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Course levels: Undergraduates may take 100- through 500-level courses. Graduate students
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GEOGRAPHY 103-001 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY
MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm CALLCOTT 011
Mr. Robert Greeley (7-5234)
This course introduces students to the breadth and excitement of the field of geography and illustrates the earth science, culture-environment, locational, and area analysis traditions of geographic research and writing. It also explores the various subfields of geographic inquiry and shows how geographic expertise can be used in important decision-making and problem solving contexts. This course also shows how geographic knowledge is relevant to current issues of globalization.
GEOGRAPHY 103-002 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY
T TH 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm CALLCOTT 011
Mr. Kyle Buck (7-5234)
This course introduces students to the breadth and excitement of the field of geography and illustrates the earth science, culture-environment, locational, and area analysis traditions of geographic research and writing. It also explores the various subfields of geographic inquiry and shows how geographic expertise can be used in important decision-making and problem solving contexts. This course also shows how geographic knowledge is relevant to current issues of globalization.
GEOGRAPHY E103-300 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY
MW 5:30 pm - 6:45 p,m. CALLCOTT 202
Ms. Manali Baruah (7-5234)
This course introduces students to the breadth and excitement of the field of geography and illustrates the earth science, culture-environment, locational, and area analysis traditions of geographic research and writing. It also explores the various subfields of geographic inquiry and shows how geographic expertise can be used in important decision-making and problem solving contexts. This course also shows how geographic knowledge is relevant to current issues of globalization.
GEOGRAPHY 104-001 INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
T TH 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm CALLCOTT 202
Dr. Jean T. Ellis (7-1593)
Physical geography is an area of study that synthesizes and connects elements of our physical environment as they relate to human beings. GEOG 104 is an introductory level course that explores the processes and forms of Earth's surface system, including climate, hydrology, soils, biogeography, water resources, and landforms. The objective of this course is to provide a systematic introduction to physical geography, emphasizing the basic principles that explain the processes and forms of the atmosphere (including climates and meteorology), hydrosphere (including rivers and oceans), biosphere (with emphasis on the distribution and diversity of organisms), and the geosphere (with emphasis on the surface forms and processes). Dominant themes of the course include the spatial distribution of basic physical, chemical, and biological processes, as well as interactions of human societies with the natural systems that support them.
GEOGRAPHY 105-001 THE DIGITAL EARTH
T 2:00 pm -3:15 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab: TH 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm CALLCOTT 005
Mr. Wm. Lynn Shirley (7-4590)
The Digital Earth is an introductory course that focuses on how the earth is represented, viewed and analyzed digitally. Using global positioning systems (GPS), aerial photography and remote sensing as means of capturing data to geographic information systems (GIS) and cartographic visualization as means of analyzing and displaying spatial information, students will learn the basis of using maps for critical analysis and presentation. Each topic will include both the logistics of how these tools work as well as their range of applications and limitations. Students will use GPS equipment, learn to create 3-D representations of buildings suitable for mapping applications, and become familiar with analytical mapping tools and similar technology that exist within web maps and on smartphones. Societal use and consequences of these technologies are also discussed throughout the course.
A balance of lecture and hands-on computer exercises introduce each conceptwith applications such as Google Earth, ArcGIS Explorer, ArcMap, SketchUp,and ArcPAD used as a basis for the exercises. Only basic Windows operating system experience is required.
GEOGRAPHY 121- 001 LANDS & PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
T TH 11:00 am - 12:15 pm CALLCOTT 011
Ms. Mary Thompson (7-5234)
This introductory class examines the world through geographic regions - bounded parts of the world considered as one because they possess some sort of organizing principal. To frame this course around this concept, however, is not to take it for granted. In the course of the semester, we will examine not only how the organizing principals that give us regions like "Latin America" came about, but also the various benefits and drawbacks to the continued use of such regions to understand our increasingly interconnected world.
