Presentation and discussion by department faculty of research areas in the department. Systematic and techniques areas of emphasis will be presented, as well as department facilities and research collaborations with other institutions

Fundamental issues of research in geography and related areas: the geographic perspective, scientific reading/writing and problem formulation, research techniques, the scientific enterprise, and science and society

Directed readings and research leading to a draft thesis proposal (MA students) or a systematic literature review in perspective dissertation area (PhD students); participation in seminars discussing ongoing graduate research

A series of lectures and seminars on diverse problems in human and physical geography by current and visiting faculty

Required course for students in the Interdisciplinary Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences emphasis

Principles of radiation emission; radiative transfer equation and some solution methods; surface interactions; instrumentation; applications to remote sensing; and energy budgets in atmosphere, ocean, and other media

Intensive reading and discussion on current topics in environmental geography. Sample areas of focus include environmental philosophy, human ideas of nature, and human-induced environmental change

Quantitative methods (operations research, applied mathematics and statistics, numerical simulation) are used to analyze and synthesize complex water resources systems. Topics include economic analysis, hydropower, flood control, groundwater management, and reservoirs

A process-based, quantitative study of soil development as driving variables of climate, biota, lithology, topography and geologic- time. There will be an emphasis on interactions among soil and other earth system components: atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere (Spring)

Introduction to analytical methods for geography research. Topics include: calculus, differential equations and linear algebra. Emphasis is placed on solving geographically relevant problems and their documentation

Statistical principles and practice of analyzing geographical data. Topics include bivariate and multiple regression and other multivariate techniques. Emphasis on exploratory data analysis and graphical techniques

Overview of key concepts in spatial statistics, including measures of spatial association and models for spatial regression, point processes and random fields. Geostatistical methods for analysis and interpolating continuous and area (lattice) data

Issues, problems, technologies, policies, plans, and the transportation-environment relationship. Transportation systems simulation, trip-based and activity data collection and model building. Applications in planning, design and operations. Lab: Critically examine transportation plans and programs and explore travel surveys. Lectures same as 111A; graduate students write an issue paper on modeling and discuss it in class

Transportation data collection and travel survey design. Revealed and stated choice data and their collection in laboratory and field studies. Regression models and systems simulation. Applications in policy analysis and traffic operations. Lab: Data analysis to develop models used in typical regional simulation

Time-use, activity analysis, and travel behavior in space, time, and social context. Cross-sectional and longitudinal data collection and data analysis with emphasis on the use of time, travel, technology, information, and telecommunication. Applications using simultaneous equations, multilevel, latent class, and structural equations models

Optical remote sensing (Vis/NIR, Thermal). Discussion of advanced sensors, techniques, modeling and applications in each spectral region. Includes a set of computer-based laboratory exercises. A final paper and oral presentation of a research project using remote sensing is required (Winter)

Microwave remote sensing (Active and Passive). Discussion of advanced sensors, techniques, modeling and applications in the microwave. Includes a set of computer-based laboratory exercises. A final paper and oral presentation of a research project using remote sensing is required

Study of current research in regional analysis. The topic will differ each year and will be announced in advance

Logic and techniques of conducting empirical research in human geography. Covers hypothesis formulation, literature sources, data collection (including surveys, experimental and non-experimental design, data analysis, and ethical treatment of human subjects

Advanced seminar in methods of regional economic and population analysis. The population module covers the theory and construction of the multi-regional life table and projection model. The economic module reviews input-output models, regional econometric models, and CGE models. Other topics include data availability, incomplete data analysis, and demo-economic models

Detailed studies of selected social, economic, and physical problems related to modern cities

Theories and methods related to acquiring, representing, and analyzing knowledge of complex large scale environments

Survey of behavioral approaches in a variety of areas of geography

Theory and research on cognitive issues in geographic information science. Perception, memory, reasoning, communication, and human factors in digital worlds

Study and critique of advanced research work in cartography. Topic will vary year to year

Summit in which students act as expert scientists of different countries that participate in environmental treaty negotiations. Graduate students advise undergraduates, write documents, write presentations, ensure that science is understood, and play a role in the negotiations

Advanced substantive investigation of the geography of human population. The geographical dimensions of fertility, mortality and migration are explored. Important recent and classic demographic literature is reviewed

Exploration of global and regional patterns of demographic change especially as they relate to significant economic development or environmental issues. Course readings are selected to provide a broad overview of current research frontiers in addition to classic readings

