- GEOG 317: Cartography I: Introduction to Cartography
This course is being offered for the first time in 9 years and will be taught by Dr. Shepard one our newest faculty! This course is an introduction to maps and mapping with emphasis on applied and theoretical considerations in map design and construction.
- GEOG 372: European Landscapes and Cultures
This course focuses on the physical and human geographies of Europe - you'll be learning about population migrations, landscapes changes, and the diversity of culture that makes up Europe.
- GEOG 412: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
This course is being taught by Geography for the first time in several years and will be taught by our other newest faculty member, Dr. Bitterman. This course is an introduction to conceptual foundations and applications of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS).
- GEOG 431: Cultural Geography
This is only the second time in 11 years that this course is being offered! This course focuses on the history of cultural geography from von Humboldt through Carl Sauer to the 'new' cultural geographies of Don Mitchell, Gillian Rose and Noel Castree. The current theoretical debates of feminism, post-structuralism, post-colonialism and environmentalism, and the influences of literary and cultural studies in the development of cultural geography and the various methodologies involved.