GEOGRAPHY 201-001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007 LANDFORM GEOGRAPHY
T TH 9:30 am - 10:45 am CALLCOTT 011
Lab 001: T 12:30 pm - 2:20 pm CALLCOTT 202
Lab 002: cancelled
Lab 003: W 12:20 pm - 2:10 pm CALLCOTT 202
Lab 004: W 2:30 pm - 4:20 pm CALLCOTT 202
Lab 005: TH 12:30 pm - 2:20 pm CALLCOTT 202
Lab 006: TH 2:30 pm - 4:20 pm CALLCOTT 202
Lab 007: cancelled
Dr. Allan James (7-6117)
This course is an introduction to physical features at the surface of the Earth emphasizing soils, hydrology, and processes of landform creation by water, wind, ice, and gravity. Students will develop a scientific literacy applied to physical processes and will learn about environmental changes in the recent geologic past up to the present. Landforms and soils provide evidence of past environmental conditions, how environments have changed, and the processes involved, including human actions and natural agents. Laboratories are designed to sharpen observation, measurement, and descriptive skills and emphasize hands-on experience with geographic and Earth science tools. Three hours of lectures and one 110-minute laboratory per week.
GEOGRAPHY 202-001 & 002 WEATHER AND CLIMATE *
T TH 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 101
Lab 001: W 12:20 pm - 2:10 pm CALLCOTT 004 & 005
Lab 002: W 2:30 pm - 4:20 pm CALLCOTT 004 & 005
Dr. April Hiscox (7-6604)
This course provides students with a general understanding of the processes which influence weather and climate patterns on the earth. It first examines the sources of energy driving atmospheric processes, the importance of atmospheric moisture, and the forces creating the winds. The second part of the course focuses on storm systems, including mid-latitude cyclones and severe weather. The last third of the class is devoted to the study of climate, climate variability and change, and the impact of such change on human activity. The laboratory sections will include experiments, workbook exercises, and analysis of real-time computer weather graphics. The final grade will be based on three lecture exams, three lab exams, take-home exercises, a weather journal, and regular lecture and lab quizzes.
* 4 credit hour course, includes a 2 hour laboratory each week.
GEOGRAPHY 202-003 WEATHER AND CLIMATE *
T TH 9:30 am - 10:45 am CALLCOTT 101
Lab: M 12:20 pm - 2:10 pm CALLCOTT 004 & 005
Dr. April Hiscox (7-6604)
This course provides students with a general understanding of the processes which influence weather and climate patterns on the earth. It first examines the sources of energy driving atmospheric processes, the importance of atmospheric moisture, and the forces creating the winds. The second part of the course focuses on storm systems, including mid-latitude cyclones and severe weather. The last third of the class is devoted to the study of climate, climate variability and change, and the impact of such change on human activity. The laboratory sections will include experiments, workbook exercises, and analysis of real-time computer weather graphics. The final grade will be based on three lecture exams, three lab exams, take-home exercises, a weather journal, and regular lecture and lab quizzes.
* 4 credit hour course, includes a 2 hour laboratory each week.
GEOGRAPHY 210-001 PEOPLES, PLACES and ENVIRONMENTS
T TH 11:00 am -12:15 pm CALLCOTT 201
Dr. Amy Mills (7-5688)
This course provides a thematic introduction to contemporary human geography, a broad geographic subfield directly concerned with human beings and their interaction with their natural and cultural environment. The course uses spatial approaches and concepts from geography to explore many themes related to globalization and the interactions between people and places amongst diverse societies around the world. Some of the themes addressed in the course are: urbanization, population growth, rural to urban and international migrations, international development, territorial sovereignties, statehood and terrorism, ethnicity and race, and cultural diversity. These themes are linked through geographic perspectives and methods of investigation.
GEOGRAPHY 221-001 GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
MWF 9:05 am -9:55 am CALLCOTT 101
Dr. Jerry T. Mitchell (7-2986)
An intensive regional analysis of South Carolina. Selected phenomena such as urbanization, industrialization, land use, the physical environment, and their interrelationships.
GEOGRAPHY 223-001 GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA
T TH 9:30 am – 10:45 pm CALLCOTT 201
Mr. James Byrum (7-6380)
An introduction to the physical and human geography of Latin America. Lectures are structured in 5 major areas: (i) physical geography (different ecosystems, climate, vegetation, and land patterns), (ii) historical geography (the impact that colonization had on indigenous peoples, on the social and political organization of the region, and on the behavioral aspects of its individuals), (iii) population geography (racial and ethnic composition; population growth and demographic transition; patterns of mortality, fertility and migration; settlement patterns; religious practices; and urbanization), (iv) economic geography (patterns of economic activity, and the potential influences of international economic cycles and organizations), and (v) political geography (political changes, including national governments and international policies).
