FR 3540 - Introduction to Reading French Literature

• The successful student applies tools for literary analysis orally and in writing.
• The successful student exchanges and evaluates individual textual interpretations orally and in writing.
• The successful student exhibits sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language to write a short textual analysis and present and defend a textual interpretation orally.
• The successful student understands and appreciates a variety of genres and literary traditions.

FR 3550 - Introduction to Prose

• The successful student applies tools for literary analysis orally and in writing.
• The successful student exchanges and evaluates individual textual interpretations orally and in writing.
• The successful student exhibits sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language to write a short textual analysis and present and defend a textual interpretation orally.
• The successful student understands and appreciates a variety of genres and literary traditions.

FR 3560 - Introduction to Drama and Poetry

• The successful student applies tools for literary analysis orally and in writing.
• The successful student exchanges and evaluates individual textual interpretations orally and in writing.
• The successful student exhibits sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language to write a short textual analysis and present and defend a textual interpretation orally.
• The successful student understands and appreciates a variety of genres and literary traditions.

FR 3910 - Internship in French

• Student is able to function linguistically, culturally and professionally in an L2 work environment.

FR 3970T - French Tutorial

• Participate in a study abroad program in a French-speaking country related to thesis research and conduct meaningful investigations while abroad.
• Acquire relevant cultural and linguistic awareness and sensitivity.
• Write lengthy analytical papers on varied topics in French.
• Research in-depth thesis topic using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

FR 3980T - French Tutorial

• Participate in a study abroad program in a French-speaking country related to thesis research and conduct meaningful investigations while abroad.
• Acquire relevant cultural and linguistic awareness and sensitivity.
• Write lengthy analytical papers on varied topics in French.
• Research in-depth thesis topic using appropriate Modern Languages academic resources.

FR 4334 - French Through Film

• Students will perfect, in writing and orally, their use of French terms dealing with cinema.
• Students will analyze ambiguity and other characteristics in selected French films.
• Students will analyze cultural elements in selected French films produced since 1960.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of French cinema.

FR 4437 - Applied Phonetics

• Students will acquire an understanding of the phonemic system in French.
• Students will analyze variants of Standard French.
• Students will perfect their French pronunciation by listening to models and reproducing them.
• Students will use the International Phonetic Alphabet as a research tool.

FR 4439 - Modern French Usage

• Students gain knowledge of the origin and types of second-language errors.
• Students improve language skill by applying an interpretive approach to grammar acquisition.
• Students will become independent observers and analyzers of French language forms.
• Students will gain knowledge on language variation, not only due to dialect but due to subtleties in semantics and grammatical variability.
• Students will review and use the most challenging aspects of French syntax and semantics.
• Students will understand the purpose, and thus the limitation, of pedagogical rules.
• Students will understand the relationship of theoretical frameworks to varying perspectives.

FR 4441 - Stylistics and Criticism

• Students will demonstrate mastery of analytic frameworks for interpreting literary texts.
• Students will learn and apply literary criticism in their text analyses (e.g. sociocriticism; psychocriticism; semiotics; post-colonialism).
• Students will learn how to identify figures of literary style.
• Students will master stylistics terminology.
• Students will produce original and academic papers.

FR 4502 - 16th-Century French Literature

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4503 - 17th-Century French Literature

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4504 - 18th-Century French Literature

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4505 - 19th-Century French Literature

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4506 - 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature

• Students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the literary period, genre, and movement.
• Students will analyze the structure of texts and identify literary techniques that lead to the interpretation of specific works.
• Students will express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Students will write original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4511 - Francophone Literature and Culture of Africa and the Caribbean

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between Francophone literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4512 - Francophone Literature and Culture of the Americas

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between Francophone literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4513 - Occupation and Resistance in French Film and Literature

• Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of cultural forces at work in France during World War II, focusing on the French Resistance.
• Students will demonstrate literary, critical, and analytical abilities through the study and discussion of relevant texts and films and through the exploration of a research topic.
• Students will express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.

