GOG-150 Physical Geography 3.0 cr.
Fall. Alt. years. This course will examine major natural systems within
our physical environment: climate, vegetation, soils, hydrology, and
landforms. Emphasis will be given to analysis of the processes
and environmental interactions that shape these systems. Students will
develop skills in 1) the collection of both historical and primary data;
2) the utilization of geographic models to explain processes; 3) the
complexity and application of maps and mapmaking techniques; 4) examining
GIS output as an analytical tool for solving location problems in different
scientific fields. (NON-LAB NATURAL SCIENCE)
GOG-152 Cultural Geography 3.0 cr.
Fall. Alt. years. An introduction to the basic cultural elements of
geography. Culture can be defined as the total of the knowledge, attitudes,
and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members
of a society. Cultural geography examines how place shapes culture and
how cultures shape place. The major themes of cultural geography to
be addressed include culture hearths, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology,
cultural landscapes, and culture regions. (CULTURAL DIVERSITY NOT NATURAL
SCIENCE)
GOL-101 Physical Geology 4.0 cr.
Fall, spring. Physical geology is the study of the materials the earth
is made of and the processes that occur both on and beneath the surface.
The course heightens awareness of how the earth continually changes,
the rates of geologic change, and the finite character of the earth's
resources. The course is designed to help students to develop their
own views of how human activity impacts geologic processes, and how
geologic processes affect human activity. (NATURAL SCIENCE LAB)
GOL-102 Historical Geology 4.0 cr.
Spring. Alt. years. Recommended prereq.: GOL101. Historical geology
is the study of the sequence of events involved in the physical evolution
of continents and ocean basins. Emphasis will be placed on the growth
and development of the North American continent as can be deciphered
from the rock and fossil records. (NATURAL SCIENCE LAB)