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172 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Honors. See HONORS COLLEGE, pages 120-123.
Graduate Study. The department offers graduate work leading to the M.A.,
M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. To qualify for the master's degree the student must
complete successfully 45 term hours of graduate work, of which 36 hours must be
in the field of geography. All candidates are required to complete 9 hours in advanced
physical geography, 9 hours in advanced cultural geography, and 6 hours
in geography seminars at the 500 level. The student's preparation for graduate
work must include undergraduate courses in cartography, field geography, and
physical geography. For general requirements for graduate degrees, see GRADUATE
SCHOOL, pages 107 ff.
LOWER-DIVISION COURSES
Geog lOS, 106, 107. Introductory Geography. 3 hours each term.
A general introduction to the field of geography, in sequence as follows:
Geog 105, physical geography; Geog 106, regional survey of the world; Geog
107, cultural geography.
Geog 201. Geography of Europe. 3 hours.
Physical, political, and regional economic geography of Europe.
Geog 202. Geography of Latin America. 3 hours.
Physical, political, and regional economic geography of the Latin American
countries.
Geog 203. Geography of Asia. 3 hours.
Physical, political, and regional economic geography of Asia and adjacent
islands.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
Geog 301. Geography of Oregon. 3 hours fall.
Physical and cultural geography of Oregon.
Geog 302,303. Geography of North America. 3 hours each term, winter and
spring.
Physical and cultural geography of the North American continent north of
Mexico. Winter: western United States and western Canada; spring: eastern
United States and eastern Canada.
Geog 320. Map and Air Photo Interpretation. 3 hours.
Introduction to the use and interpretation of map and air photographs.
Geog 335. Cartography. 5 hours.
Study of maps; introduction to map proj ections; the map base; map content
and design; map interpretation.
Geog 390. Climatology. 5 hours.
Elements of weather and climate; presentation of climatic data; climatic
classifications; world climatic analysis.
Geog 391. Geomorphology. 5 hours.
The systematic study of landforms. Prerequisite: Geol 101, 102.
Geog 401. Research. Hours to be arranged.
Geog 405. Reading and Conference. Hours to be arranged.
Geog 407. Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES CARRYING GRADUATE CREDIT
Geog 421, 422, 423. Geographic Field Methods. (G) 3 hours each term.
Research techniques in geography applied to special areas and problems.
First term: introduction to tools and techniques of geographic field investigation;
second term: res('arch design, use of air photographs, maps, and other