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GEOG 5363 Enterprise Geographic Information Systems Prerequisites: GEOG 4353 or equivalent. Description: Basic setup and creation of online geodatabases and Internet mapping services as would be used in a large scale GIS operation or enterprise. Geodatabase design and Internet mapservice Web site

GEOG 5423 Geographic Renderings in Qualitative Methods Prerequisites: SCFD 5913 or SCFD 6123 or SOC 5273 or consent of instructor. Description: Seminar engages with geographic facets in qualitative research and provides students with experience in collecting and working with qualitative data. Students explore avenues of qualitative inquiry in cross-cultural, community participation, and storytelling/testimonial/oral history/life history, and ethnographic research with special consideration to space, place, scale, context, body, and senses. Course addresses issues involved with analysis, interpretation, and "writing-up" research. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography GEOG 5443 Sustainable Tourism and Geography Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing or consent of instructor. Description: This course examines sustainable tourism from a cultural and environmental perspective. It discusses concepts and theories of sustainability and tourism, including human rights, environmental justice, and ethics, emphasizing the global environmental and social effects and possibilities of tourism. The course addresses management concepts, sectoral approaches, transport and mobility themes, and emerging issues in the context of sustainability. May not be used for degree credit with GEOG 4443. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture

development. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography GEOG 5393 Remote Sensing of Water Resources Prerequisites: GEOG 2323 or GEOG 4333.

Description: Advanced theories and techniques of remote sensing applied to various issues in water resources management. Sensor characteristics, theoretical algorithms, digital image processing, and field methods to extract information of multiple aspects valuable for both hydrological modeling and decision-making. Advantages and limitations of remote sensing compared to traditional methods will be explored. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography GEOG 5403 Current Geographic Research Prerequisites: Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Description: Representative survey of current research across the discipline of modern Geography so as to broaden perspectives and appreciation of Geography's breadth and impact. Emphasis on the discipline's major affinity groups, their notable institutions and individuals, and their impact toward the greater good. Exercises familiarize students with the process of developing a thesis or dissertation proposal, from determining an area of emphasis, identifying a research problem, conducting a literature review, and developing and defending a thesis or dissertation proposal. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography GEOG 5413 History and Philosophy of Geography Prerequisites: Graduate standing in geography or consent of the instructor. Description: Study of the making of geography as an academic discipline, and the evolution of geographic thought and practice. A critical inquiry into the production of geographic knowledge as it has changed over time and in relation to developments in science and society. Discussions examine significant theoretical and methodological "turns" and explore the influences of key individuals, institutions, and major debates. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography

Department/School: Geography GEOG 5450 Seminar in Geography

Prerequisites: Graduate standing in geography or consent of instructor. Description: Specialized topics in Geography. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Geography GEOG 5510 Research Problems in Geography Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description: Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Geography GEOG 5700 Geography Study Abroad Description: Participation in an international experience sponsored by the Department of Geography. Study Abroad courses typically involve the study of a country or region to provide an integrated understanding, through research and personal experience, of relevant cultural, historical, political, economic, and environmental issues. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Geography