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    Sep 26, 2024  
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Finance

  
  • FINA 5410 - Advanced Management of Financial Institutions

    3 hours

    Current problems and issues in the management of financial institutions are covered in readings, case problems and computer simulation models.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 5400  or consent of department.

  
  • FINA 5500 - International Financial Management

    3 hours

    Analyses of the balance of payments and its impact on domestic economies and currencies. Theories of financing foreign trade and investments. Foreign exchange markets and exchange rate behavior in theory and practice. Assessing exposure to the foreign exchange risk and the use of hedging tools and techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 5170  or equivalent; ECON 1100 or ECON 5000  or equivalent; ACCT 2010 or ACCT 5020  or equivalent; MATH 1190 or equivalent.

  
  • FINA 5510 - Theory of Finance

    3 hours

    Advanced topics in the theory of finance. Topics include decision-making under uncertainty; equilibrium pricing models, capital structure theory; agency theory and the market for corporate control; signaling models; the pricing of contingent claims; current developments and selected readings in the finance literature.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 5310  or equivalent; knowledge of differential and integral calculus, matrix algebra and intermediate microeconomics are recommended; or consent of department.

  
  • FINA 5650 - Contemporary Issues in Finance

    3 hours

    Current topics as selected by the instructor. May include cases and/or lecture format.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FINA 5700 - Integrative Capstone Course in Finance

    3 hours

    Integrative cases and/or theory as selected by the instructor. Required for MS finance students. Open to MBA students, but all students must meet prerequisites.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 5210 , FINA 5310 , FINA 5400  and FINA 5500  or consent of department. One or two prerequisites may be taken concurrently.

  
  • FINA 5800 - Internship

    1–3 hours

    Supervised work experience in a position related to the student’s career objective that meets the department’s internship requirements.

    Prerequisite(s): Students must meet employer’s requirements and have consent of the department’s master’s advisor.

    Pass/no pass only.
  
  • FINA 5900 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problem chosen by the student and developed through conferences and activities under the direction of the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

  
  • FINA 5910 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    Open to graduate students who are capable of developing a problem independently. Problem chosen by the student and developed through conferences and activities under the direction of the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

  
  • FINA 6010 - Seminar in Business Administration

    3 hours

    Covers one or more special fields.

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of the PhD program advisor in the department.

    May be repeated for credit, and two or more sections may be taken concurrently.
  
  • FINA 6014 - Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory and Capital Markets Research

    3 hours

    Explores the origins of the established theories explaining investment analysis, portfolio management equilibrium in the capital market and the evidence that supports these principles. Seminar focuses on the original writings that have formed the foundations of the discipline and the empirical methods used for research in investment analysis, portfolio management and capital markets research.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to doctoral finance program and consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6015 - Seminar in Financial Derivatives

    3 hours

    Explores the origins of the established theories explaining the behavior and use of financial derivatives, and the evidence that supports them. Focuses on the original writings that have formed the foundations of the discipline and the empirical methods used for research in financial derivatives. Examines the application of financial derivatives analysis to capital investment decisions, using the Real Options Approach.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral finance program and consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6016 - Seminar in Corporate Finance

    3 hours

    Explores the origins of the established theories explaining firms decisions about how to raise money from investors, how to make capital investment decisions, plus when and how to return capital to investors. Examines the evidence that supports these principles. Focuses on the original writings that have formed the foundations of the discipline and the empirical methods used for research in corporate finance.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral finance program and consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6017 - Seminar in Financial Institutions and Markets

    3 hours

    Explores the origins of the established theories explaining the functions of financial institutions and the flow of funds through the money markets. Examines the evidence that supports these principles. Focuses on the original writings that have formed the foundations of the discipline and the empirical methods used for research about financial institutions and markets.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral finance program and consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6018 - Seminar in Econometric Methods Applied in Financial Markets Research

    3 hours

    Explores the econometric methods currently available for application in financial market research. Prepares students for dissertation research and for careers in financial markets research.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 5810 , MATH 5820 , and ECON 5660  or equivalents; admission to the doctoral finance program or consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6100 - The Theory of Financial Decisions

    3 hours

    Examines the theoretical underpinnings of financial decision making. Explores valuation and the impact on firm value of the investment, financing and dividend decisions under conditions of certainty and uncertainty in both perfect and imperfect markets.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 5310  and doctoral standing, or consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6110 - Special Topics in Financial Theory

    3 hours

    Emphasizes current issues in theoretical finance. Students explore both current and classic literature and engage in individual research on the issues under consideration.

