112 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION GEOGRAPHY College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GRADUATE FACULTY 1992-93 Chairman: E. J. Malecki. Graduate Coordinator: T. J. Fik. Professors:G. A. Antonini; H. J. Armstrong; C. N. Caviedes; J. R. Dunkle; S. M. Golant; E. J. Malecki; H. L. Popenoe; N. J. Smith; G. I. Thrall. Associate Professors:J. A. Henry; A. J. Lamme III; P. R. Waylen. Assistant Professors:T.J. Fik;A. C. Goldman; J. Mossa. The Department of Geography offers the Master of Arts, Masterof Science, and Doctorof Philosophy degrees. Italso offers a Master of Arts in Teaching and a Master of Science in Teaching, which are nonthesis degrees. The Department offers three primary areas of specialization for graduate research: economic development and policy, physical geography, and tropical agriculture. Economic develop- ment and policy studies concern topics such as coastal management, theelderly, entrepreneurship, historic places, spatial economic theory, technological change, and urban land use. Tropical agriculture may be pursued in Africa or Latin America. Physical geography work may be pursued in climatology, coastal management, fluvial geomorphology, and hydrology. Prospective applicants should examine the research interests of the Department's faculty to obtain a more detailed appreciation of the Department's specialties. To ensure the incorporation of relevant interdisciplinary perspectives in each student's program, the Department maintains close ties with other departments in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and with programs in Latin American and African studies, urban and regional studies, tropical agricul- ture, tropical ecology, gerontological studies, water re- sources, the College of Education, and the College of Business Administration. Certificates in certain of these fields may be obtained in addition to graduate degrees in geography. A graduate student should preferably have an under- graduate major in geography, but applicants with degrees in one of the social or physical sciences are accepted into the Department's graduate program. Deficiencies in under- graduate work in geography can be corrected concurrently with registration in graduate level courses. All students in the graduate program are required to take courses in contemporary geographicthought and geographic research skills. GEA 6109-Tropical Lands and Their Utilization (1-10; max: 10) Prereq: GEO 4124. Field course emphasizing analytic inquiries into land use systems in the tropics. Special topics on land utilization types, environmental influences, settlement, field pat- terns, market factors, labor supply, transportation. GEA 6309-Seminar: Middle America and the Caribbean (3) Cultural, economic, political, and resource characteristics and development of representative areas. GEA 6419-Seminar: South America (3) Cultural, economic, political, and resource characteristics and development of repre- sentative areas. GEA 6468L-Resource Utilization and Conservation in Latin America (3) Regional appraisal of human and natural resources. Analysis of the role of resource utilization and conservation in the development of Latin American countries. GEO 5105C-Advanced Cartography (3) Prereq: GEO 4100; COP 3110, 4215 or consent of instructor. Advanced methods including computer cartography and elements of cartographic reproduction. GEO 5125C-Advanced Air Photo Interpretation (3) Prereq: GEO 2200 or consent of instructor. Uses of aerial photographs in geographical research. GEO 5145C-Remote Sensing (3) Prereq: GEO 4124. Uses of remote sensing imagery in geographical research. GEO 5166C-Advanced Quantitative Analysis in Geography (3) Prereq: GEO 4164; STA 6166 or equivalent. Use of advanced quantitative techniques with geographic applications; develop- ment of research methods integrating quantitative analysis. GEO 5346-Natural Hazards (3) Multidisciplinary analysis of natural and man-induced environmental catastrophes- their perception and institutional adjustments. GEO 5437C-Research Methods in Population Geography (3) Most frequently used research methods. GEO 5556--Geography of Innovation and Technological Change (3) Generation, development, and spread of innovations by individuals, corporations, and organizations. Emphasis on impact of innovations and technology on regional development and change. GEO 5567-Industrial Location (3) Prereq: GEO 3502 or consent of instructor. Emphasis on location theory and its practical appli- cations. GEO 5605-Advanced Urban Geography (3) Theoretical and planning literature that examines the locational and environ- mental issues confronting contemporary North American urban populations. GEO 5615-Housing and Environments of the Elderly (3) Exami- nation of the housing status and needs (social, psychological, economic, planning) of the U.S. elderly population. Discussion of both policy and theoretical issues. GEO 5704-Transportation Geography (3) Prereq: GEO 2500, 3502, or consent of instructor. Introduction to and assessment of current methods of describing, analyzing, and explaining spatial patterns of transport phenomena. GEO 5809-Geography of World Agriculture (3) World distribu- tion of crops and livestock in relation to natural and cultural conditions; discussion of problems of agriculture in terms of products, economic organization, and agricultural regions; sig- nificance of world affairs. GEO 5839-Land Tenure and Rural Settlement (3) Advanced study of systems of land tenure throughoutthe world, with special attention to geographical factors underlying their development. GEO 5905-Individual Study: Directed Reading (3; max: 12 including GEO 6905) GEO 5920-GeographyColloquium (1;max:6) Presentation and discussion of contemporary geographic research. S/U. GEO 5930-Selected Topics in Geography (1-5; max: 15) Prereq: graduate standing. GEO 5945C-Field Course in Geography (3) Methods of geo- graphical fieldwork. Observation, classification, interpretation, note-taking, traversing, and mapping of data. Aerial analysis; landforms, climate, vegetation, soils, resources, settlement pat- terns, and land use. GEO 6118C--Contemporary Geographic Thought and Research (3) Prereq: admission to graduate program in geography. A summary of major currents of intellectual thought and research orientations in contemporary geography. GEO 6356-Seminar: Land and Water Utilization (3) Prereq: consent of instructor. Selected problems in utilization of land and water resources. GEO 6429-Seminar: Cultural Geography (3) A review of litera- ture, theoretical frameworks, and research design formulation in contemporary cultural geography. GEO 6435-Seminar in Population (3) Combination lecture and seminar dealing with social and population problems from a spatial perspective. Major research project required. GEO 6509-Seminar: Economic Geography (3) Prereq: consent of instructor. Selected problems in geography of economic activ- ity. GEO 6626-Advanced Spatial Theory and Public Policy Analysis (3) Prereq: one year of calculus or consent of instructor. A theoretical analysis of urban spatial structure, urban spatial prob- lems, and optimal spatial policy. Topics include spatial conflict, unequal treatment of equals in space, and theoretical evaluation.