GEOGRAPHY 224-001 GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA
M W 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm CALLCOTT 003
Dr. Susan Cutter (7-1590)
This course studies the regional geography of the United States and Canada. Landforms, climate, population and settlement, natural resources, urbanization, industry, government (including politics) are treated as important systems that affect the landscape and interactions throughout the continent. At the end of the course, students should understand the regional variability in physical and human geography in North America, identify and describe regions, and explain the diversity of people and places in North America. Evaluation is on the basis of exams and quizzes, take-home exercises, and class participation. There are no prerequisites for this course.
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GEOGRAPHY 313-001 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
T TH 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 102
Mr. James Byrum (7-6380)
This course introduces students to the local and global dimensions of economic activity in the contemporary world economy. The course material, which includes: texts, films, newspaper articles, and lectures, will help students to develop both an understanding of economic processes and the skills to analyze economic processes within complex social and political contexts. The subjects covered in this course are very topical and contemporary; they include: Economic Globalization, The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, International Debt Crises, Export Processing Zones, International Labor Migrations, Transnational Corporations, and Offshore Outsourcing.
GEOGRAPHY 330-001 THE GEOGRAPHY OF DISASTERS
MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm CALLCOTT 101
Mr. Greg Bowser (7-5234)
This course introduces you to the nature, impact, and social responses to disasters. We focus on the origin and characteristics of disasters, their spatial distribution, lessons learned from the great disasters, how society anticipates, and responds to them. The major goals of the course are to: 1) introduce you to the range and type of environmental hazards and disasters and their geographic distribution; 2) examine the causes or triggering mechanisms (natural, human, technological) and 3) assess the societal impacts to disasters on individuals, organizations, and governments from the local to global scales. By the end of the semester, students should be able to:
- Understand the causes of disasters
- Describe some of the historically significant major disasters
- Critically evaluate scholarly articles in the disasters field
- Appreciate the geographic variability in disaster agents and impacts
Grades are based on exams, homework assignments, and class participation.
GEOGRAPHY 341-001 CARTOGRAPHY
MW 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab: F 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Sarah Battersby (7-5729)
This course is an introduction to the principles and practice of map design. It provides the student with an understanding of the most appropriate ways of symbolizing geographic data on maps. Students develop cartographic skills through the completion of map projects using the latest Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Students learn how to design effective and attractive maps through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and creating their own maps. In the latter half of the course, each student completes a final mapping project, based on a topic he or she selects.
GEOGRAPHY 344-001 CITY SPACES, LOCAL PLACES
M W 2:30 pm - 3.45 pm CALLCOTT 102
Dr. Caroline Nagel (7-4970)
This class is an exploration of city life in the United States. We begin by examining the historical development of cities in the US, focusing on industrialization, de-industrialization, and the emergence of post-industrial, neo-liberal cities. We will ask, what makes a city a city, and what makes urban life a unique form of social-spatial organization? What makes American cities unique, and what processes connect them to cities in other Western societies? This class will draw on cutting-edge research in cultural and urban geography in exploring the interrelationships between the urban political-economy and urban social life. We will look in detail at the experiences of different social groups in cities, especially those defined on the basis of race, class, gender, age, and sexuality. How do social relationships and identities become inscribed in urban space? And what are the ways in which different groups impose, accommodate, and subvert particular relationships and identities through their uses of space? Topics covered include: respectability and morality among middle-class urbanites in the late 19th century, working-class and African American suburbs in the early 20th century; gentrification and gay identities, the exclusion of young people from public space, and controversies over mosque construction. Reading and writing assignments will encourage students to explore how themes addressed in class are relevant to their everyday environments.
GEOGRAPHY 345-001 INTERPRETATION OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
M W 1:25 pm - 2:15 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab: F 1:25 pm - 2:15 pm CALLCOTT 005
Ms. Chang Yi (7-1308)
This course introduces the basics of aerial photography including radiant energy, properties of the photographic image, photo geometry, photogrammetric measurement, photo acquisition, and interpretation of aerial photographs. Emphasis is placed on practical training in an effort to make the student a competent user of air photos for a variety of geographic and multidisciplinary applications.