FR 4514 - Early Modern Non-Fiction Prose: 16th-18th Centuries

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4515 - Early Modern Poetry: 16th-18th Centuries

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4516 - Prose Fiction of the 17th and 18th Centuries

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4517 - Drama of the 17th and 18th Centuries

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4518 - Prose Fiction of the 19th Century

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4519 - Poetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries

• The successful student demonstrates an understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between literature, culture, and history.
• The successful student demonstrates competence in analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
• The successful student participates in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student writes thoughtful academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4520 - Drama of the 19th and 20th Centuries

• Students will analyze the structure of texts and identify literary techniques that lead to the interpretation of specific works.
• Students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the literary period, genre, and movement.
• Students will express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Students will write original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4521 - Prose Fiction of the 20th Century

• Students will analyze the structure of texts and identify literary techniques that lead to the interpretation of specific works.
• Students will demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the literary period, genre, and movement.
• Students will express ideas and findings in writing, class discussions, and oral presentations.
• Students will write original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic data bases and following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4640 - Theory of Teaching French

• The successful student will understand current theory and research concerning foreign language learning.
• The successful student will demonstrate a general understanding of the considerations necessary in teaching French.
• The successful student will demonstrate a general understanding of the considerations necessary in teaching French with special attention to the particularities of the French language and the challenges they present to the American student.
• The successful student will understand the historical context from which current theory evolved.
• The successful student will use course content to develop appropriate instructional methods and materials.

FR 4900 - Special Topics

• The successful student will demonstrate competence of analytic and synthetic frameworks of the discipline.
• The successful student will demonstrate understanding of the literary period, genre, movement, cultural or linguistic topic in French or Francophone studies on which the course focuses.
• The successful student will participate in interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
• The successful student will write academic papers following the conventions of the discipline.

FR 4930 - Independent Study in French

• Student is able to carry out independent research that leads to a written paper or oral presentation reflecting analysis, synthesis and original reflection.

FR 4970T - French Tutorial

• 1. Converse at an advanced level of French using appropriate lexicon, pronunciation and grammar. Take the Oral Proficiency Interview exam.
• 2. Present research at academic conferences.
• 3. Recognize and produce nuances of French in all four skills.
• 4. Complete an in-depth thesis topic investigation and write an extensive research paper in French using appropriate academic resources.

FR 4980T - French Tutorial

• 1. Converse at an advanced level of French using appropriate lexicon, pronunciation and grammar. Take the Oral Proficiency Interview exam.
• 2. Present research at academic conferences.
• 3. Write lengthy analytical papers on varied topics in Spanish.
• 4. Complete an in-depth thesis topic investigation and write an extensive research paper in French using appropriate academic resources.

GEOG 1100 - Physical Geography

• Students will appreciate the interrelated nature of earth’s natural processes.
• Students will be able to explain the causes of seasons, temperature change, and precipitation, and how and why climate and natural vegetation vary over the earth’s surface.
• Students will understand the basic nature of, and processes acting, in the formation of landforms and soils.

GEOG 1200 - Human Geography

• Students will acquire a fuller understanding of the geographies of politics, economics, population, settlement and cultural phenomena (such as language, religion and ethnicity).
• Students will gain an understanding of how geographical analysis can be useful in the examination of local, national and international social, economic and environmental problems.
• Students will gain an understanding of the connections between spatial organization, the social/cultural construction of place, and social power within the context of relevant social theories.
• Students will learn how to apply geographical concepts, such as scale, space and place, diffusion and location, in the analysis of social phenomena.
• Students will learn to understand how geographical concepts and methods can be employed to examine connections between cultural, environmental, economic and political processes.

GEOG 1300 - World Regional Geography

• Concept of regions as social and physical constructions.
• Regional boundaries as porous or fluid; regions as deeply interconnected within globalizing processes, but also in tension as globalization is resisted locally.
• Understanding of world regions based on fundamental characteristics like language, religion, politics, agriculture, and economic production.

GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World

• Students will be able to explain primary terminology and concepts and describe how meanings of ¿globalization¿ and ¿the developing world¿ vary in multiple cultural contexts depending on the social identities of the investigators.
• Students will be able to compare the historical paths and complexity of values and practices that led different regions of the developing world to their respective positions in the world economy.
• Students will be able to illustrate relations between wealthier and poorer nations and explain how this understanding contributes to making them informed global citizens.
• Students will be able to demonstrate openness and understanding in verbal and non-verbal interactions with culturally different others.
• Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of social sciences to ask complex questions about contemporary geopolitical and environmental issues and analyze the impact of these issues on selected less developed countries.
• Students will be able to reflect on their own cultural rules and biases as participants in the global economy, and identify supportive actions that recognize the feelings of cultural groups occupying the global periphery.

