320 Geomorphology. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Principles and analysis of geomorphic processes and resulting land forms. Field trip. P: One of the following: Geol 100, 101, 106, 109, 204, Geog 120, 127.
321 Climatology. 3 cr. Elements and controls of climate and the distribution of world climates. Emphasis on regional dynamic climatology. P: Geog 120, 121, 125, 127 or ILS 132 or Meteor 100 or cons inst.
325 Analysis of the Physical Environment. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 4 cr. Selected associations of natural and human environments illustrative of the broad principles of physical geography. Practical application of data collection and the use of laboratory and field methods to Wisconsin examples employing quantitative and nonquantitative analytical methods; field trips; lab section. P: Any intro crse in phy geog or phy geol or meteor or cons inst.
326 Landforms—Topics and Regions. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Emphasis on natural and human processes that control the morphology of the land and its waterways. When taught by Knox, major emphasis on surface water hydrology, erosion, sedimentation, and physical characteristics of streams and rivers. P: Intro phy geog or phy geol crse, or cons inst.
329 Landforms and Landscapes of North America. 3 cr. Regional variation of landforms and physical landscapes in North America; processes and forms that give character to physiographic regions. P: Geog 120 or 127 or Geol 100 or 101 or cons inst.
331 Climatic Environments of the Past. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Atm Ocn) 3 cr. Climatic change at timescales from the last 1,000,000 years to the last 1000 years. Examines how climate variability arises from interplay between external forcings, feedbacks within the earth system, and (more recently) human activity. P: Atm Ocn/Geog/Envir St 121, or Geog 120, 123, 124 or 127 or Atm Ocn 100.
420 Glacial and Pleistocene Geology. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Principles, characteristics and work of glaciers; events of the Pleistocene. Field trip. P: Geol 100, 101, 106 or 109 or Geog 120.
421 Applied Surficial Geology. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Practical aspects of surface deposits including genesis and properties of sediments, considerations for groundwater and aggregate resources, waste disposal, and contamination potential. Surface processes such as landslides, shoreline erosion, and floods are also studied in the context of incorporating geology into land use planning. P: Any of Geology 100, 101, 106 or 109 or Geog/IES 120, 127.
427 Seminar. 3 cr. Exploration and analysis of a topic in physical geography, including themes involving the natural environment, people-environment linkages, cartography, and geographic information systems. Variable content. May be repeated. P: Geog 120 or 127, & appropriate intermed level content crse; or cons inst.
431 Soils of the World. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 3 cr. The geography of soil-forming processes and soil types, focusing on soil-landscape relationships. Field trips. P: Beginning crse in soils, or Geog 120 or 127, or cons inst.
523 Quaternary Vegetation Dynamics. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Geographic responses of plant species and terrestrial ecosystems to late-Quaternary environmental change, particularly changes in climate and carbon dioxide. Quaternary vegetation dynamics are relevant to understanding vegetational responses to the 21st-century climate change. Laboratory section emphasizes multivariate data analysis and vegetational modeling. P: Jr st & Geog 120/127 or equiv.
524 Advanced Landform Geography. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Purposes, methods, and content of analysis of landforms, with emphasis on quantitative descriptive regional variation, and functional relationships. P: Cons inst or Jr st.
525 Soil Geomorphology. (Crosslisted with Soil Sci) 3 cr. Soil development as related to landscape throughout the Quaternary; focusing on the relationship of soils to climate and vegetation, landscape evolution, and time; principles of soil stratigraphy; case histories of soil geomorphic studies; field trips. P: Soil Sci 325 or Geog/Soil Sci 431; & an intermed level crse in geomorphology; or cons inst.
527 The Quaternary Period. (Crosslisted with Geology) 3 cr. Principles of Quaternary studies emphasizing terrestrial records and paleoecology of the past two million years and comparisons with the deep ocean record and models of climatic change. P: 1 intermed-level crse in physical geog or geol; or cons inst.
528 Past Climates and Climatic Change. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Envir St) 3 cr. Climatic change throughout geologic time, especially in the last 10 millennia; mechanisms of change, evidence, and criteria, paleogeography and paleoclimatology, climate models. P: Jr st or one year calculus-based college physics or introduction to weather and climate; or cons inst.
531 Global Climates. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn) 3 cr. Special topics in climatology; a descriptive and explanatory analysis of the climatic characteristics of each continent, with emphasis on deviations from the world pattern. P: Geog 321 or equiv or cons inst.
601 Field Course in Geography. 3 cr. Field projects and field exploration in the geography of Dane County and southern Wisconsin; attention to techniques of sampling and to careful observation. P: Stdts should be declared Undergrad majors or Grad stdts in geography.