    Prerequisite(s): FINA 6100  or consent of department.

  
  • FINA 6900 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    Research by doctoral students in fields of special interest. Includes project research studies and intensive reading programs, accompanied by conferences with professors in fields involved.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

  
  • FINA 6910 - Independent Doctoral Research

    1–12 hours

    Research by doctoral students in fields of special interest. Includes project research studies and intensive reading programs, accompanied by conferences with professors in fields involved.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FINA 6940 - Individual Research

    1–12 hours

    Individual research for the doctoral candidate.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FINA 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation

    3, 6 or 9 hours

    To be scheduled only with consent of department. 12 hours credit required. No credit assigned until dissertation has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in this course subsequent to passing qualifying examination for admission to candidacy.

    Prerequisite(s): Approved applications for special problems/independent research/dissertation credit must be submitted to the CoB Graduate Programs Office prior to registration.

    May be repeated for credit.

French

  
  • FREN 5016 - French for Graduate Research

    3 hours

    French readings and related grammar designed to prepare graduate students for reading examination and to acquaint them with the language as a research tool.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    No prior knowledge of French is required. Evaluation on a pass/no pass basis.
  
  • FREN 5026 - French for Graduate Research

    3 hours

    French readings and related grammar designed to prepare graduate students for reading examination and to acquaint them with the language as a research tool.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 5016  or equivalent.

    Evaluation on a pass/no pass basis.
  
  • FREN 5150 - Seminar in French

    3 hours

    Topics include practicum in teaching college level French; and theory of teaching methodology and language acquisition in French.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Open to all graduate students. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5200 - Seminar in French

    3 hours

    Topics taught include the 20th-century French novel; the 20th-century French theatre; selected readings in 18th-century literature; selected French writers of the 19th century, such as Hugo, Balzac, Stendhal, Baudelaire and Flaubert; and French Renaissance literature, advanced grammar and advanced civilization and culture.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5300 - French Linguistics

    3 hours

    Advanced French grammar, morphology, phonology and syntax.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5310 - Analysis of French Discourse

    3 hours

    Analysis of spoken, written and electronic French discourse with a focus on the ways in which language varies in different types of texts and contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5320 - New Technologies for Teaching French

    3 hours

    Current pedagogical frameworks combined with practical applications related to the use of the new technologies for teaching French.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5330 - History of the French Language

    3 hours

    Consideration of all aspects of the development of the French language with concentration on internal development (phonology, morphology and syntax) from Latin to Modern French.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Knowledge of Latin useful but not necessary.
  
  • FREN 5340 - French Structures and Stylistics

    3 hours

    Comparative analysis of French and English grammatical structures and stylistics with intensive writing practice, including translations.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    This is a required course that will enable students to improve their writing skills.
  
  • FREN 5350 - Theory and Analysis of Literary Texts

    3 hours

    Study of major essays on semiology and literary theory by French structuralists and post-structuralists. Focus on methods of literary analysis applied to representative prose/poetry of French classics.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5360 - French Translation Theory and Practice

    3 hours

    Study of current theoretical frameworks, strategies and tools for translation combined with translation practice in a variety of contexts.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5410 - Topics in Medieval Literature

    3 hours

    Study and analysis of poetic and/or prose writers and texts in Medieval France.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5430 - Topics in Renaissance Literature

    3 hours

    Study and analysis of poetic and/or prose writers and texts in 16th-century France.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5450 - Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century French Theatre

    3 hours

    Overview of French theatre in the 17th and 18th century, with emphasis on Corneille, Racine, Molière, Marivaux and Beaumarchais.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5460 - The Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century French Epistolary Novel

    3 hours

    Study and analysis of the epistolary novel in French literature, from its humble beginnings in the late 17th century to its heyday in the 18th century.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5500 - Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century French Poetry

    3 hours

    Study and analysis of the major movements of French poetry of the 19th and 20th centuries, starting with the works of the Romantics, the Parnassians, the Symbolists (Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine and Mallarmé), including a survey of the development of the genre since the Surrealists (Apollinaire, Breton, Desnos) with an emphasis on poetry after 1950 (Ponge, Char, du Bouchet).