GEOG 2060 - The Physical and Global Dimensions of Climate Change

• Students will be able to describe the physical science basis for anthropogenic climate change.
• Students will be able to explain the impacts of climate change on physical and biological systems.
• Students will be able to discuss the climate science-policy connection and the current and future states of climate policy.
• Students will be able to analyze the effectiveness of climate mitigation strategies, including geoengineering and forms of decarbonization.
• Students will be able to recognize and characterize the complexity of the climate change debate and public perception of climate change.
• Students will be able to discuss effective strategies for successful climate change communication.

GEOG 2320 - Geography of Ohio

• Students can compare and contrast the sense of place depicted in literature of indigenous people as compared to that of Euro in-migrants.
• Students can conduct research using state documents and other sources to weigh evidence about early issues.
• Students can use maps, air photos, and other web materials to answer questions about state geography.
• Students understand the role that land surveys and architectural styles played in creating a sense of place among migrants.

GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography

• Be able to debate sustainable solutions to common global/local environmental concerns.
• Better articulate the spatial ramifications of human consumption of resources on the environment.
• Understand in greater detail the emergence of thinking about environmental problems.

GEOG 2500 - Planning and the City

• Describe how cities impact people’s happiness, health, voice, and sense of community.
• Describe the interrelationship between cities and their natural, social, and economic systems.
• Describe the role of the planner, the planners place in city governance, and the basic tools and processes that planners employ to shape urban areas and urban development.
• Explain what planning is and how it has shaped the urban environments that we see today.
• Identify emerging issues in American cities, how cities are responding, and the potential of smaller cities and rust belt communities.
• Recognize and identify the networks supporting modern cities and the evolution of those networks.

GEOG 2680 - Introduction to GIS and Mapping Sciences

• Apply GIS software for decision making and geovisualization.
• Describe the basic principles of spatial data modeling and analysis with both vector and raster data.
• Describe the scope of the mapping sciences and GIS technologies and their use in society.
• Explain the basic principles of gathering and using navigational data, including use of both compass and GPS.
• Identify and apply the basic principles of data classification, symbolization, and map design and layout.
• Identify the basic principles of geographic information science, including: data types, sources and formats; geodesy and map projections; scale and resolution; spatial database querying; and map overlays.

GEOG 2710 - Introduction to Statistics in Geography

• Students will be able to apply the basic principles of statistical methods used in geographical research.
• Students will be able to categorize and numerically describe fundamental characteristics of geographic data sets
• Students will be able to select appropriate statistical tests for answering various types of research questions
• Students will be able to interpret the results of statistical tests correctly

GEOG 2900 - Special Topics in Geography

• Students will increase their knowledge in Geography.

GEOG 2970T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems.
• Students will explore major theoretical concepts related to the field of geography.
• Students will investigate the breadth and depth of geography as an academic discipline.

GEOG 2971T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will be able to critically analyze important theoretical concepts related to their chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of a chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems in their chosen subfield.

GEOG 2980T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will acquire the skills necessary to pursue independent research and/or creative activity at a level of uncontested excellence.
• Students will be able to critically analyze important theoretical concepts related to their chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of a chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems in their chosen subfield.

GEOG 2981T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will acquire the skills necessary to pursue independent research and/or creative activity at a level of uncontested excellence.
• Students will be able to critically analyze important theoretical concepts related to their chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of a chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems in their chosen subfield.

GEOG 3010 - Meteorology

• Students will be able to analyze and interpret data to reach qualitative and quantitative conclusions regarding atmospheric processes.
• Students will be able to explain the relevant mechanisms leading to annual, seasonal, and diurnal variations in climate and / or weather.
• Students will be able to identify and describe the key processes and components of meteorology.

GEOG 3020 - Climatology

• Students can understand the principles of climatology.

GEOG 3031 - Meteorological Observations

• Students will be able to describe the multiple and widespread uses of observations in the field of meteorology, ranging from assessing current conditions to long-term climate monitoring
• Students will be able to describe meteorological instrumentation and observation techniques to better understand how meteorologists monitor weather and climate.
• Students will be able to infer general atmospheric conditions and processes from various observational data.
• Students will be able to accurately discuss current weather conditions from an observational standpoint.

GEOG 3040 - Practicum in Meteorology and Forecasting

• Students will gain lab experience in weather forecasts.

