory spatial data analysis.
GEOG 175.
Measuring our Environment
(5)
ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A and 3B or 4.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 102 and 110.Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Fall.
Introduction to measurement and interpretation of physical-environmental data (temperature, humidity, precipitation) and integrated environmental measures (e.g. potential evapotranspiration). Working with micrometeorological towers deployed across an environmental gradient, students develop and test hypothesis using real-time tower data.
GEOG 176A.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and Science
(4)
CLARKE, JANOWICZ, KUHN
Prerequisite: Geog 12 or Geog W 12
Comprehensive overview of Geographic Information Systems and Science. Topics span the nature of geographic information and the procedures for operating GIS. Labs provide hands-on experience with GIS and related software.
GEOG 176B.
Technical Issues in Geographic Information Systems
(5)
CLARKE, JANOWICZ
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of C in Geography 176A.
Study of the technical issues underlying geographic information systems, including coordinate systems and analytic geometry, database models and structures, algorithms and analytical procedures. Laboratory analysis of digital geographic information from physical and social sources.
GEOG 176C.
GIS Design and Applications
(5)
CLARKE, GOODCHILD
Prerequisite: Geography 176B with a minimum grade of C.
Applying GIS theory and techniques to solve problems in land and resource management, utilities, and municipal government. Covers all stages of a GIS project: planning, design, analysis, and presentation. Students collaborate to design, develop, and present a GIS pilot study.
GEOG 178.
Conceptual Modeling and Programming for the Geo-Sciences
(5)
JANOWICZ
Recommended Preparation: Geography 176A or Earth Science 176
A project-based course introducing major conceptual modeling paradigms and object oriented programming from a Geoinformatics perspective. The class is intended for undergraduate students from Geography and the broader Geo-Sciences who have limited (or no previous) experience in software engineering.
GEOG 181A.
GIScience Research
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Geography 176A.
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Geog 281A. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Introduction to GIScience as an academic research field, conducted through review, discussion, and presentation of seminal works from leading journals. Labs reinforce and develop students' existing techniques on problems of research- level difficulty in spatial analysis, cognition, and mobile GIS.
GEOG 181B.
GIScience Studies
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Geog 181A.
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with 281B. Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Builds on previous course through in-depth examination of topics chosen by interests of leading professor. Labs emphasize development of advanced spatial analytical skills, cutting edge visualization techniques and spatio-temporal modeling. Course concludes with an individual GIScience project.
GEOG 182.
Global Cities in the Information Age
(4)
COUCLELIS
Prerequisite: Geography 5.
Study of the economic, social, and political networks that link together cities of global importance. Specializations and roles of global cities in the information age economy. Examination of individual cities at the top tiers of the global urban hierarchy.
GEOG 183.
Cartographic Design and Geovisualization
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Geography 12 or 176A
Technical introduction to graphic representation and visualization of geographic information. Lectures cover static and dynamic design aspects, thematic mapping, interface design, animation, and 3D. Labs provide experience designing thematic maps and constructing basic GeoVis tools with current software.
GEOG 184.
Introduction to Cartographic Programming
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Computer Science 5 and Geography 12.
Introduces the student to cartographic programming principles. Instruction will emphasize structured decomposition, device independence and reusability in cartographic software. Lab work will provide students with hands-on experience with implementing a reusable cartographic library.
GEOG 185A.
Geography Planning and Policy Making
(4)
COUCLELIS
Prerequisite: Geography 5 or Environmental Studies 116.
Relevance of geographic knowledge and skills to aspects of planning and policy making. Includes review of core concepts in decision making, planning theory, systems analysis, information systems, urban and regional modeling, forecasting, impact analysis, implementation of decisions, planning policies.
GEOG 185B.
Environmental Issues and Location Decision Making
(4)
CHURCH, MURRAY
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4 or 5 or Environmental Studies 135A.
Enrollment Comments: Taught spring quarter every year.
Introduction to decision-making techniques with regard to land use allocation and planning. Emphasizes addressing conflicts involving environmental concerns and multiple objectives. Examples include water resources development, corridor location (rights-of-way), preservation of endangered species, and power plant siting.
GEOG 185D.
