43 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 110Environmental Literacy2
Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course on the impact human beings have on the environment as well as the basic 812
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will learn about the types and patterns of weather and variation and distribution of climatic regions. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of atmospheric composition, clouds, precipitation, and wind. Weather systems, fronts, and storms will be discussed. Interactions between the atmosphere and the earth in terms of current climate and long-term climatic variation and anthropogenic changes to weather and climate will be explored.
GEOG 215Introduction to Drone and Aerial Reconnaissance3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will demonstrate the ability to operate hardware and software associated with sUAS systems, to include drones, and structure from motion (SfM) imagery analysis software. Likewise, students will be prepared for the FAA part 107 sUAS license procedures and tests, as well as North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) licensing procedures. By the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate the ability to plan a sUAS field survey, as well as analyze gathered data.
GEOG 225Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course covering the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) This course includes an overview of general principles of GIS and practical experience in its use.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory map-reading course, with emphasis on map interpretation techniques and on the most commonly used types of maps and their interpretations.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the patterns of population distribution on the surface of the earth, emphasizing patterns of population growth, density, and movement and alterations related to changes in selected socioeconomic and cultural phenomena.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic analysis of the distribution of economic activities on the surface of the earth, with emphasis on present-day patterns and trends of production, distribution, and utilization of the world's major commodities.
GEOG 311Spatial Thinking, Cartography, and Data Visualization3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces fundamental geospatial concepts as well as cartographic and data visualization principles and techniques that provide students the ability to describe, generate, and evaluate maps and other visualization products depicting both the physical and human landscapes that are essential to a wide range of applications from physical and human geography to environmental science, biology, history, sociology, public health, business, and intelligence studies.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the basic principles of aerial photographic mapping and the interpretation of aerial photos in terms of both physical and cultural/human geography, with emphasis on detecting and identifying the natural/physical and human/cultural elements of the geographic complex on the surface of the earth from the perspective of space.
GEOG 315Drone Application in Environmental and Infrastructure Management3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to the fundamentals of drones (or small unmanned aerial system - sUAS), different data types acquired by drones, and techniques to obtain useful geographic information from drone aerial data for environmental and infrastructure management applications. Students will also learn to operate drones with faculty.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the cartographical uses of computers and computer graphics, with emphasis on applications of computer mapping to geographic phenomena and problems.
GEOG 317Geoprocessing Workflow Design and Automation3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course emphasizes on the designing and automation of workflows resolving geographic problems ranging from physical and human geographic problems to environmental, biological, historical, sociological, public health, business, and intelligence studies problems using a visual programming language (e.g. Model Builder) and Python.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the physical features, natural resources, population distribution, and human/cultural geography of the Soviet Union across time.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A regional study of the physical environmental conditions, natural resources, economic development, and social and political conditions of Latin American countries.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic study of the continent of Africa, with differentiating descriptions of its countries and regions, its distinctive character in comparison with other continents, and its current problems and developments.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of human experience as it occurs in different natural settings, with analyses of symbolic and material elements of culture, focusing on those areas with landscape and environment manifestations 817
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the physical systems and features of the earth, with emphasis on detailed analyses of systematic functions and interrelations of the geophysical processes of the earth's physical/natural environment.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of world climatic patterns with emphasis on the classification and distribution of various types of climates on the surface of the earth and their influence on human beings.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory study of the atmospheric phenomena of weather, emphasizing analyses of the weather elements, weather production processes, and techniques of weather forecasting.
GEOG 400Introduction to City and Regional Planning3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the principles, concepts, and reality of city and regional planning from the past to the present, with emphasis on urbanization and planning, and on analyses of current urban problems and forces responsible for urban and regional growth.
GEOG 410(3-3-0) Human Beings and the Environment: An examination of the interaction between human beings
and the environment on the surface of the earth, with attention to specific types of ecosystem degradation and to solutions of resulting problems. GEOG 411 (3-3-0) Industrial Geography: A study of manufacturing regions and major industries of leading industrial nations of the world, with attention to factors relating to the nature, location, and development of manufacturing industries. GEOG 412 (3-3-0) Ecology: A geographic study of the ecological system of the earth and the relationship of earth’s organisms to their environment, with special attention to the effects of human activities on the ecosystem.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic study of the ecological system of the earth and the relationship of earth's organisms to their environment, with special attention to the effects of human activities on the ecosystem.
GEOG 420(3-3-0) Conservation of Natural Resources: A study of conservation practices related to natural
resources of the earth, emphasizing techniques for preserving the earth’s waters, soils, forests, grasslands, animals, and human resources. GEOG 421 (3-3-0) Geography of the South: An analytical study of the physical, historical, economic, social and cultural environment of the present day southern United States, acquainting students with the geography of the South and with the distinctive and changing character of the South.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analytical study of the physical, historical, economic, social and cultural environment of the present day southern United States, acquainting students with the geography of the South and with the distinctive and changing character of the South.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to the fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS) and their use in the public sector. As the course focuses on applying GIS as a tool in public administration, students will learn the needed skillset to use a GIS software to extract and present useful information for decision and public policy making from geographic data through hands-on activities. This course is cross-level listed with GEOG 525.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the geomorphological processes and factors creating and affecting the development of the natural landscape of the earth.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographical survey of the internal and external spatial relationships of cities and city systems, with special emphasis on patterns of growth, distribution, and functioning within and among cities in various parts of the world, particularly in the United States.
Geospatial Science Electives: 6 Credits Two GEOG electives at the 200 level or higher. Restricted Electives: 21 Credits Select from at least three different disciplines from the following: ANTH 200-499 ASTR 100-499 CHEM 100-CHEM 499 CRJC 100-499 CSC 100-499 ECON 100-499 ENEC 200-499 GEOL 100-499 HIST 100-499 INTL 100-499 MATH 100-499 PHYS 100-499 POLI 100-499 PSYC 100-499 SOCI 100-499 Minor or Electives: 18 Credits 492
( GEOG 311 or GEOG 320 ) and GEOG 314 and INTL 200
GEOG 490Geography Internship3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The internship offers students the ability to apply subject matter learned in the classroom to real world settings. Students gain experience in the workforce and can use the skills acquired in this course in future employment opportunities. 820
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to the fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS) and their use in the public sector. As the course focuses on applying GIS as a tool in public administration, students will learn the needed skillset to use a GIS software to extract and present useful information for decision and public policy making from geographic data through hands-on activities. This course is cross-level listed with GEOG 425.