GEOG 2100 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4 Credits)
Overview of GIS, including background, development, trends, and prospects in this technological field; software package and hands-on exercises
used to examine basic geographic concepts and spatial data characteristics associated with automated mapping, projections, scales, geocoding,
coordinate referencing, and data structures for computerized land-based data bases. Cross listed with GEOG 3100.
GEOG 2310 The Political Ecology of Natural Resources in Guatemala (4 Credits)
This class, through the lens of political ecology and action-oriented research, introduces students to the extremes of Guatemala and how one of the
most unequal societies in the West has evolved over the past 500 years. With a firm understanding of Guatemala’s social reality we then conduct
initial community-based research with several communities in the highlands and lowland return refugee frontier communities with the goal of
identifying the best options for sourcing and then providing potable water and/or other vital resources. The class also introduces students to field
methods in cultural geography and then how to apply them in field in international settings.
GEOG 2320 Andean Landscapes (4 Credits)
This class introduces students to intensive field activities pertinent to the study of Andean individuals and societies. Students study the
characteristics of people, activities, as well as landscapes across the locations of Lima, Cusco and Puno in Peru. This course focuses on geography,
history, archaeology, anthropology, biology, ecology and sustainability issues surrounding the above mentioned destinations. This course involves
moderate physical activity (Inca Trail hike).
GEOG 2401 The Human Population (4 Credits)
This course covers the fundamental concepts of demography with an emphasis on its relevance to inquiry in disciplines including economics,
business, geography, environmental science, political science and sociology. This course counts toward the Scientific Inquiry: Society and Culture
requirement.
GEOG 2410 Economic Geography (4 Credits)
Economic elements as spatially arranged, distribution of economic activities on the Earth’s surface; market, resource and transportation factors in
location theory.
GEOG 2420 Geography of Tourism (4 Credits)
Major cultural and environmental
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