920 Seminar in Physical Geography. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st and cons inst.
980 Earth System Science Seminar. (Crosslisted with Atm Ocn, Botany, Envir St, Forest, Geology, Zoology) 1 cr. Topics in earth system science. Emphasis on the coupling between atmospheric, oceanic and land surface systems, involving physical geochemical and biological processes, and including interactions with human systems. P: Grad st.
301 Geography of Social Organization. 3 cr. Culture, culture group, ethnicity, communication, and allied concepts as these relate to cultural geography. P: Not open to Fr.
303 The Human Role in Changing the Face of the Earth. 3 cr. A view of people in prehistory and through the historical record (to 1900 A.D.) as active agents in the alteration of the ecosphere. P: So st.
309 People, Land and Food: Comparative Study of Agriculture Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. Capacity of the world, and its various parts, to feed itself. Representative studies of agricultural systems in different regions of the world in relation to differing natural and cultural milieu. P: So st.
336 Our Hazardous Environment. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3 cr. An analysis of the unexpected: hazardous elements of our physical environment such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, etc., their physical characteristics, regional distribution, economic aspects, and human adjustments. P: Geog/Envir St 120 or Geog/Envir St 127 or cons inst.
338 Vegetation: Stability and Change. 3 cr. Vegetation in environmental systems; vegetation dynamics in natural and human-altered environments; impacts of human activities upon vegetation in North America with emphasis on changes since European settlement. P: Geog 120, 127 or cons inst.
339 Environmental Conservation. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 3-4 cr. Ecological and cultural background of conservation, problems of resource and environmental quality management, and pressing issues of population, food, energy, and pollution. P: So st.
434 People, Wildlife and Landscapes. (Crosslisted with Envir St, Rur Soc) 3 cr. This course explores the relationship between humans and wildlife amidst diverse landscapes, both historic and contemporary, tropical and temperate. We study how humans shape wild animal populations by modifying physical environments, and by hunting, domesticating and introducing species. P: Geog/Envir St 339.
460 American Environmental History. (Crosslisted with History, Envir St) 4 cr. Survey of interactions among people and natural environments from before European colonization to present. Equal attention to problems of ecological change, human ideas, and uses of nature and history of conservation and environmental public policy. P: So st.
501 Space and Place: A Geography of Experience. 3 cr. Explore the concepts of space and place from the perspective of learning and everyday experience. Examines how space and place emerge out of fundamental human needs, experiences, and ways of thinking. P: Jr st.
519 Environment and Human Experience. 3 cr. The physical environment, both natural and built, affects human lives profoundly. This course studies how human beings are connected with the environment through experiences, and how they make cultures and selves through these connections. Topics covered include: 1) Environmental experiences and cultural change, 2) Identity and real/imagined landscape, and 3) Environment and the making of self. P: Jr st.
534 History and Ideology of Environmentalism. (Crosslisted with Envir St, History, Hist Sci) 3 cr. Historical survey of views of the natural world. Particular focus on the relationship of nature to society and culture, with an attempt to identify the significance and function of environmental ideas within broader intellectual and cultural movements and political ideologies. P: Jr st.
535 Environmental Geography and Conservation in Developing Countries. 3 cr. Analysis of biophysical and human-geographic aspects of environmental modification associated with economic development and social change in developing countries. Includes ecological assessment, geography of economic development, and environmental conservation. P: Geog/Envir St 339 or equiv.
536 American Wilderness: Perception and Preservation. 2 cr. The wild landscape as a resource; the anatomy of the conservation movement and conservation organizations in the United States; wild landscape reserves on the federal lands; possible rationales for preserving wild landscapes; current controversies. P: Geog 139, 339, or cons inst. So st.
537 Culture and Environment. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 4 cr. Geographic approaches to culture-nature relationships, including human perception of, use of, and adaptation to the physical environment, with emphasis on traditional subsistence systems; selected topics from contemporary and historical sources. P: Geog/IES 339 or equiv.
538 The Humid Tropics: Ecology, Subsistence, and Development. 4 cr. Description and analysis of humid-tropical ecosystems, with emphasis on the relationships, production potential, and human modification of biotic resources. P: Jr st.
901 Seminar in Cultural Geography. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st.
930 Seminar in People-Environment Geography. 2-3 cr. Analysis of people-nature links, including environmental issues, natural resources, and attitudes toward nature. Topics vary with each offering. P: Grad st.
932 Seminar in American Environmental History. (Crosslisted with History) 3 cr. Surveys recent and classic works on American environmental history to introduce students to the methods and historiography of the field.
302 Economic Geography: Locational Behavior. 4 cr. Classic location theory with modern extensions. Examination of theoretical statements and selected empirical examples. Principles of economic regionalization and network analysis with emphasis on spatial implications of the economic development process. P: So st.