GEOGRAPHY 346-001 CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
T TH 11:00 am – 12:15 pm CALLCOTT 101
Dr. Cary Mock (7-1211)
This course examines the interrelationship between climate and human activities. We will study the physical nature of the climate system, climate variability and change; and their climatic impacts on society, including the social, economic, and political factors involved with these impacts. The approach will be based mostly from the examination of selected case studies. Specific topics that will be covered include past climatic change and society during the presettlement era, perceptions and impacts of climate during the historical period in North America, climate determinism, severe drought, climatic hazards which include hurricanes, climate and health, future global warming, and stratospheric ozone. Class sessions will vary between lecture, discussion, debates, and in-class exercises. Evaluation will be based on short writing assignments and exams. There are no course prerequisites.
GEOGRAPHY 363-001 & 002 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MW 10:10 am – 11:00 am CALLCOTT 003
Lab 001: F 10:10 am – 11:00 am CALLCOTT 005
Lab 002: - - cancelled - -
Ms. Leanne Sulewski (7-6048)
Geographic Information Systems represent a major advancement in computer handling of geographical data. These systems are used extensively throughout all levels of government, private industry, and academia to provide support for spatial decision making and problem solving. Principles and methods of Geographic Information Systems are presented with an emphasis on modeling the Earth and abstracting geographical data, collection of geographical data using modern techniques such as GPS, and analysing patterns and spatial relationships.
Practical experience with GIS is provided during the lab exercises using a state-of-the-art GI System. Students are expected to be comfortable with the Microsoft windows interface.
GEOGRAPHY 363-003 INTRO TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
T TH 11:00 am - 12:15 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab:T TH 11:00 am - 12:15 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Diansheng Guo (7-2989)
Geographic Information Systems represent a major advancement in computer handling of geographical data. These systems are used extensively throughout all levels of government, private industry, and academia to provide support for spatial decision making and problem solving. Principles and methods of Geographic Information Systems are presented with emphasis on spatial data, manipulation and analysis, and applications. Practical experience with GIS is provided through hands-on computer and manual exercises. Students are expected to be familiar with the Microsoft windows interface.
GEOGRAPHY 370-001 AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS
T TH 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 201
Dr. John Kupfer (7-6739)
This course introduces students to the major resource, managerial and recreational components of America's National Park system. To provide a context for understanding current management issues, we will begin with an examination of the National Park Service's history, development, explicit mission, and decision-making framework. These will be followed by broad-brush treatments and case studies of current issues facing park system units, including wildfire management, invasive species, species reintroductions, pollution, recreation pressure, and other significant environmental changes.
GEOGRAPHY 399 INDEPENDENT STUDY
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
GEOGRAPHY 498 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory J. Carbone (7-5234)
CALLCOTT 127
GEOGRAPHY 499 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory J. Carbone (7-5234)
CALLCOTT 127
GEOGRAPHY 516-001 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
T TH 2:00 pm– 3:15 pm CALLCOTT 102
Dr. Jean Ellis (7-1593)
Coastal regions in the United States are under intense anthropogenic and natural pressures. This course integrates physical, social, and economic principles underpinning contemporary coastal management practices. In this course, students will learn about the competing interests of coastal zone stakeholders, environmentalists, and major industry, including landowners, tourism and recreation, fisheries, and natural resource extraction. Concepts of conservation, preservation, and sustainability related to coastal regions will be discussed. Students will learn the dominant coastal physical processes as a basis for understanding coastal zone management practices. Coastal zone management practices and policies will be considered at multiple spatial scales: international, federal, regional, state, and local, with a focus on the United States Coastal Zone Management Act and the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan. The physical, social, and policy-based impacts of sea level rise and coastal hazards will also be discussed.
GEOGRAPHY 541-001 ADVANCED CARTOGRAPHY
M 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab: W 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Sarah Battersby (7-5729)
This course examines current issues and approaches in cartography and geographic visualization, focusing on the uses of interactivity and animation in cartography in order to facilitate thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Through a series of mini-projects during the first part of the course, the student will gain experience in the use of computers and graphics software to develop interactive cartographic visualizations. Students will complete a fully interactive or animated, web-publishable map as a final project.
