100-Level Courses
GEOG 101 : Global Environment: Understanding Physical Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical environment, distribution and interrelationships of climates, landforms, ecosystems and their human significance. |
GEOG 110 : Landscapes of Disaster: An Introduction to Natural Hazards.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring natural and social science of disturbances by analyzing causes, consequences, and role of human behavior in causing and mitigating natural disasters. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
GEOG 120 : Geography and World Affairs.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Survey of the world, stressing geography of major political regions. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
200-Level Courses
GEOG 212 : Introduction to Geographic Information Systems.
(3:2:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Concepts in the use of small- and large-scale digital map data, emphasizing landscape interpretation and feature description. |
GEOG 213 : Earth Observation and Image Interpretation.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Principles of earth observation: primarily air photo/large-scale satellite imagery interpretation, basic field methods, photogrammetry. |
GEOG 245 : Geography of Utah.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Exploring geography of Utah. Topics include land forms, climate, agricultural and recreational economics, historical migration, Mormon cultural landscape, ethnic patterns, and rural-urban contrasts. |
GEOG 250 : United States and Canada.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Analysis of the natural environment, historical development, cultural patterns, economic systems, and political structures of geographic regions. |
GEOG 265 : Russia and the Former Soviet Union.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical features, resources, political issues, economy and industries, population concerns, and role in world affairs. |
GEOG 271 : Middle East.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physical and cultural geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa, emphasizing the cultural mosaic, geopolitics, environment, and resources of the region. |
GEOG 272 : East Asia.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Region of monsoon Asia and its basic human (demographics, nations and ethnic groups, settlement patterns, religious beliefs, transportation and communication systems, political structures), and physical geographic characteristics (land forms, physiography, climatic characteristics, and natural resources). |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
GEOG 273 : Southeast Asia.
(3:3.0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Fundamental issues of geography relating to Southeast Asia, including the extraction and marketing of natural resources, economic development, neighborly relations, and how diffusion has influenced the unique cultural, religious, and linguistic characteristics of the region. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
GEOG 285 : Africa South of the Sahara.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Geographical analysis focusing on resource management, political issues, development, environmental problems, economic development, and urban-rural change; case studies from selected countries. |
300-Level Courses
GEOG 303 : Biogeography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Broad-scale distribution of plants and animals. Theoretical and practical applications to conservation and effects of global environmental change. |
GEOG 304 : Geography of Climates.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Elements, controls, distribution, and classification of the earth's climates. |
GEOG 305 : Geography of Landforms.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Elements of landforms: distributions and cultural significance. |
GEOG 306 : Public Land Conservation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Environmental and social geography of public lands; analyzing historical, planning, management, and ecological issues. |
GEOG 307 : Landscape Ecology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100, 101; or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Interaction between spatial patterns and spatial processes in an ecological context. Methods, theories, and practical applications of landscapes at various scales. |
GEOG 311 : Geographic Data Management.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 211; Geog 212 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Nature of geographic information and its practical management in GIS; design of GIS databases, data collection from primary and secondary sources, manipulating data in preparation for analysis, and data exploration. |
GEOG 312 : Cartographic Design.
(4:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 211 & GEOG 212 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Graphic perception, layout, typography, color, statistical methods, and symbolization of thematic maps through computer-aided techniques. |
GEOG 313 : Remote Sensing 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 211 & GEOG 213 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to airborne and spaceborne sensors, including characteristics and image acquisition. Emphasizes land cover mapping applications appropriate for environment monitoring. |
GEOG 317 : Analytical Cartography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 217 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Geocoding, spatial data representation, spatial algorithms, and map based transformations. |
GEOG 331 : Economic Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to economic processes and spatial patterns, emphasizing theoretical approaches, locational strategies, and changing economic land-use patterns. |
GEOG 336 : Urban Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | History and theory of urban development, including why cities exist and how cities function. |
GEOG 341 : Political Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Spatial analysis of global politics; focus on geopolitics, territory and conflict, nationalism, and the politics of resources. |
GEOG 346 : Population Geography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Spatial perspective on wide field of population studies, focusing on distribution, development, structure, and movement of populations, emphasizing basic demographic measures. |
GEOG 347 : Tourism: A Conceptual Framework.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to tourism as a field of study; four elements of tourism: dynamic, service, functional, and consequential. |
GEOG 348 : Tourism: Patterns and Analysis.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Geog 100 or instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Patterns in domestic and international tourism; interrelationship between geography and tourism in understanding the patterns and their impact. |
GEOG 349 : Global Adventure Travel.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall Odd Yrs. |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Historical and emerging trends in global adventure travel and tourism. Detailed case studies selected from across world regions. |
GEOG 350 : Tourism Planning.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Geog 347. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applying regional development and planning concepts, principles, and approaches to tourism destinations to enhance sustainable economic, ecological, and social development. |
GEOG 353 : Heritage and Cultural Tourism.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| RECOMMENDED: | Geog 120, 130, 347, 348. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Heritage and culture (places, people, relics, and traditions) as tourism resources examined within the context of supply and demand, conservation, interpretation, management, planning, and politics. |
GEOG 399R : Academic Internship.