305 Introduction to the City. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3-4 cr. Analysis of the distributions of cities, their functions, character and relationships with their surrounding regions, and the areal patterns within cities; the spatial variation of population, economic activity, and land uses. P: So st; qualified Fr admitted with cons inst.
311 Industrial Location-Theory and Patterns. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Principles and theories of industrial location; examination of patterns of distribution of manufacturing activity. P: So st or cons inst.
312 Regional Development and Planning. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Analysis of the human organization of the environment and an evaluation of those principles of regional science which have been developed to promote more desirable forms of spatial organization. P: So st.
318 Geography, Politics and Territoriality. 3 cr. Principles relating political behavior and geographic location and area. P: So st.
444 Health and Social Welfare in Western Society. (Crosslisted with Hist Sci, Med Hist) 3 cr. The rise of public concern for human well-being in the European nations from preliterate society to the twentieth century. Greek individualism and Christian charity, the shift from ecclesiastical to secular responsibility, the sanitary movement and development of a scientific basis for public health, and emergence of contemporary public health issues. P: So st.
502 Spatial Behavior. 4 cr. An evaluation of space, time and location in human geography. Topics: form, process, place utility, social distance and mental maps. P: Jr st.
503 Researching the City: Qualitative Strategies. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Explores, and applies, qualitative methods in the field of urban geography. An introduction to debates around the analysis and interpretation of qualitative data is provided, grounded in concrete urban research. Participation in a three-day field course is required. P: Jr st.
505 Urban Spatial Patterns and Theories. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 4 cr. Various urban empirical regularities and theories which explain them. P: Geog 305 or cons inst.
506 Historical Geography of European Urbanization. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl) 3 cr. Changes in the morphology, functions, and arrangements of towns and cities from the urban revolution in the ancient Middle East to the Industrial Revolution in nineteenth century western Europe and America. P: Jr st.
510 Economic Geography. 4 cr. Theoretical aspects of spatial economic distributions and locational analysis. P: Jr st.
558 The Social Geography of Asian Cities in Comparative Perspective. 4 cr. A geographical perspective on the nature of Southeast Asian and Chinese cities as royal ceremonial centers; indigenous bureaucracies and trade as forces organizing various systems of cities; colonial transformations of Asian cities; contemporary Asian urbanism. P: Soph st.
910 Seminar in Economic Geography. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st.
918 Seminar in Political Geography. 2-3 cr. P: Cons inst.
940 Seminar in Regional Geography. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st.
341 United States and Canada. 4 cr. Current and changing locational arrangements of people and resources as they relate to the economies and societies of the nations and regions. P: So st admitted with cons inst.
342 Geography of Wisconsin. 3 cr. Geography of natural features and cultural resources; field trips on and off campus. P: So st.
344 The American West. 3 cr. Regional geography of Western United States: Natural and human characteristics, landscape features, land use issues, perception of area as region. P: Not open to Fr.
345 Ethnicity in North America: A Regional Perspective. 3 cr. An overview of how the processes of migration and settlement of the various racial, ethnic and religious groups in American society have created distinctive regional patterns of pluralism. P: So st.
348 Latin America. 4 cr. A topical and historical survey of the cultural ecology and human geography of Middle America and South America. P: So st.
349 Europe. 3 cr. A topical and regional overview (excludes Mediterranean countries and the Soviet Union). P: So st.
353 Russia and the NIS—Topical Analysis. 3 cr. P: So st.
355 Africa, South of the Sahara. 3 cr. Physical and human distributions and interrelationships, with emphasis on the spatial processes and patterns of modernization. P: So st.
358 China and Southeast Asia. 3 cr. Emphasis on the social geography and ecology of Chinese and Southeast Asian cultures from formative precolonial times to the present. P: So st.
548 Problems in the Geography of Latin America. 3 cr. Advanced topical analysis of selected problems in the cultural, economic, ecological, and historical geography. P: Previous crse on Latin America.
549 Historical Geography of Western Europe. 3 cr. Changes in the patterns of rural and urban settlement and in the use and organization of land and resources from the establishment of the first permanent village communities to the emergence of industrial conurbations. P: Jr st.
553 Russia and the CIS: Problems in Human Geography. 3 cr. P: Jr st.
903 Seminar in Historical Geography. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st.
982 Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-American Area. (Crosslisted with Anthro, AAE, Econ, History, Journ, Poli Sci, Portug, Rur Soc, Soc, Spanish) 1-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons inst.
983 Interdepartmental Seminar—African Studies. (Crosslisted with Anthro, African, Econ, History, Poli Sci) 3 cr. Interdisciplinary inquiry in African society and culture. P: Grad st or cons inst.