GEOGRAPHY 545-001 SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY
T TH 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CALLCOTT 101
Dr. Cary Mock (7-1211)
This course will examine the main principles and controls of weather and climate as they occur at the regional scale. Description of the main types of meteorological data commonly used for daily weather forecasting. Analysis and interpretation of regional (synoptic) scale atmospheric circulation, mid-latitude cyclones, severe thunderstorms, and tropical cyclones by using weather maps, soundings, cross sections, thermodynamic diagrams, computer models, and satellite imagery. Introduction to techniques used in weather forecasting. The course includes mostly lectures and weather discussions/labs, with grading based on exams, participation in weather discussions and weather forecasting, and exercises/labs.
GEOG 549-001 WATER AND WATERSHEDS
T TH 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 112
Dr. Allan James (7-6117)
This course examines watersheds from a geographic perspective. The focus is on physical aspects of environmental systems that generate and receive surface water and sediment, and on interactions with humans. Students will learn about three areas of watershed science: physical hydrology, water quality, and water-related hazards. The physical hydrology component of the course emphasizes surface-water processes of runoff generation, flow conveyance, and the role of the hydrosphere in global-change studies. Water quality includes basic constituents in water, measurement methods, and processes of non-point source pollution production. The course concludes with water hazards including the physical and technical aspects of floodplain management and flood-risk assessment. This course is recommended for Earth science students and environmental resources managers because it will develop a broad, intuitive, and analytical understanding of processes interacting within watersheds.
GEOGRAPHY 552-001 LiDARGRAMMETRIC AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC
DIGITAL SURFACE MAPPING
M W 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm CALLCOTT 302
Dr. Michael Hodgson (7-8976)
The purpose of the course is to present concepts and approaches for mapping the Earth's terrain and vegetative surface from photogrammetric and lidargrammetric technologies. Both technologies are state-of-the-art in practical applications. The goal of each approach is to correctly determine the geographic position (in x-y-z) of surface features. Both technologies use fundamental algebraic approaches for determining position. Photogrammetry is fundamentally based on stereography while lidargrammetry is based on position from trilateration of visible/infrared light. Each week, the concepts and methods will be presented and discussed. Laboratory assignments will then require students to apply these approaches to imagery and data for mapping the location of elevation, vegetative, and buildings. Graduate students will conduct an independent final project using either lidargrammetric or photogrammetric methods.
GEOGRAPHY 562-001 SATELLITE MAPPING & GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS
Pre-requisite GEOG 345 OR GEOG 363 OR GEOG 551 OR
consent of instructor
T TH 11:00 am - 12:15 pm CALLCOTT 112
Dr. Lewis Lapine (7-5234)
Technology and use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for mapping applications. Discussion of the GPS space segment, receiver technologies, range observable and positioning accuracy. In-depth discussion of geodetic datums, coordinate systems and projections. Applications to large/medium scale mapping applications, remote sensing, and aerial photographic missions. The student is advised that the course provides an In depth explanation of the physics, measurement concepts, accuracy estimation and error analysis. A fundamental understanding of trigonometry and analytical calculus is required. Other Campus Units with Interest? Geology, Engineering, and Marine Science.
The global positioning system (GPS) technology is a dual-use satellite-based positioning technology that became fully operational in 1993. GPS is a key data collection methodology for geographic mapping applications, remote sensing imagery collections, and the construction of geographic information system (GIS) databases.
The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamental material of satellite-based positioning, variations in the positioning methods, and the application to design/ construction of geographic databases. The material in this course is complimentary with the content geographic information processing (GIP) courses in the Geography Department and is an essential part of the evolutionary nature of the GIP curriculum.
GEOGRAPHY 563-001 ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
T 9:30 am – 10:45 am CALLCOTT 003
Lab: TH 9:30 am – 10:45 am CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Christopher Upchurch (7-5867)
This course covers the technical and conceptual bases of Geographic Information Systems. This includes how GIS is used to perform spatial analysis, analysis of networks, incorporation of remote sensing data, and three-dimensional surfaces. An integral part of this course is the extensive experience students gain using an operational geographic information system. This experience allows the exploration of theoretical topics presented as well as examination and formulation of real-world applications areas as diverse as real estate, crime analysis, environmental protection.