Urban and Environmental System Analysis
(4)
MURRAY
Prerequisite: Geography 3 or 3A or 3B or 4 or 5 or 108 or 109.
Recommended Preparation: Mathematics 3A or 34A.
Applications of operations research techniques and decision analysis in structuring approaches to urban and environmental problems. Examples are drawn from problems in facility location, regional models, transportation and other networks, utility corridors and similar problems.
GEOG 186.
ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF MOVEMENT
(4)
DODGE
Prerequisite: Geography 12/W12 or 176A or 176B or Environmental Studies 154 or Earth Science 176; and, Computer Science 8; or equivalent course work; or consent of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Knowledge of programming with Python or R, knowledge of statistics
Many geographic, social, and natural systems involve dynamic processes or movement of individuals in space and time. Examples include animal migration, human mobility, disease diffusion, and natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires. Movement is key to understanding these dynamic processes. This course reviews computational methods for analysis, modeling and simulation of movement in ecological and human systems. Students gain an understanding of spatiotemporal processes and patterns, and develop computational skills to process trajectory data, analyze movement patterns, and apply movement models.
GEOG 190.
Location Theory and Modeling
(4)
MURRAY
Prerequisite: MATH 2A or 3A or 34A or consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Geog 191 or Math 132A, Geog 176A or equivalent.
A technical overview of location analysis and modeling in the context of GIScience. Applications associated with emergency service planning, natural resource management, retail site selection, among others, will be relied upon to make connections among models, spatial information and interpretation of findings. Utilization and implementation considerations using GIS and commercial optimization software will be explored.
GEOG 191.
Introduction to Optimization Methods for Geographic Problems
(5)
CHURCH, MURRAY
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A, or 34A.
Enrollment Comments: Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Introduction to spatial optimization methods that are used in the analysis of geographic problems, including linear programming, network programming, integer programming, and dynamic programming. Example problems involving spatial temporal decision making are emphasized. Lab section includes the use of optimization software for analysis, planning and decision making.
GEOG 193.
Internship in Geography
(1-4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing in geography; consent of department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have an overall grade-point average of 3.0.
Practical experience and research on geographical problems under faculty direction as interns with local, state, and federal agencies, with private research and development firms, and with other business organizations. Periodic and final reports required.
GEOG 194.
Field Studies in Geography
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit. May require course fee.
Field-based investigation of geographic characteristics of specific places and regions. Human and/or physical phenomena may be emphasized. Field trips may include visiting parks, industrial sites, government facilities, wildlands, or urban areas. Scope, emphasis, and requirements subject to change.
GEOG 195AAZZ.
Selected Topics in Geography
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated once for credit provided subject matter differs.
Geographic curriculum content that lies outside regularly scheduled courses. New classes under development or taught temporarily. Course number-letter combination reflects instructor. Content varies.
GEOG 195BB.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195CG.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195CS.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195DR.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195JK.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195KB.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195KC.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195KG.
Smart Green Cities
GEOG 195LC.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195LV.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195NN.
Selected Topics in Geography
GEOG 195SD.
Analysis and Modeling of Movement
GEOG 197.
Careers in Geography
(2)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Completion of required lower-division Geography courses.Enrollment Comments: Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter.
Provides a foundation for the career planning process and post-college life. Opportunities for Geographers, with their tradition of interdisciplinary and integrative thinking and skills, are numerous and expanding. Through lecture, discussion, interactive workshops, speaker panels and more, students will develop a career portfolio.
GEOG 198.
Readings in Geography
(1-2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in geography; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average. GEOG 199 may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 10 units, but only 5 units may be applied toward the major. Limited to 5 units per quarter.
Designed to provide in-depth directed inquiry into a topic of interest to the student.
GEOG 199.
Independent Studies in Geography
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in geography; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average. GEOG 199 may be repeated for credit to a maximum of 10 units, but only 5 units may be applied toward the major. Limited to 5 units per quarter.
Independent geographical research conducted under the guidance of Geography faculty. Topic and scope varies, as specified by student and supervisory faculty member prior to registration.
GEOG 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance in Geography
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in geography; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average. Geography 199RA may be repeated credit to a maximum of 10 units, but only 5 units may be applied toward the major. Limited to 5 units per quarter.