GEOG 3050 - Physical Meteorology

• Students can explain moist atmospheric processes, static stability, the construction and application of adiabatic diagrams used in meteorology, and boundary layer meteorology.
• Students can explain radiation, radiative transfer, and cloud microphysics.

GEOG 3060X - The Physical and Global Dimensions of Climate Change

GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes

• Students will be able to analyze landscapes to determine the landforms present and processes by which they formed.
• Students will be able to explain the principal ways in which geomorphic agents erode, transport, and deposit rock material at the earth’s surface.
• Students will understand how forces inside the earth work to create relief at the surface.

GEOG 3160 - Biogeography

• Students will be introduced to field, laboratory, and statistical means of analyzing ecological data.
• Understand spatial patterns of plant and animal distributions. Explanatory factors will include historical (speciation, migration, dispersal), environmental (climate, soils, topography) and biotic (competition, resource partitioning) influences.
• Understand the role of disturbance in shaping community composition.

GEOG 3200 - Race, Ethnicity and Place

• Students will be able to compare and contrast the historical experience of ethnic groups in the United States with regard to social justice issues.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the concept of ethnic groups as ¿interest groups¿ in the American experience.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the cultural landscapes produced by selected ethnic groups in the United States in both urban and rural settings.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the spatial patterns and processes associated with selected ethnic groups in the United States from colonial times to the present.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of various social theories relating to immigration and ethnicity within the context of the United States.

GEOG 3210 - Population Geography

• Students will understand major patterns of international migration and theories that explain why migration occurs and to where.
• Students will understand major theories explaining population’s impact on the environment.
• Students will understand the variation in population change around the world and theories that explain that variation.
• Students will understand trends in fertility and theories that explain fertility change.

GEOG 3220 - Geography of Religious Space and Place

• Students will be able to compare and contrast the religious cultural landscapes of various belief systems.
• Students will be able to analyze religion and religious belief systems and examine the distinctive ways in which cultural geographers approach and analyze religions.
• Students will be able to summarize the major bodies of literature and theoretical formulations relating to sacred spaces and places.
• Students will be able to evaluate the meanings embodied in sacred spaces and places in various religious belief systems.
• Students will be able to appraise what constitutes sacred place not only in the major religious belief systems of the world, but in more localized, “ethnic”, belief systems as well.

GEOG 3250 - Political Geography

• Students will be able to summarize theories behind the formation of geopolitical space
• Students will be able to compare and contract concepts of the state, nationalism, and globalizations
• Students will be able to recognize neoliberal tendencies within geopolitics
• Students will be able to articulate the impacts of, and reactions to, neoliberalization at a variety of scales

GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography

• Students will be able to explain the urban impact of globalization, including declining industrial cities in Ohio.
• Students will be able to relate various models and theories of urban changes to their everyday experiences of urban environments.
• Students will have a substantial knowledge of the causes, processes, and consequences of urban changes.

GEOG 3260A - Honors Experience in Urban Geography

GEOG 3270 - Social Geographies

• Students will be able to analyze geographic issues as reflecting and constituting processes of social differentiation and inequality.
• Students will be able to understand how geographic analysis can support social justice movements.
• Students will understand how geographers have approached the study of race, class, gender, and sexuality, both historically and currently.
• Students will understand how social relations, social identities, and social inequalities can be understood as geographic phenomena.

GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography

• Students will gain familiarity with major driving forces in economic globalization.
• Students will have a substantial knowledge of the geographical development of capitalism.
• Students will understand causes, processes and consequences of the current global shift in manufacturing, services and finance.

GEOG 3290A - Honors Experience: World Economic Geography

GEOG 3300 - Geography of Europe

• Students will gain a fuller understanding of patterns relating to immigration, nationality, and ethnicity in contemporary Europe.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the characteristics of Europe’s physical geography.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the defining characteristics of Europe’s human geography, especially spatial patterns and processes relating to language, religion, and ethnicity.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the historical spatial processes relating to the evolution of Europe¿s political map from antiquity to the present-day European Union.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the population geography of Europe.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the regional economies of Europe and the development of these economies over time and space, especially with regard to core-periphery relationships.

GEOG 3310 - Geography of Africa

• Students will be expected to develop a firm grasp of the broad macro picture of continental patterns in major thematic areas.
• Students will gain familiarity with issues related to environmental variability and social inequality in the local and regional contexts.
• Students will understand the processes and dynamics of change which are reshaping contemporary geographic patterns on the continent.