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5520 - Nineteenth-Century French Prose

    3 hours

    Topics focus on either the development of the short story genre and/or the fantastic tale (Balzac, Gautier, Mérimée, and Maupassant); or the development of the novel genre (Balzac, Flaubert, Stendhal, Maupassant). Includes the study of some film adaptations.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5540 - Twentieth-Century French Novel

    3 hours

    Topics focus on either the transformation of the novel genre throughout the century (Proust, Gide, Camus, Colette, Sartre, Giono, and contemporary developments); or concentrate on French Nouveau Roman (Butor, Duras, Ollier, Ricardou, Robbe-Grillet, Sarraute, Simon). The study of this major movement in 20th-century French novel includes films and theory of the novel.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5600 - French Women Writers

    3 hours

    Overview of women’s contributions to French literature, from the Middle Ages through the modern age.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5710 - History of French Civilization to 1789

    3 hours

    History of French civilization from the origins to the Revolution of 1789, including political and social history, art, music, and literary movements. Lectures, readings, recordings, films and video sequences.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5715 - History of French Civilization since 1789

    3 hours

    History of French civilization from the Revolution of 1789 to the beginning of the Fifth Republic, including political and social history, art, music and literary movements. Includes lectures, readings, recordings, films and video sequences.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5720 - Contemporary France

    3 hours

    Survey of contemporary France, including geography, demography, family, education, the value system, politics, the economy, leisure activities and culture, the place of France in the European Union, and current events.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5730 - Topics on Contemporary France

    3 hours

    Specialized topics may include women in France, education in France, social classes in France, the youth in France.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • FREN 5740 - Quebec Society and Culture

    3 hours

    Overview of Quebec society and culture since its colonial origins. Topics include historical survey, “Révolution tranquille,” identity, language concerns, institutions, ideologies, efforts toward separatism, social issues, culture (literature, art, film, chanson).

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5750 - Exploring the Francophone World

    3 hours

    Analysis and exploration of language and other aspects of society in the francophone world, including former colonies of France and countries where French is used as a national, official, or vernacular language.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • FREN 5900 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    Conference courses open only to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Registration permitted only upon recommendation by the instructor and consent of the department chair.

  
  • FREN 5910 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    Conference courses open only to advanced students capable of doing independent research under the direction of the instructor.

    Prerequisite(s): Registration permitted only upon recommendation by the instructor and consent of the department chair.

  
  • FREN 5950 - Master’s Thesis

    3 or 6 hours

    To be scheduled only with consent of department. 6 hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.

General Music

  
  • MUGC 5020 - History and Literature of the Wind Band

    3 hours

    Examination of the historical development of the wind band and analysis of major wind-band literature.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the summers-only MMEd program (teaching emphasis).

  
  • MUGC 5040 - Vocal Pedagogy and Diction

    3 hours

    Advanced vocal pedagogy techniques and diction in multiple languages.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the summers-only MMEd program (teaching emphasis).

  
  • MUGC 5060 - Early Childhood/Elementary Music

    3 hours

    Examination and application of pedagogical techniques suitable for teaching music to students in early childhood.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the summers-only MMEd program (teaching emphasis).

  
  • MUGC 5080 - Advanced String Pedagogy and Technique

    3 hours

    Advanced string pedagogy and techniques with an emphasis on teaching strings in middle and high schools.

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the summers-only MMEd program (teaching emphasis).

  
  • MUGC 5890 - Studies in Music

    1–3 hours

    Organized classes specifically designed to accommodate the needs of students and the demand of program development that are not met by the regular offerings. Short courses and workshops on specific topics organized on a limited offering basis.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 5900 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    For graduate students of unusual ability in music who may elect to study material not formally listed for instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 5910 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    For graduate students of unusual ability in music who may elect to study material not formally listed for instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 5930 - Research Problem in Lieu of Thesis

    3 hours

    Prerequisite(s): MUMH 5010 .

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 5941 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 5942 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 5943 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 5944 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 5950 - Master’s Thesis

    3 or 6 hours

    To be scheduled only with consent of college. 6 hours credit required. No credit assigned until thesis has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Continuous enrollment required once work on thesis has begun.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 6900 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    For doctoral students of unusual ability in music who may elect to study material not formally listed for instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 6910 - Special Problems

    1–3 hours

    For doctoral students of unusual ability in music who may elect to study material not formally listed for instruction.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 6941 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 6942 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 6943 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 6944 - Graduate Artist Certificate Recital

    3 hours (0;1)

    Recital requirement for those seeking the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor.
  
  • MUGC 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation

    3, 6 or 9 hours

    Registration only by consent of college. 12 hours credit required. No credit assigned until dissertation has been completed and filed with the graduate school. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment in this course subsequent to passing qualifying examination for admission to candidacy.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • MUGC 6951 - Dissertation Recital

    3 hours

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Open only to DMA students in performance.
  
