Topics for a given term are announced in the class schedule. May be repeated if topics vary. Offered as needed and as space permits. A description of physical geology through lectures, laboratory investigation and field observation. An examination of the principles, concepts and subdivision of the discipline of geography.
Students learn to analyze and evaluate the reasons for the spatial patterns of daily life.
A research paper applies the principles and concepts being studied to a current geographical phenomenon. May count toward the history major. A survey of the major physical-cultural regions of the world. Designed to familiarize students with the basic political and human geography of the contemporary world. The ways people interact with and modify their environments, and the distribution of similar cultural patterns receive special emphasis.