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Graduate Geography Course Descriptions
GEOG 501 Principles of Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing, member of the Teacher Education Program, and permission of department.
Introduction to human and physical geography. Open to students who have never had a college level geography course.
GEOG 621 Geography of the United States -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing, member of the Teacher Education Program, and permission of department.
A regional analysis of the major features of the natural and cultural environment of the United States. Not open to students who have had a similar college-level course.
GEOG 621.51 Geography of New York State -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing, member of the Teacher Education Program, and permission of department.
An analysis of the major features of the natural and cultural environment of New York State. Topics include sequence settlement, land use, economic and social interrelationships with the natural environment, and environmental problems. Not open to students who have had a similar college-level course.
GEOG 701 Geographic Thought and Theory -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Evening/Fall only.
Identification of research trends; major schools of thought; scientific method and exceptionalism; reviews of current research.
GEOG 701.54 Geographic Research Design -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Topics include conceptualization and operationalization of a research design with specific focus on data specification and data gathering techniques. Quantitative and qualitative methods are reviewed. A key product is the development of a detailed research proposal.
GEOG 702 Research Topics in Geography -- 15 hrs including conference, 1 cr. Evening/Fall only.
Introduction to central research themes in geography and the current research being undertaken by department faculty.
GEOG 703 Location Theory and Spatial Analysis -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOG 221 or GEOG 341 or equivalent.
Spatial interaction; diffusion; development; decision making. Methods of spatial analysis; spatial modeling.
GEOG 704 Topics in Human Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Studies of specialized areas with human geography. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
GEOG 705 Cultural and Social Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOG 341 and GEOG 347 or permission of instructor.
Review of recent work in cultural and social geography; emphasis on literature, critiques.
GEOG 705.28 Introduction to Environmental Ethics -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Pending Senate approval.
Do animals have rights? Do ecosystems have interests? Are humans separate from the environment? How have the answers to these questions been shaped by scientific understanding and religious belief? How should they be? The development of environmental philosophies and ethics, and how they have interacted with controversial environmental issues, will be explored. Reding assignments include canonical and contemporary philosophers as well as environmentalists. In additional to theory, we will discuss the applications of these ideas in local to global environmental problems. The course will focus on ethical philosophies from the western world, but non-western philosophies might also be discussed.
GEOG 705.62 Post-Socialist Geographies -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOG 278 or permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
For graduate students in geography, anthropology, economics, sociology, environmental psychology and other related fields. This course examines major political, economic, and social theories that aim to explain the current transformations in post-socialist countries. The neo-liberal theories and policies of transition to capitalism and their consequences are critically examined. The devastating effects of capitalism uncontrolled by democratic governments and labor are discussed.
GEOG 705.72 GIS Law -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: one course in GIS or permission of instructor.
This course in geographic information systems law will acquaint students with legal issues raised by GIS. The course is organized to confront legal issues in the order that they might arise during the life cycle of a typical GIS Project.
GEOG 706 Latin Americanist Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Major paradigms, theories and methodologies in geographic research on Latin America including historical, cultural, social, economic, urban, physical, and environmental geography.
GEOG 708 The Geographies of Urban Space -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing and GEOG 701 or GEOG 743 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Critical perspectives on urban development and internal urban space. Latest literature in urban political economy, feminist, and post-structuralist geography with a focus on class, gender and ethnicity in urban space.
GEOG 709 Geography of Selected World Regions -- 45 hours including conference, 3 cr.
Intensive examination of physical and social geography of specific world regions. (Each semester one or two regions will be covered. Field courses may be offered during intersession periods.)
GEOG 709.57 Regional Geography of the New York Metropolitan Area -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Pending Senate approval.
Geographic basis of the development and functioning of the NYC metropolitan area. Physical site and situation; spatial aspects of its political, social and economic structures.
GEOG 710 Economic Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Interactions between people and the natural environment on economic, political and cultural endeavors. Formation of labor markets and their segmentation by class, gender, and ethnicity/race. Change in production systems and economic globalization. Interconnections between economic systems across local, regional, national, and international scales.
GEOG 711 Environmental Conservation -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Interrelationship of natural systems; environmental crisis; environmental movement; specific problem areas.
GEOG 711.56 Coastal Zone Management -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Pending Senate approval.
The increasing pressure on the coast is demonstrated with competing demand that leads to conflicts with respect to the carrying capacity of our most precious resource area. The course addresses critical issues related to environmental constraints, the carrying capacity of coastal areas and the need for coastal zone management.
GEOG 712 Geography of Sustainable Development in Developing Countries -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: graduate standing and one course focusing on development of a developing region, or permission of instructor.