  • MUGC 6952 - Dissertation Recital

    3 hours

    Prerequisite(s): MUGC 6951 . Consent of major professor.

    Open only to DMA students in performance.
  
  • MUGC 6953 - Dissertation Recital

    3 hours

    Prerequisite(s): MUGC 6951 , MUGC 6952 . Admission to candidacy, and consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor. Open only to DMA students in performance.
  
  • MUGC 6954 - Dissertation Recital

    3-9 hours

    Prerequisite(s): MUGC 6951 , MUGC 6952 , MUGC 6953 . Admission to candidacy, and consent of major professor.

    Registration only by consent of major professor. Open only to DMA students in performance.
  
  • MUGC 6955 - Dissertation Recital in Jazz Studies

    3 hours

    Combination of recitals, lecture-recitals and scholarly writing to be determined in consultation with the major professor.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Open only to DMA students in jazz studies. Pending approval of the DMA with a major in jazz studies.
  
  • MUGC 6958 - Dissertation Recital in Jazz Studies

    3 hours

    Combination of recitals, lecture-recitals and scholarly writing to be determined in consultation with the major professor.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of major professor.

    Open only to DMA students in jazz studies. Pending approval of the DMA with a major in jazz studies.

Geography

  
  • GEOG 5030 - British Isles Field School

    6 hours

    Applying geographical field techniques in a foreign setting – the British Isles and Ireland. The field school is centered on five base sites – Plymouth, Cork, Galway, Aberystwyth and Edinburgh. At each site, students conduct one-day human and physical geography field exercises. Topics include: mapping historic changes in commercial function in Plymouth; combining field mapping, air photo and map analysis to measure coastal erosion in Cork; field survey of rural service provision in Tipperary County; physical and human dimensions of flood hazard in Aberystwyth; comparison of medieval, Georgian and modernist town planning in Edinburgh. Duration of fieldwork is approximately three weeks.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5040 - Ghana Field School

    6 hours

    Geography of health and economic development in Ghana. The trip includes visits to herbalists, hospitals and rural clinics, a gold mine, slave castles, and industrial sites such as cocoa processing plants and timber mills. Duration of fieldwork is approximately three weeks.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5050 - Cartography and Graphics

    3 hours (1;2)

    Construction and interpretation of topographic maps; thematic mapping of geographically referenced data; field mapping and survey techniques; introduction to geographic information systems and computer graphics.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5060 - Applied GIS: MapInfo Professional

    3 hours (1;2)

    Introduction to conceptual and practical aspects of geographic information systems. Emphasis on applications, using sociodemographic and business examples. Topics include: importing and mapping census data; creating and editing map attribute databases; geocoding, buffering and aggregating data; thematic maps; applications.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5075 - China Field School

    6 hours

    Develop advanced skills in field observation, analysis, and interpretation for a variety of geographical, geological, and environmental problems; experience diverse landscapes and cultures in China, and visit Chinese national research institutes in geography, resources and environment, and geospatial technologies. The China Field School teaches field skills through visits to a number of sites: Beijing, Kunming, Dali, and Lijiang. Exercises emphasize the implementation of graduate-level field skills in an applied geography context.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to graduate studies in the department, or consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5120 - Research in Physical Geography

    3 hours

    Study of physical processes manifest at or near the earth’s surface. Topics will focus on atmosphere, hydrologic, geomorphic, and tectonic processes and associate phenomena.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • GEOG 5130 - Research in Human Geography

    3 hours

    Study of spatial and ecological relationships with cultural, demographic, political, economic and social forces shaping human settlement patterns.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • GEOG 5140 - Medical Geography

    3 hours

    Locational aspects of disease and health care, spatial patterns of diseases, health facilities, and health care policies and problems. Individual project required.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

    Meets with GEOG 4120.

  
  • GEOG 5145 - Epidemiological Research Methods in Spatial Perspective

    3 hours

    The spatial analysis of observed health outcomes with an emphasis on the geographical considerations that are important to the design and interpretation of epidemiological studies. Covers the basic principles and methods used in epidemiology, geographical sampling and population study designs, and relevant statistical/analytical methodologies.

    Prerequisite(s): GEOG 5190  or equivalent.