GEOG 3330 - Appalachia: Land and People

• Students will appreciate the diversity, physical and cultural, that characterizes this complex region.
• Students will gain insights into the region’s problems, both their origins and legacies.
• Students will learn the impact that corporations and federal programs have had on the region since the turn of the twentieth century.

GEOG 3340 - Historical Geography of the United States

• Gain a fuller understanding of the development of regional cultural landscapes of the trans-Rocky Mountain West during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• Gain a fuller understanding of the establishment of the United State within the context of global geopolitical patterns and processes during the period 1580-1800.
• Gain a fuller understanding of the settlement of the major culture regions of the East Coast by various European and African populations, and the development of distinctive regional cultural landscapes in these regions, during the (pre)colonial eras.
• Gain a fuller understanding of the various national patterns and processes relating to the settlement of the trans-Appalachian West during the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Students will gain a fuller understanding of the subfield of historical geography, its major themes, research methodologies and theories, and its position within the academic field of geography.

GEOG 3350 - Geography of Latin America

• Students will understand patterns of economic development and population change (including migration) in Latin America.
• Students will understand the most important environment and development issues in Latin America.
• Students will understand the processes that shape the climates of Latin America.

GEOG 3380 - Geography of Asia

• Students will be able to examine socio-economic, political and cultural matters of Asia at varying geographical scales, including local and global levels.
• Students will become familiar with historical and contemporary affairs in Asia.
• Students will have an understanding of intra- and inter-regional economic linkages of Asia.

GEOG 3400 - Geography of Development

• Student will understand developing spaces and their marginalized positions in a globalized world.
• Students will discuss the future of developing countries in the world economy and of development studies as a discipline.
• Students will understand the critiques of development from the developing world.
• Students will understand the link between theory and practice in development.
• Students will understand the meaning of the term development.

GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security

• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of global and regional economic patterns of hunger and food security.
• Students will develop analytical skills through participation in class discussions, careful reading of course texts, and extensive written work.
• Students will evaluate major theories of hunger and famine in light of evidence from contemporary case studies.
• Students will master central concepts required to investigate how and why these patterns are changing.
• Students will master theoretical approaches to hunger and food security and use frameworks to evaluate case studies on the social and environmental causes of chronic and acute food security.
• Students will understand characteristics of change in the global agri-food system and the implications for policies and programs designed to reduce hunger.

GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment

• Students will examine paradoxes of ecosystem management.
• Students will explore political, ethical and environmental dilemmas of recent changes in the US food system.
• Students will understand impacts of global climate change on local societies and environments.
• Students will understand social driving forces and environmental consequences of tropical deforestation.

GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems

• Students will understand contemporary trends in agricultural change, including alternatives such as fair trade and organic.
• Students will understand the industrialization and globalization of agriculture.
• Students will understand the most important agricultural systems in the world.

GEOG 3450 - Access to Water in a Changing World

• Students will be able to assess how water is a politically-charged resource through which the power of state and capital is exercised in a neoliberal, globalizing world.
• Students will be able to recognize that water scarcity is a socio-natural phenomenon produced in part by a changing climate and partly in accordance with capitalist logics.
• Students will be able to define the ways that varying regimes of water access have the potential to impact vulnerable human populations throughout the world.
• Students will be able to identify existing and hypothetical water governance strategies and arrangements that promise more equity in regard to water access around the world.

GEOG 3460 - Environmental Law

• Students will understand legal aspects of environmental rights and duties.

GEOG 3500 - Land Use Planning

• Students will be familiarized with the role professional planning has played in shaping human/urban landscapes and planning concepts that may impact future practice.
• Students will be gain the practical skills necessary for developing effective land-use plans.
• Students will gain knowledge required to manage growth and land use patterns to implement and promote sustainable planning principles.

GEOG 3580 - Environmental Hazards

• Students will develop a detailed understanding of hazard and risk assessment methodologies.
• Students will gain significant knowledge of the geographical dimensions of environmental hazards and the role of hazard in shaping human-environmental interactions.
• Students will understand the role of hazard assessment in spatial planning and environmental management.