Analysis of factors that influence sustainable development, e.g., available resources, environment, population, food producation, water supply in developing countries.
GEOG 713 Rural Water Supply in Developing Regions -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: graduate standing and one course focusing on development of a developing region, or permission of instructor.
Quality, problems, management, and sustainability of rural water supply and sanitation in developing countries.
GEOG 715 International Pollution Issues -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Global environmental hazards are covered. Issues ranging from intergovernmental efforts to document pollution, to the policy needed to curtail pollution of the future will be addressed. A focus will be on transboundary air and water pollution.
GEOG 721 Transporation Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
A geographic study and modeling of transporation routes and their influences on the location of economic activity.
GEOG 732.54 GIS Technology, Science, and Society -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing and one course in GIS or permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
Critical evaluation of GIS technology from critical geographic, feminist, and post-structuralist perspectives. Students will be exposed to a wide range of literature known as science and technology studies and "Critical GIS." It focuses on social construction of technology and GIS more specifically, including the technology itself, the effect of institutional context, social manipulations of GIS, its contradictions, and possibilities beyond mainstream approach.
GEOG 741 Population Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Theoretical and empirical analyses of spatial distribution of population. Particular emphasis is on processes and impacts of migration, residential mobility, and immigration.
GEOG 742 International Migration & Ethnicity -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Examination of historic and contemporary international migration patterns. Spatial demographic impacts of immigration policy in the United States with a focus on major urban centers. Comparative analyses of ethnic and racial minorities in the United States.
GEOG 743 Urban Geographic Theory -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Spatial analysis of contemporary and theoretical issues concerning the economic growth, transportation, land use, social segregation, and urban governance in metropolitan areas.
GEOG 772 Field Work in Peru -- one month summer intersession in Peru, 3 cr. Prereq: permission of department.
Regional field study of the geography of Peru. Topics include physical, environmental, historical, cultural, urban, political, agricultural, religious, and economic geographies in various ecological zones. Taught in English. Acceptance into Hunter College Study Abroad Program and fee for transportation, accommodations required.
GEOG 791, 792, 793 Independent Research in Geography -- 1, 2, or 3 cr.
Prereq: permission of instructor or graduate adviser.
Intensive individual research in geography under supervision of a member of the graduate faculty. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with permission of the graduate adviser.
GEOG 799 Thesis Research in Geography -- 1-6 cr. Prereq: GEOG 701 and permission of department.
Open to students electing the thesis option only. May be repeated for credit but only one credit may be applied to satisfy degree requirements.
GTECH 702 Multivariate Statistics in Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: Introductory Statistics or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Multivariate analysis of spatial data; prediction, analysis, and explanation of spatial and environmental phenomena; statistical software packages; lab exercises.
GTECH 703.XX Special Topics in Quantitative Methods -- 45-75 hours including conference , 2-4 cr. Prereq: GTECH 701 and GTECH 702 or equivalent or permission of department.
Advanced work on topics related to quantitative methods.
GTECH 703.56 Applied Statistics in Hydrology -- Pending Senate approval.
This course is designed as an applied, group research project for graduate students. It will be given on an irregular basis, and will be a reseach project based on a current problem. The goal of the course is to write an article of publishable quality. The prerequisites will vary depending on the problem being studied, but will usually include two courses: (1) either hydrology, climatology, or a similar course; and (2) multivariate statistics in geography, or a similar course.
GTECH 704 Seminar in Spatial Modeling -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 701 or equivalent or permission of instructor.
Development of advanced spatial models; in-depth consideration of specific topics; statistical modeling, mathematical modeling, computer modeling, and simulation.
GTECH 704.52 Introduction to Environmenal Modeling -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Pending Senate approval.
Introduction to the techniques and vocabulary of numerical modeling of environmental systems using differential equations. Focus on systems dynamics.
GTECH 705 Spatial Data Analysis -- 60 hours including conference (2 lec, 2 lab), 3 cr.
Prereq: one course in statistics. Either one course in mapping science or GIS, or permission of instructor.
Methods for analyzing environmental and social spatial data sets. Topics include point pattern analysis, spatial clustering methods, spatial autocorrelation, and kriging.
GTECH 710 Introduction to GIS -- 60 hours including conference (2 lec, 2 lab), 3 cr.
Thorough introduction to geographic information systems with an emphasis on spatial data handling and project management.
GTECH 711 Earth From Above -- 60 hrs including conference (2 lec, 2 lab weekly), 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or permission of instructor.
Use and interpretation of air photos and satellite remote sensing images as applied to agriculture, forestry, urbanization, oceanography and atmosphere; lab exercises.
