36 courses with the subject GEOG, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GEOG 1000Earth Systems Science3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Students receive a holistic view of Earth and the spatial relationships between its physical, chemical, geological, and biological systems. Students learn fundamental scientific principles of physical geography and discuss human-earth interactions. Topics include earth-sun relationships, atmospheric processes, physical geology, and water resources. Human impacts, such as ozone depletion, global warming, and water and air pollution, are discussed.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester Introduction to geographical dimension in human behavior and how this is evident in population distribution, rural and urban land use, and social, economic and political attributes of societies.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester After a brief introduction to the history of astronomy in Western civilization we discuss at an elementary level how light is produced and how telescopes work with light. In turn we then examine the solar system (comparative planetology) and the birth, evolution and death of stars and in the end consider the birth and death of the universe. Cross-listed with PHYS 2000
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GEOG
Credits (min)
3
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3
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every spring This course explores the human and physical geography of Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on diverse landscapes, cultural identities, and environmental challenges. Students analyze globalization’s impact on regional development and utilize GIS tools for geographic analysis, gaining skills to understand and address complex social, political, and environmental issues.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
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Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Adjusted high school GPA of 2.7 or hither (associated with a high school graduation no more than two years from semester of enrollment OR passing score on Quantitive and Analytical Skills or Advanced Algebra and Funcions Accuplacer placement exam OR successful completion of MATH 0300 [Quantitative Prep] or MATH 0500 [Algebraic Prep] OR successful completion of a credit-bearing mathematics course. Meets
GEOG 2003Environmental Geology3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year Environmental Geology course engages students in a science-based approach to understanding and solving environmental problems. Topics range from impact of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and flooding on local communities, to climatic changes on a global scale and the effects of the current world population on the carrying capacity of Earth. We will use scientific principles as the baseline of our discussions, but will also consider how policy, economics, and social norms influence attitudes towards, and use of, natural resources.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Successful completion of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Meets
GEOG 2006Water Resources and Society3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course provides an overview of global water resources and how society interacts with water. The course will first provide a basic understanding of the properties of water and how water moves throughout the hydrologic cycle on a local and global scale. The second part of the course will examine human relationships with water with specific areas of focus including, but not limited to, flooding, agricultural use of water, water scarcity, water law, conflicts over water resources, and water contamination.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year Environmental Policy focuses on the science behind environmental problems and how political solutions are derived. Students in this course will review the three branches of government and their role in establishing environmental laws, discuss the history of environmental policies and laws, and investigate the role of agencies, outside organizations and influencers in environmental policy. Philosophical debates on environmental ethics, regulatory approaches and sustainable practices will also be explored. Cross-listed with POLS 2080
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The course is an introductory survey of the basic elements of physical and historical geology. The class is open to all students. A laboratory is required.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
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Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Successful completion of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. GEOG 1000 is strongly suggested. Meets
GEOG 2200Meteorology3
Credit(s) Offered: annually Fundamental principles of atmospheric processes are discussed, with emphasis on mid-latitude phenomena. Tropical and severe weather are also explored. Weather forecasting techniques using real-time data are introduced.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Successful completion of the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement. GEOG 1000 is recommended. Meets
GEOG 2204Climate Change and Human History3
Credit(s) Offered: every other Fall Climate change and human history have been closely connected for thousands of years. This interdisciplinary course combines climate science and history to explore the connections between civilization and climate from the last ice age to the present. This course will provide students with the scientific and historical background to better understand one of the key issues facing today’s world by examining how human history has been affected by past climate change and how human activity has altered climate. Cross-listed with HIST 2204
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Day course offered every spring This course will introduce students to the study of the natural world through a focus on a major topic in Environmental Sciences. Cross-listed with This course is cross-listed as HON 2250 .
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
cr.