Selected research under the direction of a faculty member.
GEOG 200A.
Introduction to Geographic Research
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Required of all geography graduate students. Normally taken in fall quarter of entering academic year.
Introduction to departmental faculty, their research and professional development. Systematic and technique areas of emphasis will be presented, as well as department facilities and research collaborations with other institutions. Approximately half of the course will be devoted to professional development.
GEOG 200B.
Introduction to Geographic Research
(2)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 200A or approval of graduate committee.
Enrollment Comments: Required of all geography graduate students. Normally taken in winter quarter of entering academic year.
Geography 200B provides an introduction to the history of geographic thought as baseline preparation for the General Geography component of the doctoral written exams. The goal of the class is for students to gain a basic understanding of core geographic concepts and their history, and an appreciation of the broad domains of geographic scholarship and differences among their approaches to research. By the end of the class, students will have developed partially-customized reading lists that they will continue to pursue in preparation for their written exams.
GEOG 200C.
Introduction to Geographic Research
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Geography 200A or approval of graduate committee, and Geography 200B. Required of all geography graduate students.
Enrollment Comments: Normally taken in spring quarter of entering academic year.
Introduction to scientific research methods in human, physical, and techniques in geography. Topics include: scientific logic and philosophy, physical measurement, surveys, experimental and non-experimental research designs, computational modeling, sampling, data analysis and display, written and oral communication, and research ethics.
GEOG 201.
Seminar in Geography
(2)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Required of all geography graduate students every quarter offered.
A series of seminars on diverse problems in human and physical geography, and geographic techniques, by current and visiting faculty and researchers.
GEOG 202A.
Remote Sensing and Environmental Optics
(5)
ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Geography 115A.
Principles of radiation emission; radiative transfer equation and some solution methods; surface interactions; instrumentation; applications to remote sensing and energy budgets in atmosphere, ocean, and other media.
GEOG 208.
Water Resource Systems Analysis
(4)
LOAICIGA
Recommended Preparation: Geography 112 and 116; upper-division calculus and statistics. Computer programming or object-oriented programming desired (Matlab, Mathematica, Excel).
Quantitative methods (operations research, applied mathematics and statistics, numerical simulation) are used to analyze and synthesize complex water resources systems. Topics include economic analysis, hydropower, flood control, groundwater management, and reservoirs.
GEOG 210A.
Analytical Methods in Geography I
(4)
SIEGEL
Prerequisite: Geography 172-172L, or equivalents.
Introduction to analytical methods for geography research. Topics include: calculus, differential equations and linear algebra. Emphasis is placed on solving geographically relevant problems and their documentation.
GEOG 210B.
Analytical Methods in Geography II
(4)
KYRIAKIDIS
Prerequisite: Geography 210A.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Geography 206.
Statistical principles and practice of analyzing geographical data. Topics include bivariate and multiple regression and other multivariate techniques. Emphasis on exploratory data analysis and graphical techniques.
GEOG 210C.
Analytical Methods in Geography III
(4)
KYRIAKIDIS
Prerequisite: Geography 210B.
Overview of key concepts in spatial statistics, including measures of spatial association and models for spatial regression, point processes and random fields. Geostatistical methods for analysis and interpolating continuous and area (lattice) data.
GEOG 211A.
Transportation Planning & Modeling
(5)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Introductory probability and statistics.
Issues, problems, technologies, policies, plans, and the transportation-environment relationship. Transportation systems simulation, data collection, and model building. Applications in planning, design, and operations. Lab: Critically examine transportation plans and programs and explore travel surveys.
GEOG 211B.
Transportation Modeling & Simulation
(5)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Geography 211A.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 210B and Geography 210C or equivalent.Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with GEOG 111B. Lectures are same as Geography 111B, graduate students are expected to estimate original models, write a final paper, and give a research seminar in class.
Transportation data collection, travel survey design. Revealed and stated choice data and their collection in laboratory and field studies. Regression models and systems simulation. Applications in policy planning and operations. Lab: Data analysis, model development, testing in typical regional simulation.
GEOG 211C.
Activity and Travel Behavior Analysis
(4)
GOULIAS
Prerequisite: Geography 211B.
