Courses by Number

141 The Natural Environment (4) The Earth's physical landscapes, vegetation patterns, weather, and climate; emphasis on the dynamic interactions among climate, landforms, vegetation and soils. Sequence: 142, 143. Prereq: None.

142 Human Geography (4) Ways in which various people live and use environments. Discussion of the distributions of major cultural elements in the evolution of cultural landscapes. Sequence: 141, 143. Prereq: None.

143 Global Environmental Change (4) Natural and human-induced environmental changes and their impacts on different environmental systems. Emphasizes biophysical systems. Sequence: 141, 142. Prereq: GEOG 141 or instructor's consent.

196 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-2R)

199 Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R)

201 World Regional Geography (4) Introduction to the world's cultural regions. Study of the cultural and environmental factors that make different parts of the world distinct.

202 Geography of Europe (4) Physical and cultural processes that have shaped the rural and urban landscapes of Europe. Murphy.

204 Geography of Russia and Neighbors (4) Natural regions, major population groups, and the economic development of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

205 Geography of Pacific Asia (4) Physical, cultural, and economic processes that have shaped the rural and urban landscapes of Pacific Asia.

206 Geography of Oregon (4) Development of Oregon's natural and cultural landscapes, its natural and human resources, and its economic development and environmental problems.

208 Geography of the United States and Canada (4) Historical and geographical analysis of the physical and human geography of the U.S. and Canada. Topics include physical regions, settlement patterns, economic development, and urbanization. Offered alternate years.

209 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (4) Physical and cultural processes that have shaped the rural and urban landscapes of the Middle East and North Africa.

214 Geography of Latin America (4) Physical, cultural, and economic processes that have shaped the rural and urban character of Latin America.

311 Cartographic Methods (4) Nature of map data and design and their use in cartography; introduction to cartography, geographic data analysis, remote sensing, GIS, and GPS. Special fee.

313 Geographic Field Studies (4) Research techniques in geography applied to local areas and problems. Field trip fee.

321 Climatology (4) Energy and moisture in the atmosphere, atmospheric circulation, controls of regional and microclimates, applied climatology, climatic variations, past and future climates. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 141.

322 Geomorphology (4) Landforming processes with emphasis on mass movements, rivers, eolian, glacial, and coastal processes. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 141 or GEOL 102.

323 Biogeography (4) Relation of plants and animals to the environment, distribution of individual species, historical changes in plant distribution. Prereq: GEOG 141 or instructors consent.

341 Population and Environment (4) Patterns of population growth over history and place, current policies and programs, and impacts and trends in United States and international contexts. Includes method and theory. Prereq: GEOG 142 or instructor's consent.

342 Geography of Globalization (4) Historical and geographical dimensions of globalization; emphasizes economic and social factors. Topics include multinationals, trade agreements, sustainability, global inequalities, and racial and gender divisions of labor.

343 Society, Culture, and Place (4) Examines ways in which geographical context reflects and shapes cultural and social processes. Importance of place and territory in human affairs.

360 Watershed Science and Policy (4) Physical and biological processes of watersheds; problems of land use, water quality, riparian zones, aquatic ecology; scientific basis of watershed management and policy. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 141, or GEOL 102 or 202, or BI 130 or 213.

399 Special Studies: [Topic] (1-5R)

401 Research: [Topic] (1-21R)

403 Thesis (1-21R)

405 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-21R)

406 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-21R)

407/507 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R)

408/508 Workshop: [Topic] (1-16R)

409 Practicum: [Topic] (1-21R)

410/510 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-4R) Topics are listed in the class schedule each term.

411/511 Advanced Cartography (4) Advanced topics in map design and production. Use of color, cartographic visualization, and computer-aided techniques. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 311.

412/512 Review of Geospatial Concepts (2) Provides a self-guided introduction to the basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Course cannot be taken for credit in addition to GEOG 311. Special Fee. Instructor approval required.

415/515 Qualitative Methods in Geography (4) Explores conceptual and practical dimensions of qualitative research. Includes linking theory and method; research question formulation; project design; ethics; data gathering, analysis, and presentation. Prereq: GEOG 311, 341, 342, or 343.

416/516 Introductory Geographic Information Systems (4) Covers such fundamental topics as data sources, input, manipulation, analysis, output, and product generation. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 311.

418/518 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (4) Introduces fundamentals of the use and interpretation of remote sensing and aerial photography imagery. Prereq: GEOG 416/516 or instructor's consent.

421/521 Advanced Climatology: [Topic] (4R) Topics in climatology, including physical climatology, dynamic and synoptic climatology, and paleoclimatology. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 321. R when topic changes.

422/522 Advanced Geomorphology: [Topic] (4R) Study of one principal landforming process, its characteristics in time and space, and the resulting landforms. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 322. R when topic changes.

423/523 Advanced Biogeography: [Topic] (4R) Selected topics in biogeography including relation of plants and animals to their environment, historical changes in plant distribution, and palynological analysis. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 323. R when topic changes.

425/525 Hydrology and Water Resources (4) Emphasis on surface water including precipitation, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, and stream flow. Understanding and analysis of processes. Management for water supply and quality. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 321 or 322 and MATH 112.

427/527 Fluvial Geomorphology (4) Hydraulics and hydrology of stream channels; channel morphology and processes; drainage network development; fluvial deposits and landforms; field and analytical methods. Prereq: GEOG 322; MATH 112. Required field trips. Special fee.

