31 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.
The significance of human/environment interaction and cultural processes in the organization of space on the earth’s surface from a geographical point of view is addressed. 3 lecture periods.
This course is an introduction to programming and scripting for ArcGIS. The fundamental concepts of scripting and object-oriented programming will be reviewed using the Python programming language. Students will learn how to write scripts and programs to customize and automate ArcGIS geoprocessing tasks and perform geographic analyses. Students will also learn how to debug and address errors in scripts and programs. 1 lab credit hour.
This course covers topics in cultural geography, including language, religion, mobility, political organization, economies, and urbanization. This course reveals how culture shapes and is shaped by our environments. It offers students the methods and methodologies needed for understanding places and place-making through a cultural lens. Students in this course will critically analyze how culture influences our interactions at various scales- from the body, to landscapes, and the globe. They will learn how people experience and interpret the places they create, inhabit, and protect.
Introduces concepts related to geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include cartography, coordinate systems and map projections, data classification and generalization, methods of thematic map symbolization, GIS application domains, data models and sources, analysis methods and output techniques. Lectures, readings and hands-on experience with GIS software. 3 lecture hours and 1 lab credit hour.
A semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply the principles of geography.
Specialized courses on a variety of topics that may be offered periodically.
This course seeks to impart a geographic perspective on the world, including the examination of global patterns and networks of economic interdependence. The essential elements of location, site and situation, movement and connections, regional organization, and human-environmental interaction will be discussed to gain an understanding of geographic inquiry. Students will learn aspects of spatial thinking, particularly how people perceive, organize, and remember geographic information. Students will develop and apply a set of geographic skills, with a significant portion of examples being Virginia and economic focused. How geography links with economics, history, natural sciences, and the humanities will also be explored.
Crosslisted With: ( ENSC 340 ) This course requires students to apply the varied perspectives from the social sciences and natural sciences to gain a more integrated and multifaceted understanding of environmental issues at the global scale. It will examine the effects of globalization on the environment and economy in different parts of the world. Within the context of human population dynamics, the course will examine both physical and social sustainability issues associated with natural resource consumption and environment change.
Crosslisted With: ( BIOL 342 , EASC 342 ) An investigation of the past and present geographic distribution of organisms on land and in water. This broad, interdisciplinary course will combine insights from biology, ecology, geography, and geology to examine changes in species distribution over space and time. The course will investigate: 1)historical and present day patterns in biological diversity 2) the geologic, climatic, and ecological factors controlling these patterns, 3) the influence of humanity on biogeography, and 4) the conservation of biodiversity. 3 lecture. one 2-hour lab periods.
Analysis of the geography of major world regions, emphasizing the physical, cultural, and economic factors affecting life in each. Special consideration is given to current problems involving natural hazards, political developments, and cultural attributes of countries around the world.
Crosslisted With: ( EASC 353 ) Geographical appraisal of Virginia, including the geology, landforms, soils, climate, economic minerals, original vegetation, and the human geography of Virginia, emphasizing settlement and population, agriculture, industries and transportation.
Crosslisted With: ( EASC 354 ) This course is an introductory survey of hydrology. Emphasis is on the general physical and chemical principles which govern hydrologic processes. Approaches to hydrologic measurements and the application of hydrologic analyses to water-resource management issues will be examined. A basic understanding of elementary mathematics, physics, physical geography, and chemistry is assumed. 3 lecture periods.
Emphasis is focused on the construction of thematic maps at the pre-professional level and their incorporation in presentations of research. Computer-based techniques and processes are stressed along with rudimentary geographic information system design. 3 lecture periods and 2-hour lab periods.
Environmental issues are fundamentally political, not just in their causes and consequences, but also in the ways they are conceptualized. Political ecology - an interdisciplinary academic endeavor and form of political activism - examines the power relations of environmental conflicts and the social appropriation of nature. Throughout the course, we will apply concepts from political-economic and social theory to explore human-environment relationships in a variety of geographical contexts (U.S. and international) and at multiple scales (local to global). In doing so, we will question commonly held views and assumptions about the causes and consequences of environmental change.
Must be approved by the head of the department. May be repeated as 391.
A semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply the principles of geography.
Specialized courses on a variety of topics that may be offered periodically.
Crosslisted With: ( EASC 410 ) An introduction to the major landform-shaping processes that shape the Earth’s surface, with emphasis on how human activity and climate variability modify these dynamics. Particular attention will be given to the effects of urbanization, erosive land use, and their interaction with current models of geomorphic change. 3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours
The study of geographic information sciences in the context of an area of specialization such as, but not limited to the following: critical and participatory GIS, conservation GIS, global positioning systems, and geospatial techniques for environmental management. May be repeated for credit when the topic changes.
Students will carry out study or research projects under supervision of an instructor. Six credits total may be earned.
A semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply the principles of geography.
A semester-long, on-the-job learning experience designed to apply the principles of geography. May be a continuation of GEOG 492 or a new internship experience that involves advanced responsibilities and application of knowledge. May be repeated.
Specialized courses on a variety of topics that may be offered periodically.
With the approval of a faculty member and the department chair, a student may carry out an individual research project. May be repeated.
With the approval of a faculty member and the department chair, a student may carry out an individual research project. May be a continuation of GEOG 496 or a new research project that involves advanced application of knowledge and skills. Students are encouraged to share the findings of their research through a poster or oral presentation. May be repeated.
Students conduct an in-depth project in geography under the direction of a faculty member and the Longwood Senior Thesis Committee. May be repeated as 499.
Source: Longwood University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