Recommended Preparation: Geography 210C or equivalent.Enrollment Comments: A final synthesis paper and oral presentation are required.
Time-use, activity analysis, travel behavior in space, time, and social context. Cross-sectional and longitudinal data collection and analysis with emphasis on using time, travel, technology, information, and telecommunication. Applications using simultaneous equations, multilevel, latent class, and structural equations models.
GEOG 213.
POLAR ENVIRONMENTS
(4)
CHU, DING
Prerequisite: Geography 3A or 3B; or, Environmental Studies 1 or 2; or, Earth Science 1
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with GEOG 113.
Advanced study of current Arctic and Antarctic issues. These include climate change process studies, improvements in long term monitoring of polar environments, modeling and analyses of impacts on ice sheets and sea ice, population and indigenous peoples, and natural resource claims.
GEOG 214A.
Advanced Remote Sensing: Passive
(5)
ROBERTS
Recommended Preparation: At least one prior course in remote sensing advised.
Passive remote sensing (VIS/NIR, thermal, microwave). Discussion of advanced sensors, techniques, modeling, and applications in each spectral region. Includes computer-based laboratory exercises. A final paper and oral presentation of a research project using remote sensing is required.
GEOG 214B.
Advanced Remote Sensing: Active
(5)
ROBERTS
Recommended Preparation: At least one prior course in remote sensing advised.
Discusses advanced sensors, techniques, modeling, and applications of active remote sensing including Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). Includes computer-based laboratory exercises. Final paper and oral presentation of research project using remote sensing is required.
GEOG 217.
Scientific Research Methods in Geography
(4)
MONTELLO
Introduction to scientific research methods in human, physical, and techniques geography. Topics include: scientific logic and philosophy, physical measurement, surveys, experimental and nonexperimental research designs, computational modeling, sampling, data analysis and display, written and oral communication, and research ethics.
GEOG 225.
Urban Problems
(4)
COUCLELIS
Recommended Preparation: Geography 108 and 153B.
Detailed studies of selected social, economic, and physical problems related to modern cities.
GEOG 227.
Geo-Social Determinants of Health & Health Disparities
(4)
CASSELS
This course covers advanced topics in health geography, with a focus on health disparities. We examine in depth social and environmental causes and consequences of disparities in health. Specific topics include health equity concepts and measurement, socioeconomic status, health behaviors, neighborhood effects, the built environment, and climate change and health. Lecture with class discussions.
GEOG 229.
Environmental Perception and Cognition
(4)
MONTELLO, CHRASTIL
Theories and methods related to acquiring, representing, and analyzing knowledge of complex large-scale environments.
GEOG 230.
Behavioral Geography
(4)
COUCLELIS, MONTELLO
Survey of behavioral approaches in a variety of areas of geography.
GEOG 231.
Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Science
(4)
COUCLELIS, JANOWICZ, MONTELLO
Prerequisite: Graduate students only.
Theory and research on cognitive issues in geographic information science. Perception, memory, reasoning, communication, human factors in digital worlds.
GEOG 232.
Cartographic Transformations
(4)
CLARKE
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A or 34A.
Classical map projections; cartograms; empirical "rubber sheeting"; bidimensional regression. The geometry of geography: geodesics; geographical circles; the distortion tensor; nonsymmetric distances.
GEOG 237.
Quantitative Geomorphology
(5)
BOOKHAGEN
Prerequisite: Geography 3B; or, Earth Science 2; or, equivalent.
Recommended Preparation: Upper-division calculus; computer programming or object-oriented programming desired (MATLAB, Python).Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Geog 137.
Basic quantitative understanding of processes shaping Earth's surface. In-depth evaluation of hill slope diffusion, mass wasting, and fluvial processes. Applications of quantitative methods are emphasized throughout class. Laboratory provides understanding of isotopic, physical, and remote sensing data.
GEOG 241A.
Population Geography
(4)
CARR
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Geography 241.
Advanced substantive investigation of the geography of human population. The geographical dimensions of fertility, mortality, and migration are explored. Important recent and classic demographic literature is reviewed.
GEOG 241C.
Spatial Demography
(4)
SWEENEY
Prerequisite: Geography 210A, 210B, and 210C or equivalent.