GEOGRAPHY 563-002 ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
T TH 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm CALLCOTT 101/005
Lab: T TH 5:00 pm – 6:15 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Christopher Upchurch (7-5867)
This course covers the technical and conceptual bases of Geographic Information Systems. This includes how GIS is used to perform spatial analysis, analysis of networks, incorporation of remote sensing data, and three-dimensional surfaces. An integral part of this course is the extensive experience students gain using an operational geographic information system. This experience allows the exploration of theoretical topics presented as well as examination and formulation of real-world applications areas as diverse as real estate, crime analysis, environmental protection.
GEOGRAPHY 565-001 GIS DATABASES AND THEIR USE
Prequesites: either GEOG 363, 341, 551, or 563
T TH 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 003
Lab: T TH 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. Christopher Upchurch (7-5867)
Representation, construction, maintenance, and analysis of spatial data in a geographic information system (GIS) database.
GEOG 568-001 HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Prerequsites: either Geog 343, Biol 270, Geol 103 or consent of instructor
MW 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm CALLCOTT 101
Dr. Kirstin Dow (7-2482)
While global environmental change is a physical phenomenon, understanding social systems is crucial to investigating causes, consequences, and response opportunities. Human activities have always resulted in environmental change at local levels; however, environmental change on the global scale is a different type of problem. Current human-induced environmental changes are taking place at scales, rates, and magnitudes that often exceed those of natural systems and demand innovation in social systems, such as international governance. The cumulative impact of large populations and local activities are adding to the pace of change. Social processes driving these transformations, such as trade, development, migration, urbanization, and environmental awareness, are increasingly operating at global scales and creating new linkages among places.
The focus of reading, discussion, and research is on the social processes shaping environmental changes. Major sections of the course will deal with the role of human driving forces, social processes of defining environmental problems, assessments of consequences, and social and policy responses. This course introduces the physical dimensions of global environmental change, however Geography 343 - Human Impact on the Environment, Biology 270, GEOL 103 or permission of the instructor is required.
GEOGRAPHY 595-001 – INTERNSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY
(*A Signed Internship Contract Required by the Instructor before Enrolling)
Dr. Michael Hodgson (7-8976) CALLCOTT 326
The internship in geography helps students acquire valuable "on the job" experience and develop marketable job skills as well as learn about employment opportunities and requirements. Students serve as interns with cooperating government agencies, or commercial and nonprofit businesses. A special effort is made to assign each intern to a position compatible with his/her interests, abilities, and career aspirations. The course is graded on a pass/not pass basis. Grades are determined by the Internship Director in consultation with supervisory personnel in cooperating agencies. Grades are based on the performance of internship duties and the preparation of an internship summary report.
GEOGRAPHY 705 – DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
Directed research topics individually assigned and supervised by graduate faculty.
GEOGRAPHY 706 – SELECTED TOPICS IN CARTOGRAPHY & REMOTE SENSING
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
Directed research topics individually assigned and supervised by graduate faculty.
GEOGRAPHY 731-001 SEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY
M 9:30 am - 12:00 pm CALLCOTT 228
Dr. Diansheng Guo (7-2989)
This seminar introduces contemporary quantitative analysis methods in geography, concentrating on methods for analyzing geographic phenomena represented by spatial, temporal, and multivariate data. The course will cover: (1) multivariate methods using the Generalized Linear Model (GLM), including those used for pattern searching (such as Principal Components Analysis) and those used for prediction (such as multivariate regression); (2) non-linear methods for prediction (such as decision trees, neural networks) and clustering (such as self-organizing maps, hierarchical clustering,); and (3) space-time scan statics and spatial dependence analysis methods. Students learn to use these methods from lectures, discussion, and practical application to their own data sets.