(.5-6:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | On-the-job experience. |
| NOTE: | 3 hours required. No more than 3 hours total in cooperative education may be counted in major. |
400-Level Courses
GEOG 410 : Urban Planning Methods.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 310 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Applications of methods and techniques commonly used in the urban planning process, emphasizing data collection and analysis, fieldwork, and writing skills. |
GEOG 411 : Issues in Computer Cartography.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 312 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Current techniques for compilation, integration, and display of digital map data. |
GEOG 412 : Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 212 & GEOG 222 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Solving practical geographic problems and performing scientific research using raster and vector analysis tools in GIS. |
GEOG 413 : Remote Sensing 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 313 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Computer processing of low-altitude and satellite images for geographic analysis of physical and cultural phenomena on earth. |
GEOG 414 : Applied Urban Environmental Modeling.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 212 & GEOG 213 & GEOG 313 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Complexities of urban environment through use of geographic techniques, including remote sensing, GIS, GPS, aerial photo and map interpretation, and fieldwork. Modeling human impact on the physical environment by examining local case studies and completing group projects. Developing and building technical skills as tools in understanding the urban environment. |
GEOG 415R : Geographic Field Methods.
(1-3:Arr:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Learning different methods used by geographers in the field through hands-on involvement in real faculty research. |
GEOG 422 : Principles of Urban Design.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 410 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theories and principles of urban design emphasizing specific design criteria. Planning and design tools used within the U.S. by local government. Basic principles of architecture and landscape architecture. Field trips. |
GEOG 423 : Planning for Unique and Sensitive Lands.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 100 & GEOG 410 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Unique aspects of land affecting land-use planning positively or negatively depending on sensitivity of design. Landscape ecological principles introduced and examined for usefulness in land-use planning. |
GEOG 424 : Urban Transportation Planning.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 410 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Theories and principles of transportation planning emphasizing environmental, energy, economic, and social issues. |
GEOG 441 : Seminar in Geography and Geospatial Intelligence 1.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | Instructor's consent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone seminar, part 1, for students in geospatial intelligence emphasis, emphasizing synthesis of material learned in major and application of knowledge and skills through research project. |
GEOG 442 : Seminar in Geography and Geospatial Intelligence 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 441 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Capstone seminar part 2 for students in geospatial intelligence emphasis, emphasizing synthesis of material learned in major and application of knowledge and skills through research project. |
GEOG 495R : Mentored Research.
(1-3:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Participating in research integrating material learned in major. Emphasizes individual or collaborative research and creative thinking through active learning and reflective analysis. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
GEOG 503 : Geographic Information Systems.
(4:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | Graduate standing. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Using geographic information for solving advanced spatial problems. Introduction to using and producing maps and computer-based geographic information systems (GIS) as geographic tools. Hands-on research applications in the students' disciplines. |
| NOTE: | For nonmajors who have not taken Geog 211 or 212 or equivalent. |
GEOG 510 : Professional Planning Studio.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 310 & GEOG 410 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Assessing problem and issue identification, goal formulation, data gathering, synthesis and summary, plan concept and format, and public policy adoption while writing a general plan for a community in Utah. |
GEOG 521R : Geographic Information Practicum.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall, On Demand; Winter, On Demand; Spring On Demand |
| PREREQUISITE: | GEOG 212 |
| RECOMMENDED: | Geog 217, 222, 311, 312, 313, 317, 412. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Integration of various geographic technologies to solve a practical problem. Advanced topics in GIS, remote sensing, cartography, and programming as needed. |