GTECH 712 Remote Sensing of Environment -- 60 hrs including conference (2 lec, 2 lab weekly), 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 711 or permission of instructor.
Fundamental concepts of remote sensing of environment, satellite sensor systems and their applications, and basic concepts of image analysis.
GTECH 713 Digital Image Processing -- 90 hrs including conference (2 lec, 4 lab weekly), 4 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 712, multivariate statistics, elementary linear algebra.
Quantitative processing of digital imagery; enhancement, information extraction, classification; algorithms, registration, rectification; lab exercises.
GTECH 714 Special Topics in Remote Sensing -- 45-90 hrs including conference, 2-4 cr.
Advanced work on topics in remote sensing; may be repeated for credit; lab work. Prerequisite and lecture/lab mix to vary with topic.
GTECH 715 Seminar in Remote Sensing -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 712; GTECH 713 recommended.
Examination and discussion of current published research work in remote sensing. Topic to vary with instructor and student interest.
GTECH 721 Advanced Cartography -- 105 hrs including conference (1 lec, 6 lab weekly), 4 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent.
Acquisition of professional-level skills in manual cartography; production and photographic methods; scribing; color separations; use of automated techniques; lab exercises.
GTECH 722 Automated Cartography -- 75 hrs including conference (1 lec, 4 lab weekly), 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent.
Computer and other automated applications; theory and algorithms; production of computer-generated maps; lab exercises.
GTECH 723.XX Seminar in Cartographic Research -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 721, GTECH 722, or GTECH 731.
Development of cartographic research methods by participation in research projects; reviews of current cartographic literature; library research techniques.
GTECH 723.40 Designing Geography Materials for Social Studies -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing and permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
Preparation of educational materials that emphasize spatial thinking skills in history, social studies, earth science and mathematics.
GTECH 731 Computer Programming for Geographic Applications -- 90 hrs including conference (2 lec, 4 lab weekly), 4 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent.
Object-oriented programming methods specific to geographic and cartographic applications; programming assignments; graphics. A programming language helpful but not required.
GTECH 732 Advanced GIS -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710.
Expansion of GTECH 710 concentrating on advanced GIS functionality, data models, and algorithms.
GTECH 733 GIS: Modeling and Problem Solving -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 731 or equivalent, and GTECH 732 and permission of graduate adviser.
Theory and applications of geographic information science (GIS). Data models and advanced spatial and temporal modeling techniques are discussed and implemented in an object-based paradigm.
GTECH 751 Field Techniques in Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent, any two additional GEOG, GEOL, PGEOG or GTECH courses, and permission of instructor.
Observation and analysis of the physical geography, biogeography and geomorphology of selected areas. Field geographic techniques such as data collection and recording, ground-truthing of remotely sensed images, and the use of maps, compasses and GPS to navigate. Additional fee for transportation, room and food allowance required.
GTECH 785.XX GIS Applications -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent and permission of department.
Selected topics in GIS applications to human and physical geographic problems.
GTECH 785.01 Urban Applications of GIS -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent and permission of department. Pending Senate approval.
Discussion of data, methodology, and examples of using GIS to solve urban problems in economic, social, planning, and political settings. Students are expected to conduct small research projects addressing real world issues.
GTECH 785.02 GIS Applications in Social Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent and permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
Data representation and analysis of socio-spatial processes and environmental problems. The course is oriented to problem solving and independent data analysis. Students will fulfill an independent GIS project from data collection and database design to analysis and interpretation of results.
GTECH 785.11 GIS Applications - Education Materials -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: graduate standing, one GIS course and permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
Use of GIS data and techniques to prepare materials that emphasize spatial thinking skills in history, social studies, earth science and mathematics.
GTECH 785.XX GIS Applications: Modeling the Urban Environment -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GTECH 710 or equivalent and permission of department. Pending Senate approval.
Development of GIS data models for all thematic dimensions of the urban environment with an eye for interoperability.
PGEOG 630 Science and Society -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
A study of the interactions between technological and societal changes, with an emphasis on eliciting within the classroom productive oral and written critiques and debates concerning potentially controversial technological change. Focusing on present-day issues, students will learn various models for analyzing the impact scientific change has on society and how social change directs science.
PGEOG 660 Challenging Concepts in Earth Science: Using Research to Identify Common Misconceptions and Assess Student Learning -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Overview of research and theory related to misconceptions in the earth sciences. Students will be expected to develop a research proposal or to conduct the research in their own classrooms, and write a paper in the form of a journal article. The article will serve as the culminating project for the science portion of the MA-TEP degree.
PGEOG 701 Special Topics in Physical Geography -- 45-75 hrs including conference, 2-4 cr.
