Required Courses

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• Geography 101The Physical Environment
  Introduction to modern physical geography: survey spatial distribution of the earth’s physical characteristics, including weather and climate, water, soils, vegetation, and landforms; discuss environmental processes and interactions creating these physical geographic patterns; discuss importance to humans of the physical environment; use geographic tools including maps, air photos, and investigative techniques.
• Geography 113Field Trip in Geography
  Observe physical and cultural phenomena; required readings, field notebook and/or report. May repeat for credit with change in locale or topic.

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• Geography 120Environmental Geology
  Apply geological principles to understand and solve problems associated with human interaction with the physical environment, including soil and rock mechanics, slope stability, land subsidence, earthquakes, coastal erosion, and resource extraction.
• Geography 211Geomorphology
  Characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.

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• Geography 276Processes of Environmental Degradation
  Study why and how humans harm the physical environment; includes geographic, cultural, political, economic causes and consequences. Case studies from around the world.
• Geography 280Environmental Hazards
  Human interaction with hazardous phenomena such as earthquakes, storms, and infectious diseases; spatial aspects of the social processes and perceptions creating risk and vulnerability in the environment; local hazards.