Fayetteville State University
Department: Government and History
Program: Geography
Course Descriptions
Course Descriptions
GEOG 210 (3-3-0) Principles of Geography:
An introductory study of the physical and
cultural elements of the surface of the earth,
emphasizing the geographic relationships and
surveying the interaction between human beings
and their physical environment.
GEOG 220 (3-3-0) World Regional
Geography: A geographical study of the world
by realms or regions and of the basic
relationship between the physical and cultural
elements within the major realms of the world,
with a detailed study of some selected regions.
GEOG 230 (3-3-0) Computer Graphics I: An
introductory computer graphics course
emphasizing the Low Resolution computer
graphics utilized in geography.
Course Objectives
Artifacts/Evidence
GEOG 240 (3-3-0) Computer Graphics II:
An introductory computer graphics course
emphasizing the High Resolution computer
graphics utilized in geography.
GEOG 250 (3-3-0) Basic Map Reading: An
introductory map-reading course, with emphasis
on map interpretation techniques and on the
most commonly used types of maps and their
interpretations.
GEOG 260 (3-3-0) Population Geography: A
study of the patterns of population distribution
on the surface of the earth, emphasizing patterns
of population growth, density, and movement
and alterations related to changes in selected
socioeconomic and cultural phenomena.
GEOG 300 (3-3-0) Medical Geography: The
geographic study of human ecology and health
on the surface of the earth, with an analytical
study of the world patterns of disease
distribution and their cultural/environmental
interactions, as well as alterations of disease
patterns because of developments in various
cultures.
GEOG 310 (3-3-0) Economic Geography: A
geographic analysis of the distribution of
economic activities on the surface of the earth,
with emphasis on present-day patterns and
trends of production, distribution, and utilization
of the world's major commodities.
GEOG 311 (3-3-0) Cartography: A study of
principles and techniques of constructing maps
and other graphic devices, emphasizing the
construction of map projections and their uses,
problems of scales, the interpretation of contour
maps, lettering and sketching techniques, and
graphic presentation of statistical materials.
GEOG 312 (3-3-0) Advanced Cartography: A
study of advanced principles and techniques of
map and graphic construction and interpretation.
GEOG 313 (3-3-0) Aerial Photo
Interpretation: A study of the basic principles
of aerial photographic mapping and the
interpretation of aerial photos in terms of both
physical and cultural/human geography, with
emphasis on detecting and identifying the
natural/physical and human/cultural elements of
the geographic complex on the surface of the
earth from the perspective of space
GEOG 314 (3-3-0) Introduction to Remote
Sensing: An introductory study of remote
sensing, emphasizing its application to
environmental and land use analyses of the
earth.
GEOG 316 (3-3-0) Computer Cartography:
An introduction to the cartographical uses of
computers and computer graphics, with
emphasis on applications of computer mapping
to geographic phenomena and problems.
GEOG 317 (3-3-0) Computer Techniques in
Geography: A course emphasizing computer
usage and techniques applicable to studies of the
geographical phenomena on the surface of the
earth and to the study of geography as an
academic subject.
GEOG 320 (3-3-0) Introduction to
Geographic Information Systems: An
introductory course covering the theory and
application of Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) This course includes an overview of
general principles of GIS and practical
experience in its use.
GEOG 321 (3-3-0) Geography of the Soviet
Union: A study of the physical features, natural
resources, population distribution, and
human/cultural geography of the Soviet Union
across time.
GEOG 322 (3-3-0) Geography of Latin
America: A regional study of the physical
environmental conditions, natural resources,
economic development, and social and political
conditions of Latin American countries.
GEOG 330 (3-3-0) Geography of Africa: A
geographic study of the continent of Africa,
with differentiating descriptions of its countries
and regions, its distinctive character in
comparison with other continents, and its
current problems and developments.
GEOG 340 (3-3-0) Cultural Geography: An
examination of human experience as it occurs in
different natural settings, with analyses of
symbolic and material elements of culture,
focusing on those areas with landscape and
environment manifestations and using specific
case studies to determine how processes such as
innovation, diffusion, and cultural change
function.
GEOG 350 (3-3-0) Physical Geography: An
examination of the physical systems and
features of the earth, with emphasis on detailed
analyses of systematic functions and
interrelations of the geophysical processes of
the earth's physical/natural environment.
GEOG 360 (3-3-0) Climates: A study of world
climatic patterns with emphasis on the
classification and distribution of various types
of climates on the surface of the earth and their
influence on human beings.
GEOG 370 (3-3-0) Introduction to
Meteorology: An introductory study of the
atmospheric phenomena of weather,
emphasizing analyses of the weather elements,
weather production processes, and techniques of
weather forecasting.
GEOG 400 (3-3-0) Introduction to City and
Regional Planning: A study of the principles,
concepts, and reality of city and regional
planning from the past to the present, with
emphasis on urbanization and planning, and on
analyses of current urban problems and forces
responsible for urban and regional growth.
GEOG 410 (3-3-0) Human Beings and the
Environment: An examination of the
interaction between human beings and the
environment on the surface of the earth, with
attention to specific types of ecosystem
degradation and to solutions of resulting
problems.
GEOG 411 (3-3-0) Industrial Geography: A
study of manufacturing regions and major
industries of leading industrial nations of the
world, with attention to factors relating to the
nature, location, and development of
manufacturing industries.
GEOG 412 (3-3-0) Ecology: A geographic
study of the ecological system of the earth and
the relationship of earth┐s organisms to their
environment, with special attention to the
effects of human activities on the ecosystem.
GEOG 420 (3-3-0) Conservation of Natural
Resources: A study of conservation practices
related to natural resources of the earth,
emphasizing techniques for preserving the
earth┐s waters, soils, forests, grasslands,
animals, and human resources.
GEOG 421 (3-3-0) Geography of the South:
An analytical study of the physical, historical,
economic, social and cultural environment of
the present day southern United States,
acquainting students with the geography of the
South and with the distinctive and changing
character of the South.
GEOG 430 (3-3-0) Geomorphology: An
examination of the geomorphological processes
and factors creating and affecting the
development of the natural landscape of the
earth.
GEOG 431 (3-3-0) Political Geography: A
study of the geographical nature of political
states, emphasizing their organization, power,
and boundaries, and the geographic influences
on their internal and external relations, with
additional attention to concepts of geopolitics
and associated contemporary problems.
GEOG 440 (3-3-0) Urban Geography: A
geographical survey of the internal and external
spatial relationships of cities and city systems,
with special emphasis on patterns of growth,
distribution, and functioning within and among
cities in various parts of the world, particularly
in the United States.
GEOG 480 (3-3-0) Seminar in Geography:
Research in geographic thought and concepts
and their practical applications, with emphasis
on quantitative and empirical analyses of some
specific problems of physical and
cultural/human elements of the earth's
environment from perspectives of geographic
research.