GEOGRAPHY 735-001 SEMINAR IN POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
T 9:30 am - 12:00 pm CALLCOTT 228
Dr. Caroline Nagel (7-4970
This seminar will focus on the interrelationships between nationalism, citizenship, and minority rights in Western societies. We begin by exploring the emergence of modern nation-states and nationalist ideologies and the ways that societal membership has come to be defined through the nation-state. We consider the multiple meanings of citizenship and the ways that citizenship - as a legal, political, and cultural construct - serves both to include and to exclude particular groups from full participation in national societies. We then give special attention to the role of minorities in national societies and the ways in which the presence of minorities challenges the modern nation-state. What, we ask, are the different ways that political philosophers and politicians interpret the role of the state in accommodating minorities and in fostering the integration into nationally defined societies? To what extent do new modes of political organization - including the creation of international and supranational political entities - change the ways in which minorities practice and engage with citizenship? How is it that minority groups themselves claim a place in contemporary national societies? This seminar is interdisciplinary in nature, and will draw on literatures from political philosophy, history, geography, education, and other fields of study.
GEOGRAPHY 740-001 RESEARCH TRENDS IN GEOGRAPHY
M 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm CALLCOTT 112
Dr. Amy Mills (7-5688)
Seminar in research in geography, focusing on refining research questions and writing research proposals.
GEOGRAPHY 751-001 DIGITAL TECHNIQUES OF REMOTE SENSING
T 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm CALLCOTT 005
Dr. John Jensen (7-5790)
This course investigates the principles of digital image processing which can be applied to remotely sensed imagery to extract meaningful thematic (e.g., crop type, land cover) and biophysical (e.g., biomass, temperature, color) information. Emphasis is placed on understanding the logic and appropriate application of image restoration, enhancement, analysis, classification, and change detection algorithms, and accuracy assessment. Several interactive digital image processing system (e.g., ERDAS, ENVI, Image Analyst) are used by the students to analyze satellite and airborne-acquired remotely sensed images.
Evaluation will be based on approximately 10 exercises (20%), a mid-term examination (30%), a final examination (30%), and a term project (20%).
GEOGRAPHY 799 THESIS PREPARATION
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
GEOG 801-001 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO GEOGRAPHY
F 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm CALLCOTT 112
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234)
This course examines the contemporary literature in the broad field of geography. Using a combination of readings, seminar discussions, and short papers, students will critically evaluate current topical areas, methodologies, and prevailing theoretical and conceptual orientations of the discipline. The goal is for students to situate their own doctoral research within the broader disciplinary context.
GEOGRAPHY 805 DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROCESSING
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
Directed research topics in geographical information processing processing to be individually supervised by graduate faculty.
GEOGRAPHY 810-001 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Prerequisites: any 700-level GEOG seminar course or permission of instructor
W 9:05 am - 11:35 am CALLCOTT 228
Dr. Kirstin Dow (7-2482)
Reading intensive seminar focused on conceptual frontiers and methodological debates in contemporary human geography with a secondary emphasis on intradisciplinary and cross-disciplinary affinities.
GEOGRAPHY 847-001 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
F 9:30 am - 12:00 pm CALLCOTT 228
Dr. John Kupfer (7-6739)
GEOG 847: Advanced Seminar in Physical Geography: Principles and Applications in Landscape Ecology. Scientists, planners, and conservationists are increasingly turning to principles from the field of landscape ecology for resolving debates over land conservation, biodiversity, habitat protection, watershed management and forest preservation. Landscape ecology, which is typically defined as the study of spatial pattern and its relationship to ecological process at a range of scales, has its roots in geography, ecology, environmental management, landscape architecture and regional planning and stresses the interrelationships between ecosystem pattern and process. However, the focus is not only on how ecological processes act to create ecosystem patterns, but also on the reciprocal role of ecological patterns in shaping processes. The goal of this seminar is to examine principal and emerging concepts in landscape ecology as well as some of the techniques used in landscape ecological research. After we focus on key background readings from the landscape ecological literature for the first several weeks of the semester, the specific topics and readings to be covered will be determined by interests of those who take the class, but could include terrestrial-aquatic interactions, ‘riverscapes’, landscape responses to climate variability, landscape quantification using GIS and remote sensing, metapopulation and metacommunity theory, or modeling species distributions and dispersal across heterogeneous areas. There are no prerequisites for this seminar. For more information, contact Dr. Kupfer: kupfer@sc.edu.
GEOGRAPHY 899 DISSERTATION PREPARATION
(*Requires Departmental Chair Approval)
Dr. Gregory Carbone (7-5234) CALLCOTT 127
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