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every semester A gateway course to theories, skills, and techniques of geospatial technologies, such as GPS, Google Earth, GIS, and remote sensing. Hands-on computer exercises based on a wide range of social and physical features are utilized to provide a solid foundation for further geospatial technologies classes.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Adjusted high school GPA of 2.7 or higher (associated with a high school graduation no more than two years from semester of enrollment) OR passing score on Quantitative and Analytical Skills or Advanced Algebra and Functions Accuplacer placement exam OR successful completion of MATH 0300 [Quantitative Prep.] or MATH 0500 [Algebraic Prep.] OR successful completion of a credit bearing mathematics course Meets
GEOG 2500Oceanography3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester This course is designed to provide students with an overview of fundamental scientific concepts that describe ocean processes.Topics include marine geology (ocean basins, sediments), marine chemistry (properties of seawater), physical oceanography (waves, tides, currents), and biological oceanography. Marine environmental issues are also explored.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Successful completion of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Meets
GEOG 2600Environmental Science Data Visualization3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course explores environmental science concepts using real data. Students develop skills in importing, exploring, cleaning and displaying data using Python programs to aid in analysis, interpretation, and communication. Topics include data importing & exploring, statistics, histograms, linefitting, moving average, and generating heat maps for hazard assessment purposes.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
MATH 1300 or MATH 1700 or MATH 1800 and either CSC 1500 or GEOG 1000 Meets
GEOG 3000Economic Geography3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course introduces students to the processes driving economic activity over space. From local to global economies, students will identify patterns and trends that explain the spatial distribution of economic resources, activities, and institutions. Students will use spatial economic models to explore a variety of economic issues including economic development, environmental economics, global business, and political economy, among others. Cross-listed with ECON 3100
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Spring The course will introduce students to the theory and application of crime mapping and analysis in a GIS (Geographic Information System) environment. Students will learn the criminological theories that support crime analysis and place-based policing. Students will also learn the basic skills of using GIS to create crime maps and to analyze crime patterns. Cross-listed with CJ 3004
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year An introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils. Topics covered also include the human impacts on the soil environment, soil pollution, and soil conservation.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year The course examines dependent and independent, political units, boundary disputes, strategic areas, buffer zones and the function of international organizations.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: Spring This course includes an overview of the climate system, regional climate classification schemes, and examination of natural, long-term climate change. Recent and future climate change scenarios, including the role of human activity in altering Earth’s climate chemistry, are also discussed.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
GEOG 1000 or GEOG 2200 , or permission of the instructor Meets
GEOG 3120Computer Cartography3
Credit(s) Offered: every year The course of Computer Cartography is focused on making thematic maps in a GIS environment. Taken into consideration are the nature and purpose of mappable information, elements of map design and method involved in map construction. Basic spatial analysis and GIS (geographic information system) skills are introduced and utilized as tools to facilitate map making.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year The course includes U.S. and foreign area studies. Students conduct regional and systematic analysis based upon geographic elements influencing domestic evolution and international relations.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
AMST 1800 or GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1100 or HIST 1400 or HIST 1500 or HIST 2201 or IDIS 1200 or IDIS 1800 Meets
GEOG 3300Urban Geography3
Credit(s) Offered: every year This course will explore urban geography in a hands-on approach that studies patterns, structures, and organization of cities, and the complex processes behind them. GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Google Earth based case studies will be used to visualize urban development theories and models.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Adjusted high school GPA of 2.7 or higher (associated with a high school graduation no more than two years from semester of enrollment) OR passing score on Quantitative and Analytical Skills or Advanced Algebra and Functions Accuplacer placement exam OR successful completion of MATH 0300 [Quantitative Prep.] or MATH 0500 [Algebraic Prep.] OR successful completion of a credit bearing mathematics course Meets
GEOG 3400Population Geography3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year The course addresses population processes and characteristics relative to resources in both economically developed and underdeveloped countries and regions. Course material provides both a systematic and regional view of world population problems.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: annually Introduction to basic concepts and applications of geographic information systems (GIS). Lab exercises on PC-based GIS packages.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
CSC 1100 or GEOG 2400 or GEOG 3120 or GEOG 3300 Meets
GEOG 4001Web GIS3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year Introduction to basic concepts and applications of Web GIS, which uses web technologies such as smart mapping, Story Maps, 3D web scenes, App Studio for ArcGIS, and Operations Dashboard, to communicate geographic information in a collaborative environment. The course is hands-on and lab-based.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
CSC 1500 or GEOG 2400 or GEOG 3120 or GEOG 3300 Meets
GEOG 4003Geographic Information Systems II3
Credit(s) Offered: Fall The course exposes students to wide-ranging real-world data and Geographic Information System (GIS) applications that require integration of different GIS processing steps and workflows to solve realistic problems using ArcGIS Pro. The course is hands-on and lab-based.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
CSC 1500 or GEOG 2400 or GEOG 3120 or GEOG 3300 Meets
GEOG 4110Planetary Science3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course explores the fundamental characteristics of solar system bodies, including the formation and evolution of their surfaces, interiors and atmospheres. Topics include spacecraft exploration, impact cratering, tectonics, volcanism, climate and the internal structure of planets, satellites, and small bodies.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course explores how data collected from various types of sensors on aircraft or satellites can be used to study the Earth’s surface and monitor changes in the environment. Computer-based projects allow students to acquire skills in displaying, processing, and analyzing imagery.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: every other year This course is an introduction to the basic principles of surface and groundwater hydrology. Major topics of the course include examination of the equations governing groundwater and surface water flow, surface water – groundwater interactions, characteristics of aquifers and the vadose zone, water-rock interaction, water chemistry, and contamination of surface and groundwater sources.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Either GEOG 2100 or GEOG 4200 , and CHEM 1300 and either MATH 1300 or PHYS 2300
GEOG 4700Geographic Perspectives on Conservation3
Credit(s) Offered: every other year The course provides an analysis of natural resources problems arising from changes in technology, population pressure and concern with the quality of environment.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Credit(s) Offered: as needed Students assist an individual faculty member in the teaching of GEOG course(s). Responsibilities vary with the course. The Teaching Practicum is offered by invitation of faculty only.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
12 hrs. of Geography. Hours and credit by arrangement.
GEOG 4940Internship in Geography3
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Junior or senior standing and permission of internship coordinator.
GEOG 4950Internship in Geography6
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
6
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Junior or senior standing and permission of internship coordinator.
GEOG 4960Internship in Geography12
Credit(s) Offered: every semester The Internship provides work experiences in private and governmental concerns. Assignments depend on the needs of the participating agency and interests and vocational objectives of the student.
Subject
GEOG
Credits (min)
12
Credits (max)
12
Credit unit
Credit(s)
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Catalog
Fitchburg State University 2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