430/530 Long-Term Environmental Change (4) Evolution of the physical landscape during the Quaternary period. Elements of paleoclimatology, paleoecology, and geomorphology. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 321 or 322 or 323 or instructor's consent. Required field trips.

431/531 Vegetation History and Ecosystem Dynamics (4) Vegetation change through the Quaternary period as it appears in the paleoecological record; implications for modern ecology and biogeography. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 323 or BI 130 or 370 or instructor's consent.

432/532 Climatological Aspects of Global Change (4) Role of the climatic system in global change, the Earth's climatic history, and potential future climatic changes. Prereq: GEOG 321 or 322 or 323; or instructor's consent.

441/541 Political Geography (4) Spatial perspectives on global political patterns and processes. Relationship of political territories to resources, ethnic patterns, and ideological communities. Impact of political arrangements on landscapes. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or instructor's consent.

442/542 Urban Geography (4) Urbanization throughout the world, the structure of urban settlements; cities as regional centers, physical places, and homes for people; geographic problems in major urban environments. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or instructor's consent.

445/545 Culture, Ethnicity, and Nationalism (4) Relationship of ethnic groups and nationality to landscapes, perception, and cultural geographic phenomena. Distribution of ethnic and national groups. Prereq: GEOG 341, 342, 343; or instructor's consent.

446/546 Geography of Religion (4) Origin and diffusion of religions; religion, world-view, environmental perception and alteration; religion, territory, the organization of space. Prereq: GEOG 142 or instructor's consent.

461/561 Environmental Alteration (4) Human alterations of the earth's major ecosystems. Consequences of human activity at different times and places with respect to soils, atmosphere, vegetation, landforms, and water. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or ENVS 201 or instructor's consent.

462/562 Historical and Contemporary Views of the Environment (4) Ways in which humans have thought about their place in nature. Environmental ideas that emphasize concepts of ecology. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or ENVS 201 or instructor's consent.

463/563 Geography, Law, and the Environment (4) Values underlying American legal approaches to environmental issues; the role of laws in reflecting and shaping human understanding and use of the environment. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or ENVS 201 or instructor's consent.

464/564 Forests and the Human Experience (4) Examines relationships between culture and environment in the development of Western civilization. Draws upon contemporary and historical sources, and uses the campus as a laboratory. Prereq: GEOG 341, 342, or 343.

465/565 Environment and Development (4) Critical analysis of development concepts. Economic activity and environmental impacts. Sustainable development. Development projects and landscapes in the industrializing world. Prereq: GEOG 341 or 342 or 343; or instructor's consent.

470/570 Advanced Geography of European-American Regions: [Topic] (4R) Examination of the settlement patterns, regional economies, political organization, and character of the landscapes of selected major regions of the European-American world. Prereq: GEOG 201 or another course on the region of study or equivalent or instructor's consent. R when region changes.

471/571 North American Cultural Landscapes (4) Examines the origin and evolution of cultural landscapes in North America through historical and contemporary sources, and draws upon the local region for student projects. Prereq: GEOG 341, 342, or 343.

472/572 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4) Use of advanced geographic information system (GIS) software packages for analytical and cartographic purposes. Special fee. Prereq: GEOG 416/516 or equivalent.

475/575 Advanced Geography of Non-European-American Regions: [Topic] (4R) Examination of the settlement patterns, regional economies, political organization, and character of the landscapes of selected major regions of the non-European and American world. Prereq: GEOG 201, another course on the region of study, or instructor's consent. R when region changes.

503 Thesis (1-16R) P/N only

601 Research: [Topic] (1-16R) P/N only

602 Supervised College Teaching (1-5R) P/N only

603 Dissertation (1-16R) P/N only

605 Reading and Conference: [Topic] (1-16R) P/N only

606 Field Studies: [Topic] (1-16R)

607 Seminar: [Topic] (1-5R) See Schedule of Classes for topics.

608 Workshop: [Topic] (1-16R) P/N only.

609 Practicum: [Topic] (1-16R) P/N only

610 Experimental Course: [Topic] (1-5R)

620 Theory and Practice of Geography (4) P/N only. Overview of the nature of geography, its development as an academic discipline, contemporary issues, and problems in major subfields. Emphasizes metatheory. Prereq: graduate standing in geography.

621 Current Trends in Geography (3) P/N only. Current theoretical and substantive research trends in selected subfields of geography. Research proposal preparation. Emphasizes applied theory. Prereq: graduate standing, GEOG 620.

631 Progress in Physical Geography (1R). Recent developments in climatology, geomorphology, hydrology, and biogeography. Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty and student works in progress. Prereq: graduate standing. R for maximum of 12 credits.

632 Progress in Human Geography (1R). Recent developments in cultural, economic, environmental and political geography. Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty and student works in progress. Prereq: graduate standing. R for maximum of 12 credits.

633 Progress in Geographic Information Sciences (1R). Recent developments in cartography, GIS, remote sensing, data analysis, and visualization. Lectures, readings, and presentation of faculty and student works in progress. Prereq: graduate standing. R for maximum of 12 credits.

651 Advanced Paleoecology: [Topic] (4R) Skills and concepts used in advanced paleoecological research, with special attention to methods used in studies of vegetation and fire history. Prereq: GEOG 431-531. R twice with instructor's consent when topic changes for a maximum of 12 credits.