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.

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

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.

Current work and publications in glaciology, glacial geology, and related aspects of Quaternary history. Studies of related fields, such as archaeology, early man, geochronology, palynology, plant geography, and paleontology.

This seminar explores the skills, resources and habits that help Geosciences graduate students to succeed in graduate school and in their careers beyond UMass Geosciences. Topics may vary by student interest and can include, scientific and professional ethics of geosciences research, networking, resolving conflict, preparing proposals, non-technical skills, job applications.

Results of new research by students, faculty, and visitors.

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