An introduction to mathematical and statistical demography. Primary emphasis is on spatially-explicit methods: multiregional life tables, multiregional projection, spatial statistics/econometrics applied to population, and life course analysis of migration. Matlab and SAS are used for applications.
GEOG 243.
Vegetation-Atmosphere Interactions
(4)
MCFADDEN
Graduate seminar on fundamental processes that determine how terrestrial vegetation affects water, energy, and carbon exchanges at Earth's surface, from plant leaves, to individuals, landscapes, and the globe. Integration of this knowledge with land-surface biophysical models and remote sensing.
GEOG 244.
Society and Hazards
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Lecture same as Geog 145. Graduate students attend additional discussion.
Reviews of the contribution of human geography to the study of hazard risk, vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation. Classic and new theoretical and empirical literature is explored, emphasizing the connection between development processes, social equity and hazard vulnerability.
GEOG 246.
Advanced Hydrologic Modeling
(3)
LOAICIGA
Recommended Preparation: Geography 112 and 116; upper-division calculus and statistics; computer or object- oriented programming desired (Matlab, Excel).Enrollment Comments: Open to undergraduates with instructor approval
Quantitative and computational study of surface water and groundwater processes, regional groundwater systems and solute transport.
GEOG 249.
Earth System Science: Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics
(4)
DICKEY
Prerequisite: Mathematics 5C, Geography 104, and Geography 110, or equivalent.
Present basic and modified equations of motion for rotating fluids to explain large-scale ocean and atmosphere motions. Topics include: geostrophic approximation; conservation of potential vorticity; Ekman transport and pumping; quasi-geostrophic approximation baroclinic instability; Rossby and Kelvin waves.
GEOG 254.
Demography
(4)
CASSELS, LOPEZ-CARR, SWEENEY
Core concepts of demography are covered, including theory and methods relating to migration, fertility, and mortality. Thematic topics include internal and international migration, maternal and child health, and aging. Local and regional, historical and contemporary demographic transition dynamics are explored. Lecture with class discussions.
GEOG 255.
Geography of Latin America
(4)
CARR
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with GEOG 155. Concurrent with Geography 155.
Graduate seminar supplements Geography 155 with further exploration of primary texts probing historical and spatial patterns of society, politics, and demographics with emphasis on human-environment interactions. Students discuss assigned reading and present in class, and write a term paper.
GEOG 258.
Conceptual Modeling and Programming for the Geo-Sciences
(5)
JANOWICZ
Recommended Preparation: Geography 176A or Earth Science 176
A project-based course introducing major conceptual modeling paradigms and object oriented programming from a Geoinformatics perspective. The class is intended for graduate students from Geography and the broader Geo- Sciences who have limited (or no previous)experience in software engineering.
GEOG 260.
Global Biogeochemical Cycles
(4)
KING
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Examination of the global cycles of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and water with an emphasis on terrestrial environments; exploration of the techniques and approaches employed to measure, understand, and model global element cycles; study of interactions of humans with these global cycles.
GEOG 261.
Ocean Optics
(4)
DICKEY, SIEGEL
An examination of the optical properties and radiative transfers in natural waters. Applications discussed include modeling of solar radiation penetration, reflection and transmittance at the air-sea interface and ocean color remote sensing.
GEOG 262.
Upper Ocean Physical Processes
(4)
SIEGEL, WASHBURN
Prerequisite: Geography 263.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated with changes in content and methods.
Detailed studies of upper ocean dynamics and physical processes. Topics may include mesoscale dynamics, mixed layer modeling, radiative transfer, turbulent mixing processes, and internal waves.
GEOG 263.
Introduction to Physical Oceanography
(4)
DICKEY, SIEGEL, WASHBURN
A graduate-level introduction to physical oceanography. Topics discussed include: properties of sea water, derivation and application of the equations of motion for a rotating planet, and the dynamics of wind- and buoyancy-driven general circulation.
GEOG 264.
Seminar in Oceanography
(2)
DICKEY; SIEGEL; WASHBURN
Prerequisite: Geography 163 or 263; and, Geography 265; or permission of instructor
Graduate seminar in physical, optical, biogeochemical,and biological oceanography
GEOG 266.
