This course examines the ways US lands, waters and resources are organized by policies and law, how this has changed over time, and why.

Automated geography helps us to understand the complex geographic phenomena that are intractable to solve by conventional techniques. This class focuses on opportunities for taking a computational approach to the solution of complex spatial problems, often non-deterministic. The goals of this course are to teach basic geocomputation concepts through theory and practice to enable students to better use the vast spatial data, exploit the value of these information resources and expand the spatial information towards analysis and modeling.

Introduce the concepts and principles of GIS. Both theoretical and applied realms of GIS are emphasized in this course. Some important spatial analysis topics in GIS are also included.

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Students in this course will learn about the pedagogy behind GIS curriculum and instruction through practice as lab assistants in an introductory GIS course. Alongside readings establishing evidence-based practices in GIS instruction, students will work to identify barriers and frustrations for GIS learners, and ways to overcome them.

This graduate-level course provides introductory exposure to the basic cartography skills used for digital map making, primarily using ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator to map physical environments as well as 3D scenes. Course learning goals include a fundamental understanding of map composure, as well as map elements such as north arrows, scale bars, and legends. General best practices for data management such as zipping and unzipping file archives and geodatabases will also be covered.

The course is a critical physical geography (CPG) course, meaning it aims to teach you knowledge and skills of both the biophysical and social-cultural /political-economic worlds, to illuminate real-world issues in ways that cannot be done within narrower disciplinary silos; and it is an experiential learning course. CPG integrates critical thinking about social power, physical scientific data and analyses, and a focus on the geographies of landscapes, places, spatial patterns, and human-environment relations.

Earth surface processes and their relation to topography and landscape evolution. Focus on hillslope, fluvial, and other processes that shape Earth's surface. Field trips by arrangement.

Earth surface processes and their relation to topography and landscape evolution. Focus on hillslope, fluvial, and other processes that shape Earth's surface. Field trips by arrangement.

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