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PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department<br />
offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Geography. B.S. students<br />
choose one of four tracks: Urban Analysis, Environmental Analysis,<br />
Geospatial Technologies, and Human and Cultural Dynamics. The<br />
B.S. degree has a common core consisting of Global Environment,<br />
Power of Place, Globalization and Diversity, Introduction to Mapping<br />
and Geospatial Technologies, Sustainable Human Environments,<br />
Quantitative Analysis, Research Methods, and Senior Thesis.<br />
Advanced specialization courses include Climatology,<br />
Geomorphology, Geopolitics, Qualitatitive Methods, Hydrology,<br />
Medical Geography, Remote Sensing, GIS, Programming for GIS and<br />
Spatial Data Analysis, Transportation, Locational Analysis, Urban<br />
Population, Globalization, and Urban Issues. Majors have either found<br />
employment in nearby private or public agencies, or are pursuing<br />
graduate studies.<br />
The M.S. curriculum is a two-year program of study for full-time<br />
students. Foundation courses for the degree include History of<br />
Geography, Advanced Spatial Statistics, Approaches and Methods in<br />
Applied Geography, Qualitative Analysis, and Proposal Development.<br />
Thesis and non-thesis options are available.<br />
The department enjoys a good relationship with local government and<br />
has an active internship program with several agencies. The<br />
department houses the University's Center for Geographic Information<br />
Sciences.<br />
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />
FINANCIAL AID: Semester system. Application for admission to<br />
Admissions Office at the University.<br />
FACULTY:<br />
C. Andrew Day, Ph.D., Texas State, Assistant Professor — climate<br />
change, land cover change, hydrology/water resources,<br />
sustainability of physical systems<br />
Andrea Gaughan, Ph.D., Florida, Assistant Professor — spatial and<br />
temporal complexity of coupled human-environment systems,<br />
land-use/land-cover change dynamics, climate<br />
variability/change, remote sensing and GIS, modeling and<br />
spatial statistics<br />
Jafar Hadizadeh, Ph.D., Imperial College, Great Britain, Professor<br />
— structural geology and rock mechanics<br />
Carol L. Hanchette, Ph.D., North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Associate<br />
Professor — medical geography, geographic information<br />
systems, globalization<br />
David A. Howarth, Ph.D., Ohio State, Professor — climatology, short<br />
term climate variability, meteorology, urban climatology,<br />
geography education<br />
Priscilla McCutcheon, Ph.D. Connecticut, Assistant Professor – racial<br />
identity formation, claims to space, black religious food<br />
programs<br />
Keith R. Mountain, Ph.D., Ohio State, Associate Professor —<br />
glaciology, radiation and boundary layer climatology, geography<br />
education<br />
Jason Naylor, Ph.D., North Dakota, Assistant Professor –<br />
meteorology, severe weather, tornadoes, numerical weather<br />
prediction, storm-scale modeling<br />
Wei Song, Ph.D., Ohio State, Associate Professor — transportation<br />
and location analysis, urban and regional studies, GIS<br />
applications, quantitative methods; China<br />
Forrest R. Stevens, M.S., University of Florida, Assistant Professor –<br />
integrated modeling and quantitative spatial analyses, land<br />
systems science, remote sensing, rural lands and livelihoods<br />
Margath A. Walker, Ph.D., Kentucky, Assistant Professor — urban<br />
geography, cultural impacts of globalization, cultural production,<br />
qualitative research methodology, border security and identities;<br />
Latin America<br />
Haifeng (Charlie) Zhang, Ph.D., South Carolina, Associate Professor<br />
— urban & social issues, race & ethnicity, GIS, spatial analysis<br />
methods; China<br />
ASSOCIATE AND EMERITI FACULTY:<br />
John L. Anderson, Ph.D., Kentucky, 1974, Assistant Professor<br />
Don E. Bierman, Ph.D., Michigan State, 1970, Professor Emeritus<br />
Terra A. Clarke, Ph.D., UC, Riverside, 1977, Professor Emerita<br />
James E. Conkin, Ph.D., Cincinnati, 1960, Professor Emeritus<br />
K. Lal Gauri, Ph.D., Bonn, 1964, Professor Emeritus<br />
George A. Lager, Ph.D., British Columbia, 1975, Professor Emeritus<br />
Clara A. Leuthart, Ph.D., Louisville, 1975, Professor Emerita<br />
Dennis L. Spetz, Ed.D., Indiana, 1971, Professor Emeritus<br />
WESTERN KENTUCKY<br />
UNIVERSITY<br />
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY<br />
DATE FOUNDED: 1907<br />
GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1967<br />
DEGREES OFFERED: B.S. (Geography and Environmental<br />
Studies, Meteorology, GIS, Geology), B.A. Earth<br />
Science, M.S. Geoscience, M.A.E. Education/Geography<br />
Major<br />
GRANTED 9/1/14-8/31/15: 29 Bachelors, 7 Master’s<br />
STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 150 Majors, 20 Masters<br />
NOT IN RESIDENCE: 5 Masters<br />
HEAD: David J. Keeling<br />
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Wendy<br />
Decroix<br />
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE<br />
TO: Dr. David J. Keeling, Department of Geography and Geology,<br />
Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #31066,<br />
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1066.<br />
Telephone (270) 745-4555. Fax (270) 745-6410.<br />
E-mail: david.keeling@wku.edu. Internet: www.wku.edu/geoweb/.<br />
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: Five specialty<br />
areas are emphasized in the graduate and undergraduate programs:<br />
GIS (GIS, transportation, spatial statistics, remote sensing);<br />
Geoscience (Hydrogeology, geology, geochemistry, cave and karst<br />
systems, hydrology, paleoclimate reconstruction); Meteorology and<br />
Climatology (Applied meteorology, climatology, climate change,<br />
prediction); Environment and Sustainable Development<br />
(Conservation, natural resource management, environmental<br />
education, sustainability, water resources, climate change); and<br />
Culture and Society (Society, material culture, regions, tourism and<br />
development, food and resources). The Department's research centers<br />
include the Kentucky Climate Center; Kentucky Mesonet; CHAOS<br />
group, Center for Cave and Karst Studies; Human-Geo-Environmental<br />
Change, Crawford Hydrology Lab, Applied Materials Institute;<br />
Reynolds Geophysical Laboratory; and the GeoHazards Group.<br />
Additional research facilities include an interdepartmental GIS<br />
laboratory, water resources laboratory, eye-tracking lab, computer<br />
labs, and considerable geoscience field equipment.<br />
UNDERGRADUATE: Professional B.S. programs in Geography and<br />
Environmental Studies, Meteorology, GIS, and Geology/Earth<br />
Science are offered. The Department also offers a 14-hour Certificate<br />
program in GIS, and minors in general geography, water resources,<br />
geology, sustainability, environmental science, and Latin America<br />
studies. Emphasis in all degree programs is placed on analysis of<br />
problems that have an applied aspect and consequently have policy<br />
development implications, with programs tailored to the student's<br />
interests. Internship and research opportunities are available to all<br />
interested students. Multiple study abroad opportunities are also<br />
available for both undergraduate and graduate students. The<br />
combination of the geography, meteorology, GIS, and geology<br />
disciplines provides an opportunity to emphasize human-<br />
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