13 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.
This course is an introduction to maps emphasizing how maps reflect and shape our understanding of the world. Course topics include basic principles of map communication, spatial data, mapping technology and cartographic techniques. Offered: Fall, Spring.
This course in Physical Geography studies Earth's physical environment, its systems, and the energy that drives them. Students explore interactions between the atmosphere, water, rocks, ice, human activity and other life. Laboratory assignments provide application of scientific method to these concepts. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Complete at least two of the following seven courses for a total of at least 6 credits:
cr) This is a study of human-environmental interactions. Students investigate perspectives on economic, social and political processes and their relations to natural resources, sustainability and global change. Offered: Fall, Spring.
This course is a regional survey of the human and physical landscapes of major world regions. For each region, culture, population dynamics, development, global interdependence, and human-environmental relationships are studied. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Students examine Minnesota’s natural environments and the way of life of the state’s people, with a focus on the
Canada (3 cr) The United States and Canada is a fascinating and dynamic region featuring diverse peoples, resources and landscapes. Students explore the ever-changing relations among cultures, economic activities, resources, and the environment within the United States and Canada as well as the region’s transforming role in the global system.
Impacts and Adaptations (3 cr) This course investigates the evidence for past and present climate change, and what this implies for the future of the planet and society. At the end of this course, students will understand key principles of climate science, as well as identify and address human impacts and misconceptions. Students should also be able to contribute meaningfully to conversations about climate change and peoples’ responsibility for ensuring a global future. Crosslisted as: GEOL 1130. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Urbanization, humanity's most significant transformation since the Agricultural Revolution, has rapidly reshaped the world, with cities now central to global life. Cities, still relatively novel, hold unprecedented promise but also present new challenges. Students examine these complexities through the lens of race, gender, class, and ethnicity in urban US communities, exploring topics like migration, transportation, segregation and the cultural landscape. Students engage critically with the urban environment in which they live, work, and play.
An examination of atmospheric structure and processes, including temperature patterns, heating and cooling of the earth, moisture and humidity, winds, weather map interpretation, and the role of humans in atmospheric modification. Laboratory assignments provide applications of these concepts. Offered: Fall, Spring.
General Education/Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) – 40 Credits *See MnTC Curriculum for specific course options Goal 1: Communication – 2 Courses
This internship course explores careers and training in a supervised work setting and combines theory with field experience. Students spend approximately 2.5 hours per week, per credit on the job, complete academic work, and meet with faculty throughout the semester. Students may earn 2 to 4 credits per semester, with a maximum of 8 credits in any one discipline. consent of instructor and the Center for Experiential Education. Offered: Fall, Spring.
An examination of a special topic in geography; intended for second-year students. Topics courses do not satisfy goals of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
Source: Normandale Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