Examination of one physical geography topic such as hydrology, climatology, soils; lab exercises.
PGEOG 701.52 Hydrology -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: PGEOG 130 or permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
Provides students an understanding of the hydrologic cycle - the most fundamental principle of hydrology and emphasizes an understanding of the complete hydrological cycle processes at gloval, regional and watershed scales.
PGEOG 701.60 Biogeography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: PGEOG 130 or GEOG 101 or BIO 100/102 or permission of instructor. Pending Senate approval.
This course provides an understanding of the geographic distribution and temporal variability of species, communities, and other organizing units over the face of the Earth and the biotic and abiotic factors and processes underlying these patterns and dynamics.
PGEOG 701.79 Geology of NYC and Vicinity -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOL 101 or an equivalent course in introductory geology. Pending Senate approval.
Focus on the complexity of the geology of the New York Metro area and its vicinity. Using urban public transportation, walking, and hiking, students will directly observe natural exposures of the large variety of rock outcroppings in the area. Course consists of lectures, laboratory exercise, and geologic field trips. Recommended for students in the Teachers of Earth Science (7-12) MA program.
PGEOG 701.80 Geology of New York State -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOL 101 or an equivalent course in introductory geology. Pending Senate approval.
Links fundamental knowledge about the earth materials and earth processes to the complex geology of New York State. Covers the latest information about the geologic ages of rock formations in New York State, plate tectonics, bedrock geology, including metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks, fossils, and ancient environments. The course consists of lecture, laboratory exercises, and field trips to the Catskill Mountains, Hudson Highlands, the Manhattan Prong, and Montauk Point. Recommended for students enrolled in the Teachers of Earth Science (7-12) MA program. There will be an additional charge for transportation.
PGEOG 702 Seminar in Physical Geography -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Team research in specific topic area of physical geography; individual research projects; may be repeated for credit. Topic and prerequisites to vary with instructor and student interest.
PGEOG 703 Coastal Dynamics -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Quantitative focus on the dynamic processing affecting the coast and the resulting varied geomorphology. In particular, this course will focus on waves, beaches, barrier island evolution, storm systems and coastal erosion, using the Atlantic coast of New York as a case study.
PGEOG 704 Urban and Metropolitan Coasts -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Physical and quantitative rationale for planning coastal constructions with emphasis on urban coasts. Lectures will focus on natural and anthropogenic influences on coastal environments, and problems facing seaside communities.
PGEOG 705 Topics in Earth Science -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
Studies of specialized areas within earth science. May be repeated for credit as topics change.
PGEOG 705.63 Earth Science Today -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Pending Senate approval.
A survey of the primary topics included in an earth science curriculum (grades 7-12). Laboratory methodology and demonstration techniques used to convey information about the earth's lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, as well as its place in the solar system, will be introduced.
PGEOG 705.64 Introducing Earth Science at the Museum of Natural History -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr.
This course is composed of four modules aligned with the New York State standards for teachers of earth science (grades 7-12). Topics include the earth alive; climate through the ages; the air we breathe; the inevitable storm; New York - a city surrounded by water; and beyond earth - a search for life.
PGEOG 705.67 Science of Rocks - Petrology -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOL 101 or an equivalent course in introductory geology. Pending Senate approval.
Composition, distribution, and origin of rocks, their scientific description and systematic classification with the focus on the rocks of the New York Metro area. Topics include rock microscopy; field observations of rocks and the relation to the principles of geology; interpretation of geologic maps; lithospheric rock cycle in the context of plate tectonics and earth evolution; and the geology of New York City and its relationship to urban issues. Recommended for earth science students and others interested in the study and uses of rock. There will be an additional charge for local transportation.
PGEOG 705.68 Earth Materials Research -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: GEOL 101 or an equivalent course in introductory geology. Pending Senate approval.
Collection, preparation, identification, and preservation of earth materials-rocks, minerals, and fosils using earth materials from the collection of the Department of Geography. Observations will be based on direct research, measurement, microscopy, and microchemistry. Trips to the American Museum of Natural History, Franklin and Sterling mines (NJ) and the St. Claire and Deer Lake fossil sites (PA) for specimen collection. Recommended for earth science students and others interested in the study of earth materials. There will be an additional charge for transportation.
PGEOG 732 Global Climatic Change -- 45 hrs including conference, 3 cr. Prereq: a course in atmospheric, geological or environmental science.
Examination of the pre-Quaternary, Quaternary, post-glacial, historical and instrumentally recorded climates; greenhouse gases; aerosols; radioactive forcing; processes and modeling; feedbacks; observed changes; detecting the greenhouse effect; sea level rise; effects on ecosystems.
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