370 Introduction to Cartography. 4 cr. A broad introduction to cartography emphasizing the theory and practice of map-making. Topics include the basics in mapping (e.g., scale, spatial reference systems, projections), data acquisition, key techniques for thematic mapping, and principles of cartographic abstraction and design. P: So st or cons inst.
377 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (Crosslisted with Envir St) 4 cr. Design, implementation and use of automated procedures for storage, analysis and display of spatial information. Covers data bases, information manipulation and display techniques, software systems and management issues. Case studies. Meets with Civil & Environmental Engineering 357. P: Intro crse in envrnmtl or mapping sci and an intro crse in computer programming or computer concepts.
570 Problems in Cartography. 3 cr. A proseminar on a particular topic in cartography, such as generalization, land form representation, perception, research, automation, lettering, a historical period, etc. P: Cons inst.
572 Graphic Design in Cartography. 3-4 cr. Study of the map as a graphic communication, the technical and perceptual aspects of its organization, symbolic coding, color and lettering. P: Geog 370 or cons inst.
578 GIS Applications. 4 cr. Application and use of GIS techniques in physical and human geography. Includes an introduction to a generic framework of GIS applications, case studies, and student projects. Cases range from urban and regional geography, to marketing geography, and to physical and environmental geography. P: Geog 377 & 370, or equiv.
579 GIS and Spatial Analysis. 4 cr. Principles and algorithms for spatial analysis in geographic imformation systems. A theoretical and practical examination of analytical methods used in GIS, including point, line and polygon processing, interpolation, smoothing, spatial overlay and query, network analysis, terrain analysis, and classification. P: Geog 377 or equiv, Geog 360, or cons inst.
360 Quantitative Methods in Geographical Analysis. 4 cr. Application of descriptive and inferential statistics to geographical problems. P: So st.
560 Advanced Quantitative Methods. 3 cr. Selected topics in the analysis of spatial distributions with emphasis on multivariate techniques. P: Geog 360 or equiv; Jr st.
561 Mathematical Models in Geography. 4 cr. Construction, application, and evaluation of mathematical models in human geography, regional science, and urban planning. Topics: input-output, land use, urban form, and travel behavior models, and their mathematical foundations. P: Jr st & cons of inst.
566 Geographic Thought. 4 cr. An analysis of the development and significance of basic geographic concepts and theories. Major emphasis on concepts of place, spatial relations, landscape, and human-environment relations. P: Jr st.
602 Internship. 1-2 cr. Students may earn no more than two internship credits toward the 30-40 credits in geography. P: Stdts should be declared Undergrad majors or Grad stdts in geography.
675 Special Topics in Geography. 3 cr. Topics vary. P: Jr, Sr, or Grad st, or cons inst.
676 Special Topics in Geography. 3 cr. Topics vary. P: Jr, Sr, or Grad st, or cons inst.
677 Special Topics in Geography. 3 cr. Topics vary. P: Jr, Sr, or Grad st, or cons inst.
698 Directed Study. 1-3 cr Cr/N. P: Jr or Sr st. Graded on a Cr/N basis; requires cons inst.
699 Directed Study. 1-3 cr. P: Jr or Sr st. Graded on a lettered basis; requires cons inst.
720 Field and Lab Techniques in Physical Geography. 3 cr. Applications of survey, sampling, and analytical techniques. Shallow subsurface exploration; survey of small areas and short slopes; light-weight equipment; survey by individuals and two-person teams; sample methods control; collection for radiocarbon and pollen analysis; controls and precaution in lab practice. P: Grad st.
742 International Development Planning Theory. (Crosslisted with Urb R Pl, Poli Sci) 3 cr. Provides students with a historical and theoretical foundation for critical thinking about international development planning. P: Grad st or cons inst.
765 Geographical Inquiry and Analysis: An Introduction. 1 cr. Geographic perspectives and analyses: history of the discipline, issues and research frontiers, interests and perspectives of Madison faculty, structure of graduate study in the department, research facilities and opportunities. P: Grad st.
766 Geographical Inquiry and Analysis: Techniques. 1-3 cr. Engaging in geographic research: analysis of successful proposals and published papers and books; different approaches to geographic research; writing of proposals for students' own research. P: Grads: 3 cr, undergrads: 1 cr; or cons inst.
799 Independent Reading. 1-3 cr.
900 Seminar in Geography. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st.
970 Seminar in Geographic Information Science. 1-3 cr. P: Grad st.
990 Research and Thesis. 1-9 cr. P: Cons inst.
999 Independent Work. 1-3 cr. P: Cons inst.