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Course Descriptions/Geography 445644. Geographic Education: Theory and Practice. (3-0). Credit 3. Geography as an element of the educationalsystem: K-12, undergraduate, graduate; geography’s role in curricula and its practice in classrooms;course design and integration of geographic concepts into classroom instruction. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.645. Research in Geographic Education. (3-0). Credit 3. Research in geographic education and the interfacebetween research in geography and geographic education; identification of research questions;choice of methodology; review of literature; data collection and analysis; communication of results.Prerequisite: Graduate classification.648. Political Geography of the World-System. (3-0). Credit 3. Political and geopolitical evolution of themodern world-system; major geopolitical theories, settler colonization, extractive colonization, imperialism,decolonization, development of European state-system hegemonic change and theory of worldleadership cycles. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.651. Remote Sensing for Geographical Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3. Provides and introduction to remotesensing fundamentals. Discussion of past, present and planned earth observing sensors as well as technicalissues involved in the collection, processing and interpretation of remote sensing images withemphasis on application to geographic problems, including geomorphology, hydrology and coastaloceanography. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.652. Quantitative Methods in Geography. (3-0). Credit 3. Designed to acquaint with quantitative methodscommonly used in geographical research to describe, characterize, model and analyze geo-spatialdata. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.660. Applications in GIS. (3-0). Credit 3. Integrates spatial analysis and modeling with GIS for environmentaland socio-economic applications. Prerequisites: GEOG 390; STAT 651 and STAT 652.661. Digital Image Processing and Analysis. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles of georectifying, processing,manipulating and interpreting data collected by nonphotographic sensors concentrating on solidearth resources using Thematic Mapper with supplemental data from the SPOT satellite. Prerequisite:GEOG 332 or approval of the instructor.662. GIS in Land and Property Management. (2-2). Credit 3. Introduction to concepts of design, planningand implementation of GISs related to commercial real estate development; case studies for landand property management; laboratory exercises in practical applications for real estate. Prerequisites:Enrollment in Master of Land Economics and Real Estate; approval of instructor.665. GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling. (3-0). Credit 3. Investigates methodology of integratingvarious spatial analysis and modeling techniques with GIS for environmental/socio-economic applications;practical applications; theoretical/technical aspects of related issues in detail. Prerequisites:GEOG 390; STAT 651 or equivalent; approval of instructor.666. Coastal Geomorphology. (3-0). Credit 3. Essential concepts and methods to coastal geomorphology;review history and processes of coastal geomorphology; analytical treatment of problems associatedwith coastal environmental changes. Prerequisite: GEOG 203 or equivalent.667. Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems. (3-2). Credit 4. Dynamical systemsmodeling; dynamic complexity; key concepts, processes and human impact on earth and environmentalsystems; model building and testing; system behavior over time; model validation and sensitivity; examplesfrom the applications in earth and environmental sciences. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Reports and discussions of current research and selected topics. Prerequisite:Approval of department head.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6 each semester. For students with major or minor in geography toundertake investigations in special aspects of geography. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.686. Quaternary Geomorphology. (3-0). Credit 3. Essential concepts and methods applicable to the studyof Quaternary landscapes; review of the history of Quaternary studies, stratigraphy and geochronology;Quaternary history of glaciated and non-glaciated areas of the world, Pleistocene extinctions, and humanevolution. Prerequisite: GEOG 203 or approval of instructor.687. Geoarchaeology. (3-0). Credit 3. Application of geological concepts and methods to archaeologicalresearch; history of geoarchaeology; site formation processes; modification of archaeological sites andsediments; landscape reconstruction and change and their effects on human behavior. Prerequisite:ANTH 602 or equivalent. Cross-listed with ANTH 624.