A wide-ranging introduction to the ways people shape the world they live in. We will study the themes and concepts of human geography through the current issues and large questions which guide them. Lectures and reading will focus on the geographic aspects of cultural diversity, population issues, states vs. nations, the global economy, development, urbanization and the human transformation of the earth. We will cover major subdivisions of human geography including cultural geography, population geography, economic geography, social geography, urban geography and political geography.

A wide-ranging introduction to the ways people shape the world they live in. We will study the themes and concepts of human geography through the current issues and large questions which guide them. Lectures and reading will focus on the geographic aspects of cultural diversity, population issues, states vs. nations, the global economy, development, urbanization and the human transformation of the earth. We will cover major subdivisions of human geography including cultural geography, population geography, economic geography, social geography, urban geography and political geography.

Introduction to the breadth of physical geography, focusing on climatology, geomorphology, and biogeography. Diversity, spatial variation, and inter-relationships among climates, landforms, plants and animals, and people. Attention to human environmental relations and impacts. (Gen. Ed. PS)

Review and discussion of current literature in the fields of structural geology and tectonics. Prerequisite: at least one graduate course in structural geology.

Stable and radiogenic isotope series are powerful tools across the spectrum of the environmental sciences. This seminar will address the fundamental and cutting edge literature discussing the analysis and application of isotopes in studies such as: (paleo)climatology, (paleo)ecology, (paleo)oceanography, (paleo)limnmology, microbiology, and hydrogeology.

Review and discussion of current research in hydrogeology, environmental soil and water sampling, groundwater chemistry, analytical and numerical modeling, isotope hydrology, fluid flow in fractured rock, surface and borehole geophysics, geostatistics, environmental monitoring and remediation, and related topics. Prerequisite: at least one 500-level course in hydrogeology. Credit, 1.

This course orients new graduate students to help them get started in their research program, find the resources and develop skills that will lead to success in the Geosciences graduate program. The seminar discusses issues relevant for navigating the Geosciences graduate program, the department, UMass, and the geosciences discipline. Topics may vary by student interest and can include: academic metrics of success in geosciences, expectations of the program and communicating science through figures, text and oral presentations.