Introduction to Atmospheric Sciences
(4)
MICHAELSEN
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Fundamentals in atmospheric processes that are important for understanding the role of the atmosphere in earth's climate and biogeochemistry. Graduate-level introduction to radiation, dynamics, clouds, chemistry, and how they interact.
GEOG 267.
Chemical Oceanography
(4)
LEA; DEVRIES
Prerequisite: Chemistry 1C; graduate standing.
An introduction to the chemistry of the oceans. Topics include composition and chemical equilibria of seawater, biogeochemical cycling, sediment chemistry, atmospheric exchange, circulation and rates of mixing based on chemical tracers, and the impact of ocean chemistry on climate change.
GEOG 268.
Seminar in Ocean Biogeochemistry
(4)
DEVRIES, SIEGEL
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit with changes in content.
Discussion of current or seminal papers or selected topics in the field of marine biogeochemistry. Content may vary depending on student interest. Student presentations required.
GEOG 271.
Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling
(4)
DE VRIES
Prerequisite: Geography 210 or equivalent.
Introduction to numerical modeling of ocean biogeochemical cycles. Topics to be covered include transport matrix calculations, boundary value problems, steady-state and transient simulations, nonlinear models and Newton's method. Students will design, code, and run a numerical model of an element of their choice
GEOG 275.
Seminar in Geographical Information Systems
(4)
GOODCHILD
Study of current trends in geographically oriented information processing systems.
GEOG 276.
Geographical Time Series Analysis
(3)
WASHBURN
Prerequisite: Geography 172.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Geography 276B.
Introduction to time series analysis in geography. Topics include spatial and temporal sampling, fast Fourier transform techniques, linear systems, and digital filtering.
GEOG 277.
Spatial Environmental Modeling
(4)
ROBERTS
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit provided topics are different.
Seminar covering topics in spatial environmental modeling. Integrates techniques such as remote sensing and GIS into the modeling of spatial processes. Topics include biogeochemical cycles, hydrology, species distribution and habitat disturbance.
GEOG 278.
Practice of Geostatistical Modeling of Spatial Data
(5)
KYRIAKIDIS
Prerequisite: Geography 172 or equivalent, and Geography 274.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Geography 276A.
Practice of geostatistics on large environmental data sets using MATLAB. Methods for modeling spatial patterns, integrating spatial data across multiple spatial scales, and simulating complex spatial distributions.
GEOG 279.
Seminar in Applied Statistical Methods for Geography
(3)
BAYLIS
Prerequisite: Geography 210B or equivalent.
Recommended Preparation: GEOG 210C
Research frontiers in geostatistics, and innovative application of spatial statistics to the analysis of geographical data.
GEOG 280.
Climate Research Meetings
(2)
CARVALHO, JONES
Seminars in topics related to Climate Sciences and Climate Change. Seminars are presented by Faculty, Researchers, Invited Speakers and Graduate Students
GEOG 281.
The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP): Experimental design and working with model output
(4)
TRUGMAN
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: Experience with some programming language such as Python, R, or Matlab
This seminar covers the history of coupled climate earth system models, experimental design of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, and how to work with CMIP model output (with a focus on land surface variables). Students perform individually directed class projects working with CMIP data.
GEOG 281A.
GIScience Research
(4)
CLARKE
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Geog 181A.
Introduction to GIScience as an academic research field, conducted through review, discussion, and presentation of seminal works from leading journals. Labs reinforce and develop students' existing techniques on problems of research- level difficulty in spatial analysis, cognition and mobile GIS.
GEOG 281B.
GIScience Studies
(4)
CLARKE
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Geog 181B. Quarters usually offered: Spring.
Builds on previous course through in-depth examination of topics chosen by interests of leading professor. Labs emphasize development of advanced spatial analytical skills, cutting edge visualization techniques and spatio-temporal modeling. Course concludes with an individual GIScience project.
GEOG 286.
ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF MOVEMENT
(4)
DODGE
Prerequisite: Geography 12/W12 or 176A or 176B; or Environmental Studies 154; or Earth Science 176; and, Computer Science 8; or equivalent coursework; or consent of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Knowledge of programming with Python or R, knowledge of statistics
Many geographic, social, and natural systems involve dynamic processes or movement of individuals in space and time. Examples include animal migration, human mobility, disease diffusion, and natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires. Movement is key to understanding these dynamic processes. This course reviews computational methods for analysis, modeling and simulation of movement in ecological and human systems. Students gain an understanding of spatiotemporal processes and patterns, and develop computational skills to process trajectory data, analyze movement patterns, and apply movement models. Through a final capstone project, students study a spatiotemporal problem in depth and write a research paper.
GEOG 287.
Seminar in Climate Sciences and Climate Change
(4)
JONES
Seminars in topics related to Climate Sciences and Climate Change. Course covers key concepts and research methods related to climate, climate variability and change and impacts. Lectures consist of guest seminars primarily from Faculty participating in the Climate Sciences & Climate Change PhD Emphasis; the course serves as a venue to foster interaction among graduate students participating in the Emphasis, Researchers and Faculty.
GEOG 288AAZZ.
Special Topics in Geography
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Graduate students only.
Geographic curriculum content that lies outside regularly scheduled courses. New classes under development or taught temporarily. Course number-letter combination reflects instructor. Content varies.
GEOG 288AM.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288AT.
Seminar on Trait-Based Forest and Earth System Modeling
GEOG 288BB.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288CH.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288CJ.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288CS.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288DC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288EC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288HC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288HE.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288IW.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288JK.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288JM.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288KB.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288KC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288KG.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288KJ.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288LC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288LW.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288MR.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288NN.
Seminar in Physical Oceanography
GEOG 288RC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288RG.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288SC.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288SD.
Agent-based modeling for spatio-temporal simulation
GEOG 288SS.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288TS.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288VG.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 288WK.
Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 290.
Advanced Location Theory and Modeling
(4)
MURRAY
Recommended Preparation: GEOG 191/291, GEOG 176A/B
Survey of advanced methods of location analysis and modeling in the context of GIScience. Applications associated with emergency service planning, natural resource management, retail site selection, among others, are relied upon to make connections among models, spatial information and interpretation of findings. Practical implementation using GIS and commercial optimization software is explored.
GEOG 291.
Optimization Models for Geographic Problems
(4)
CHURCH
Prerequisite: Mathematics 3A or 5A or 34A.
Survey of advanced optimization techniques with applications to geographical problems. Methods include advanced topics in linear programming, dynamic programming, integer programming, networks, and queuing.
GEOG 294.
Advanced Topics in Location and Transportation Systems
(4)
CHURCH
Prerequisite: Geography 190 or 191 or 291.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated with changes in content, methods, and application areas examined.
Study of current research and application of systems models in the analysis, design, operation, and scheduling of transport and location problems.
GEOG 295.
Advanced Topics in Pedology
(4)
CHADWICK
Prerequisite: Geography 209.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit with changes in content, methods, and applications areas examined.
Intensive reading and discussions of current topics in soil-geomorphology, soil-geochemistry, and quantitative modeling of soil processes.
GEOG 500.
Teaching Assistant Training
(2)
STAFF
Course for new teaching assistants to examine geographic teaching methods and classroom procedures. Emphasis on use of equipment and facilities in the department, teaching aids, lectures, exams, grading, student advising, and special problems. Repeatable.
GEOG 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-8)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
Enrollment Comments: No more than half the graduate units necessary for the Master's Degree may be taken in Geography 596. Preparation, 2-8 hours.
Individual tutorial. Instructor is usually student's major professor.
GEOG 597.
Individual Study for Ph.D. Examinations
(1-12)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
Enrollment Comments: S/U grade. Maximum of 12 per quarter; enrollment limited to 24 units total. Variable hours.
Instructor should be student's major professor or chair of the doctoral committee.
GEOG 598.
Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-12)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
Enrollment Comments: S/U grading. Preparation, 1-12 hours.
Research toward and writing of thesis.
GEOG 599.
Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation
(1-12)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and graduate advisor.
Enrollment Comments: S/U grading. Preparation, 1-12 hours.
Research toward and writing of dissertation. Instructor should be chair of student's doctoral committee.