An introduction to mathematical and statistical demography. Primary emphasis is on spatially-explicit methods: multiregional life tables, multiregional projection, spatial statistics/econometrics applied to population, and life course analysis of migration. Matlab and SAS are used for applications

Examines land use-land cover changes across ecosystems. Theoretical and methodological challenges to linking biophysical, socio-economic, and remote sensing/GIS analysis. Seminar includes review of current literature focusing on detection and monitoring, driving forces, and impacts of land modifications

Reviews of the contribution of human geography to the study of hazard risk, vulnerability, mitigation and adaptation. Classic and new theoretical and empirical literature is explored, emphasizing the connection between development processes, social equity and hazard vulnerability

Quantitative and computational study of land-atmosphere hydrologic interactions; modeling of surface water and groundwater processes, regional groundwater systems, and solute transport. (Winter)

Physical processes involved in global warming: carbon dioxide increase and uptake; role of clouds, oceans and biosphere; consequences: sea level changes, hydrological cycle intensification, etc. Climate modeling and predictions

This graduate seminar supplements Geography 155 with a further exploration of primary texts probing historical and spatial patterns of society, politics, demographics, and the environment with an emphasis on human-environment interactions. Students are responsible for participating in class discussions on the assigned readings, for a term paper, and class presentation

Examination of the global cycles of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and water; focus is on terrestrial environments; topics include photosynthesis, respiration, and interactions of humans with these cycles

An examination of the optical properties and radiative transfers in natural waters. Applications discussed include modeling of solar radiation penetration, relectance and transmittance at the air-sea interface, and ocean color remote sensing

Detailed studies of upper ocean dynamics and physical processes. Topics include: mesoscale dynamics, mixed layer modeling, radiative transfer, turbulent mixing processes, and internal waves

A graduate-level introduction to physical oceanography. Topics to be discussed include: properties of sea water, derivation and application of the equations of motion for a rotating planet, and the dynamics of wind-and buoyancy-driven general circulation

Graduate seminar in physical, optical, and biological oceanography

Fundamentals in atmospheric processes that are important for understanding the role of the atmosphere in Earth's climate and biogeochemistry. Graduate level introduction to radiation, dynamics, clouds, chemistry, and how they interact

Study of current trends in geographically oriented information processing systems

Introduction to time series analysis in geography. Topics will include spatial and temporal sampling, fast Fourier transform techniques, linear systems, and digital filtering

Seminar covering topics in spatial environmental modeling. Integrates techniques such as remote sensing and GIS into modeling of spatial processes. Topics include biogeochemical cycles, hydrology, species distribution, and habitat disturbance

Practice of geostatistics on large environmental data sets using MATLAB. Methods for modeling spatial patterns, integrating spatial data across multiple spatial scales, and simulating complex spatial distributions

Research frontiers in geostatistics, and innovative application of spatial statistics to the analysis of geographical data

A series of lectures and seminars on diverse research topics on climate change

Geographic curriculum content that lies outside regularly scheduled courses. New classes under development or taught temporarily. Course number-letter combination reflects instructor. Content varies

Applications of operations research techniques and decision analysis in structuring approaches to urban and environmental problems. Examples are drawn from problems in facility location, regional models, transportation and other networks, utility corridors, and similar problems

Survey of advanced optimization techniques with applications to geographical problems. Methods include advanced topics in linear programming, dynamic programming, integer programming, networks, and queuing

Study of current research and application of systems models in the analysis, design, operation, and scheduling of transport and location problems

Intensive reading and discussions of current topics in soil-geomorphology, soil-geochemistry, and quantitative modeling of soil processes

Development of the links between the biological and inorganic components of the soil. Water availability and nutrients control plant and soil microbial communities. These, in turn, affect the soil by enhancing, weathering, and modifying the local chemical environment

Study of the technical issues underlying Geographic Information Systems, including coordinate systems and analytic geometry, database models and structures, algorithms, and analytical procedures

Compulsory course for new Teaching Assistants to examine geographic teaching methods. Emphasis on use of special equipment and facilities in the department, teaching aids, examination preparation and grading, student advising, and special problems

A series of lectures an seminars on diverse research topics in marine sciences

Individual tutorial. Instructor is usually student's major professor

Instructor should be the student's major professor or chairman of his/her doctoral committee

Research toward and writing of thesis

Research toward and writing of dissertation. Instructor should be chair of student's doctoral committee