GEOG 3600 - Cartography I

• Apply these concepts through digital mapping exercises in the computer lab.
• Learn the basics of data classification, generalization, and projection choice, the function and form of the major types of thematic maps, and the principles of charts and graphs.
• Learn the fundamental cartographic concepts of visual variables and the elements of map design.

GEOG 3610 - Cartography II

• Students will acquire a new mapping tool to identify and express geographical interrelationships, patterns, and stories.
• Students will be able to critique other cartographic animations in the context of the literature.
• Students will be able to discuss and define the major issues in dynamic cartography today.
• Students will feel comfortable exploring the capabilities of new mapping software on their own.
• Students will have the skills to assemble an interactive animated map in Flash.

GEOG 3650 - Air Photo Interpretation

• Students will know how to acquire air photos of appropriate scale and format for various types of applications.
• Students will know the how to use air photos properly, what various photo signatures mean, and how to analyze new photo signatures when encountered.
• Students will understand the science behind aerial photography, stereoscopic viewing of them, and basic photogrammetry.

GEOG 3970T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will acquire the skills necessary to pursue independent research and/or creative activity at a level of uncontested excellence.
• Students will be able to critically analyze important theoretical concepts related to their chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of a chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems in their chosen subfield.

GEOG 3980T - Geography Tutorial

• Students will acquire the skills necessary to pursue independent research and/or creative activity at a level of uncontested excellence.
• Students will be able to critically analyze important theoretical concepts related to their chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop a sophisticated understanding of a chosen subfield in geography.
• Students will develop their ability to grasp the complex multi-dimensional and multi-scalar nature of geographic problems in their chosen subfield.

GEOG 4035 - Introduction to Meteorological Radar Systems, Observations, and Techniques

• Analyze weather radar images from a diverse set of weather events using single and dual-polarization radar variables.
• Apply radar principles to a variety of techniques used to analyze radar observations.
• Explain physically and quantitatively how radar variables (reflectivity, Doppler velocity, cross-correlation coefficient, differential reflectivity, and specific differential phase) are calculated from the radar transmission.
• Explain what happens to electromagnetic energy from the time the wave leaves the radar to the time energy is returned from a point target or from distributed targets.
• Identify and describe the primary components of a meteorological radar system.

GEOG 4060 - Synoptic Meteorology

• Students can identify and describe the construction and analysis of models used in the prediction of meteorological phenomena, the development and maintenance of mid-latitude cyclones, and satellite meteorology.

GEOG 4070 - Mesoscale Meteorology

• Students can explain the key mechanisms leading to severe and unusual weather.
• Students can analyze and interpret data regarding atmospheric processes.
• Students can identify and describe the processes and components of mesoscale meteorology and radar meteorology.

GEOG 4080 - Dynamic Meteorology I

• Students can explain atmospheric motions that lead to day-to-day weather variations.
• Students improve their comprehension of modern forecasting techniques.
• Students understand the physical forces that are responsible for atmospheric motions

GEOG 4090 - Dynamic Meteorology II

• Students are able to do routine analytical calculations of real-world phenomena.
• Students can quantitatively explain the dynamics of mid-latitude cyclones, both at the surface and aloft.
• Students can understand the physical equations that govern atmospheric motions.

GEOG 4110 - Advanced Physical Geography

• Students will be able to analyze physical geographic data from a variety of sources to obtain deeper knowledge about the nature, processes, and spatial distribution of earth subenvironments.
• Students will be able to integrate and synthesize information on weather, climate, natural vegetation, soils, and landforms to achieve a comprehensive understanding of a specific physical subenvironment.

GEOG 4130 - Arid Lands Physical Geography

• Students will be able to compare and contrast arid region with humid region climate, vegetation, soils, and landforms.
• Students will be able to define and distinguish major arid region landforms, recognize distinctive landform assemblages, and explain their principal formative processes.
• Students will be able to name and locate the earths major arid regions, and evaluate the multiple geographical factors that combine to make each region arid.
• Students will be able to outline ways in which aridity is measured and describe the principal characteristics of arid climates.
• Students will be able to provide examples of the fragility of desert landscapes and the importance of their environmental protection.
• Students will be able to summarize and critique scholarly research articles related to arid lands physical geography.
• Students will be able to synthesize their knowledge of arid region weather, climate, vegetation, soils, and landform systems to summarize how they work together to create distinctive desert landscapes.

GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology

• Students will be exposed to applied conservation organizations that utilize landscape ecology principles.
• Students will learn technological tools (GIS, remote sensing, statistical approaches) used in assessing pattern on the landscape.
• Students will understand the implications of habitat loss and fragmentation for biological conservation.
• Students will understand the importance of landscape pattern on ecological processes.

GEOG 4280 - Community Geography

• Become familiar with a variety of spatial visualization techniques for collaborative mapping.
• Demonstrate the ability to conceptualize social issues in a spatial manner.
• Develop effective skills to engage community leaders and key stakeholders around important topics and learn techniques for fostering collaborative partnerships.
• Gain an understanding of cultural and socio-economic differences which inform community leadership practices and learn effective ways to communicate with people of diverse perspectives and harness community dynamics to achieve shared goals.
• Gain an understanding of the geography of their community and become more informed, engaged residents.
• Identify primary and secondary spatial relationships in the community.
• Learn how maps can create and institutionalize reality.
• Produce a Citizen Mapping or Participatory GIS project to identify a particular community concern and explore potential solutions and opportunities.

GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development

• Students will be able to explain the meaning of gender and the importance of investigating the intersections of the environment and development through a gendered lens
• Students will be able to compare and contrast different theoretical approaches linking gender, the environment and development.
• Students will be able to appraise the link between theory and practice through case studies on gender, environment and development.
• Students will be able to use unbiased language to organize and deliver a presentation around a central message supported by relevant and convincing information.

GEOG 4470 - Natural Resource Conservation

• Students will be aware of the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological context within which environmental changes have taken place.
• Students will learn how inhabitants of the area occupied by the present day United States have, over time, defined, consumed, and conserved natural resources.
• Students will understand the tension that exists between management and protection on the one hand, and exploitation and utilization on the other.

GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development

• Students will understand contemporary patterns of domestic and international migration and theories that explain them.
• Students will understand the development impacts of migration and how migration is part of development theory.

GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning

• Describe the theories and concepts that underpin environmental planning and sustainability planning and their relationship with policymaking and assessment.
• Explain how environmental and sustainability planning can help communities mitigate and respond to climate change.
• Explain the process of environmental planning and sustainability planning, including steps in the planning process and how practitioners, activists, academics, and local citizens gather information, make decisions, and measure outcomes.
• Identify and describe planning tools and strategies can be used to enhance environmental conditions, promote wise use of natural resources, and create more sustainable communities and regions.
• Identify the actors, policies, principles, and plans that have brought environmental planning and sustainability planning practice to their current point.
• Recognize a variety of environmental assessment tools and describe how they inform local and regional planning.

GEOG 4550 - History of Planning

• Students will be able to analyze current planning practice and its implications more critically.
• Students will be introduced to some of the critical planning approaches.
• Students will gain an appreciation and understanding of the theories and motivations that influence the profession of planning.
• Students will understand the impact of societal and environmental factors on development of cities and regions and the impact planning can have on the health and welfare of our communities and the environment.

GEOG 4560 - The Just and Sustainable City

• Students will be able to illustrate that cities and environments are not antithetical by connecting urbanization with nature
• Students will be able to critically assess problems associated with urban development and interrogate associated sustainability initiatives
• Students will be able to evaluate social and biophysical interactions contributing to urban change and environmental (in)justice
• Students will be able to formulate a central research question for their term papers.
• Students will be able to synthesize relevant literature into a properly cited and coherent literature review.
• Students will be able to formulate their argument in a way that supports their data and findings.
• Students will be able to improve their writing through the process of critical self-reflection and revision.

GEOG 4660 - Principles of Remote Sensing

• Students will develop skills in technical writing and analytical problem solving.
• Students will learn principles of digital image processing.
• Students will understand the role of remote sensing technologies in geographic and environmental science applications.

GEOG 4670 - Advanced Remote Sensing

• Students will develop a deeper understanding of the role of remote sensing technologies in geographic and environmental science applications.
• Students will develop enhanced skills in technical writing and analytical problem solving.
• Students will gain experience with advanced methods of remote sensing processing.

GEOG 4710 - Quantitative Methods in Geography

• Students will gain substantial experience with applied multivariate statistical methods that will support their understanding of
• the approaches available to address geographic problem solving using advanced statistical techniques.
• the nature of geographic inquiry;
• the terms and techniques used in multivariate statistical analysis;
• the value of communicating geographic processes numerically;