  
  • GEOG 5150 - Water Resources Seminar

    3 hours

    Topics will be considered from ecology, ground water hydrology and fluvial geomorphology. Special consideration is given to energy flows within the watershed, and the economic, political, legal and ecological consequences of groundwater depletion.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
  
  • GEOG 5160 - Foundations of Geographic Thought

    3 hours

    Explores epistemological developments in the discipline of geography, including the origins, development and diffusion of predominant ideas that form the foundation of geography. Provides a grounding in contemporary geographic thought, focusing on diverse ways that geographers go about explaining, interpreting and understanding the world (i.e., epistemologies).

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5170 - Mapping and Field Methods

    3 hours

    Evaluation and interpretation of aerial photography and satellite images. Quantitative analysis, interpretation and processing techniques. Base maps and field methods. Involves independent research project.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5185 - Statistical Research Methods in Geography

    3 hours (3;1)

    Application of fundamental statistical techniques to research in geography, including human geographic, physical geographic and archaeological topics, emphasizing construction of geography research papers and proposals that require the use of statistics.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department. Not open to students who have completed GEOG 4185.

    Meets with GEOG 4185.

  
  • GEOG 5190 - Advanced Quantitative Techniques

    3 hours

    Application of advanced statistical procedures including multivariate techniques to analysis of point and areal patterns and spatial data.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5210 - Seminar in Urban Geography

    3 hours

    Study of current perspectives on geographic inquiry as they relate to metropolitan development and change; the economic, social and political production of space; economic restructuring; segregated spaces; spatial conflicts; corporate and urban hierarchy; urban physical environment.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5220 - Applied Retail Geography

    3 hours

    Advanced survey of principles and applications in the geographic analysis of the retail marketplace. Examines changes in the retail industry and in the markets surveyed by retail firms. Students are required to complete an independent research paper.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Meets with GEOG 4220.

  
  • GEOG 5230 - Location Intelligence: Advanced Business GIS Concepts and Applications

    3 hours

    Survey of the geographic concepts and applications that support business decision-making. Examines the context for application of geographic methodologies and explores the analytical techniques that relate to the needs of businesses operating across the global economy.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5240 - Meteorology

    3 hours

    Advanced study of the dynamic processes operating in the earth’s atmosphere and how they create both usual and unusual patterns of weather. Models of severe atmosphere storm systems receive special attention. Requires completion of an individual research project on a meteorology topic.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

    Meets with GEOG 4240.
  
  • GEOG 5245 - International Development

    3 hours

    Critical engagement with classical, neo-classical, Marxist, post-structural, post-colonial and feminist theories of development and their policy implications in the Global North and South.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

    Meets with GEOG 4245.

  
  • GEOG 5250 - Climatology

    3 hours

    Description and analysis of world climates; major classifications, controls, regional distribution and change.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5300 - Globalization, Conflict and Resistance

    3 hours

    Engagement with cultural, economic and political theories of globalization and its policy implication in the Global North and South. Exploration of case studies of conflicts arising from, and social movements in response to, globalization.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.

  
  • GEOG 5350 - Geomorphology

    3 hours

    Processes of land form analysis. Glacial, desert, fluvial and other settings are reviewed along with basic processes of construction, erosion and weathering.

    Prerequisite(s): None.

  
  • GEOG 5360 - Applied Paleozoology in Conservation Science

    3 hours

    Integrates issues in conservation biology and environmental management with the deep temporal perspectives of paleontology and zooarchaeology. Zooarchaeological studies are integrated to highlight temporal perspectives on biogeography, biological invasion, ecological restoration and environmental philosophy/ethics. Divided into three sections that are discussion oriented: theory-concept-philosophy, case studies, and extinctions in deep time.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the graduate program in environmental science, environmental philosophy or geography.

  
  • GEOG 5400 - Environmental Modeling

    3 hours (2;2)

    Modeling of environmental processes and human impacts on the environment to include topics on sensitivity, calibration and evaluation, watersheds, non-point source pollution, hydrological models, GIS, water and air quality models, pollutant transport and fate, and ecotoxicology.

    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5410 - Location-Allocation Modeling

    3 hours

    Introduction to location-allocation models for service delivery, covering p-median, p-center and hierarchical models and their applications; data accuracy, aggregation and distance problems in location-allocation modeling.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

  
  • GEOG 5420 - Conservation and Resource Management

    3 hours

    Advanced examination of issues associated with conservation and management of natural resources. Includes case studies in a variety of geographical scales: global, regional and especially local. Requires completion of an individual project and advanced readings in topics related to conservation.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

    Meets with GEOG 4420.
 

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