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Change Institute (L.U.E.C.I.), which incorporates the major
perspectives of geography in a multidisciplinary international
scientific initiative. Prospective students should examine the
research interests of the Graduate Faculty to obtain a more detailed
sense of the Department's specialties (see the departmental
website: www.geog.ufl.edu).
To ensure the incorporation of relevant interdisciplinary perspectives
in each student's program, the Department maintains close ties with
other departments in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and with programs
in Latin American studies, urban and regional studies, tropical
agriculture, tropical ecology, gerontological studies, water resources,
the College of Education, and the Warrington College of Business
Administration. Certificates in certain of these fields may be
obtained in addition to graduate degrees in geography.
A graduate student should preferably have an undergraduate major
in geography, but applicants with degrees in one of the social or
physical sciences are accepted into the Department's graduate
program. Deficiencies in undergraduate work in geography must be
corrected concurrently with registration in graduate level courses.
All students in the graduate program are required to take courses in
contemporary geographic thought and geographic research skills.
The Department offers a combined bachelor's/master's degree
program. Contact the graduate coordinator for information.
GEA 6419: Seminar: South America (3) Cultural, economic,
political, and resource characteristics and development of
representative areas.
GEA 6466: Seminar on Geography of Amazonia (3) Exploration
of biophysical basis of natural resource management, cultural
diversity, and economic development in Amazonia.
GEA 6468: Resource Utilization and Conservation in Latin
America(3) Regional appraisal of human and natural resources.
Analysis of role of resource utilization and conservation in
development of Latin American countries.
GEO 5346: Natural Hazards (3) Multidisciplinary analysis of
natural and man-induced environmental catastrophes. Their
perception and institutional adjustments.
GEO 5556: Geography of Innovation and Technological
Change (3) Generation, development, and spread of innovations by
individuals, corporations, and organizations. Emphasizes the impact
of innovations and technology on regional development and change.
GEO 5605: Advanced Urban Geography (3) Theoretical and
planning literature that examines the locational and environmental
issues confronting contemporary North American urban populations.
GEO 5809: Geography of World Agriculture (3) World
distribution of crops and livestock related to natural and cultural
conditions. Agricultural problems related to products, economic
organization, agricultural regions, and the significance of world