Professor G.C. Stephens
Associate Professors M.D. Price (Chair), E. Chacko, L.M. Benton-Short
Assistant Professors D. Rain, R. Engstrom Adjunct Instructor J.P. Dymond
Professorial Lecturer G.T. Foggin
Assistant Professorial Lecturers L. Marcus, I. Cheung, J. Cromartie
Lecturer G. Hofmann
Master of Arts in the field of geography—Prerequisite: a bachelor's degree with a major in geography or in a related field in the social or natural sciences.
Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Course work must include Geog 201 and 221.
Thesis and nonthesis options are available: The thesis option requires a minimum of 30 credit hours of course work, including Thesis Research; the nonthesis option requires completion of 36 credit hours of graduate work. All degree candidates must take a Master's Comprehensive Examination. Students entering the program without a bachelor's degree with a major in geography will be required to take prerequisite courses as determined by the department. All entering students must have completed one course, or its equivalent, from each of the following groups: environmental geography (Geog 108, 132); population/cultural/political geography (Geog 127, 145, 146); urban geography (Geog 125, 140, 141). Depending upon the chosen field of specialization, each student will select electives from appropriate courses within the department or from related programs and departments within the University or the Consortium of Universities. The student's program of study will be developed in consultation with the advisor and graduate committee. With permission, a limited number of 100-level courses in the department may be taken for graduate credit; additional course work is required. See the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin for course listings.
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| 201 |
Geographic Thought and Methods (3) |
Rain |
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For first-year master's students, a survey of geographic thought, theories, and methods. Emphasis on contemporary issues in geography and urban planning and on the development of research. |
| 207 |
Urban Planning and Development (3) |
Staff |
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Selected problems in urban and regional planning in the developing world: applications of zoning, environmental controls, and other techniques for achieving sustainable urban development. |
| 208 |
Land Use and Urban Transportation Planning (3) |
Marcus |
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Relationships between land use and the movement of goods and people. Examination of land use and transportation planning principles, issues, and techniques. Roles of public and private interests in land use and transportation planning and management. |
| 219 |
Seminar: Urban Climate (3) |
Staff |
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Inadvertent climate modification due to urbanization and impacts on environmental and human health. |
| 220 |
Seminar: Climatic Change (3) |
Staff |
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Examination of natural and human-induced climatic change, at global, regional, and local scales. |
| 221 |
Geospatial Techniques (3) |
Engstrom |
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Integration of GIS, remote sensing, and spatial modeling. |
| 222 |
Seminar: Resources and the Environment (3) |
Staff |
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Topics related to the spatial variations and interrelationships of resources and the environment; applications of geographic information systems and remote sensing. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Laboratory fee, $55. |
| 223 |
Seminar: Population and Health (3) |
Chacko |
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Interrelationships between population and the environment and impacts on human health. |
| 224 |
Seminar: Political Geography (3) |
Dymond |
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Examination of political factors in location theory and analysis of the nature of political territories and conflict. |
| 225 |
Seminar: Transportation and Development (3) |
Marcus |
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Transportation and communication in the organization of space. |
| 230 |
Seminar: Environmental Issues in Development (3) |
Rain |
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A consideration of the differential regional implications of and responses to resource and environmental policy decisions due to regional differences in societal and physical parameters. |
| 243 |
Seminar: Urban Geography (3) |
Benton-Short, Rain |
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Topics concerning social, political, economic, and environmental issues in U.S. cities. |
| 244 |
Seminar: Urban Environmental Issues (3) |
Benton-Short |
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Urban environmental issues in developed and developing cities. |
| 250 |
Geographical Perspectives on Development (3) |
Chacko |
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Theory and debates surrounding economic development in a globalizing world, with case studies. |
| 261 |
Geographical Perspectives on Latin America (3) |
Price, Dymond |
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Natural resources, the environment, and population dynamics through time. |
| 265 |
Seminar: Geography of the Former Soviet Union (3) |
Staff |
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Survey of the regions and major topical themes of the geography of the former Soviet Union, including population, energy, agriculture, transportation, and regional development. |
| 290 |
Principles of Demography (3) |
Boulier |
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Same as Econ 290/Soc 290/Stat 290. |
| 291 |
Methods of Demographic Analysis (3) |
Boulier |
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Same as Econ 291/Soc 291/Stat 291. |
| 293 |
Special Topics (3) |
Staff |
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Consideration of geographic aspects of topical social or environmental problems. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. |
| 295 |
Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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May be repeated for credit. |
| 299–300 |
Thesis Research (3–3) |
