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FS (Food Science)
  

  • FS 101 - Introduction to Food Science

    Credits: 3
    This is a survey course for the field of food science.  Topics include fundamental food science principles, the food industry, the food science professional, and contemporary issues. Notes: Spring.


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  • FS 251 - Food Safety and Quality Management Systems

    Credits: 3
    Fundamentals of management systems for food safety and quality and introduction to legal and regulatory principles for food safety and quality.   Management systems including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Statistical Quality Control (SQC), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), and International Standard Organization (ISO) 22000 will be discussed.  The management systems monitoring and maintaining the safety and quality of the food products will be emphasized. Notes: Fall.


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  • FS 341-341L - Applied Food Science and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Study of physical and chemical factors affecting food quality and safety, including the effects of food processing and preparation methods. Students will become familiar with techniques in sensory evaluation and basic principles of food analysis. Prerequisites: FS 101 ; CHEM 108 , CHEM 120  or CHEM 326 . Corequisites: FS 341L-341. Notes: Even Fall.


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  • FS 351-351L - Principles of Food Processing and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Study of physical/chemical principles and approaches used in heat processing, freezing, dehydration, and fermentation of foods. Current processing methods will be considered in terms of preparation, processing, packaging, and quality control of food products. Prerequisites: FS 251  and CHEM 106  or CHEM 114 . Corequisites: FS 351L-351. Notes: Odd Fall.


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  • FS 360 - Food Chemistry

    Credits: 3
    The study of chemical properties of basic food constituents and chemical changes occurring during storage and processing. Prerequisites: CHEM 106  or CHEM 114  or consent. Notes: Odd Spring.


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  • FS 450-450L/550-550L - Food Analysis and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Principles and techniques of physical and chemical analysis of food products. It will include proximate analysis of moisture, protein, lipid, and carbohydrates and chemical or instrumental analysis of vitamins, minerals and food additives. Prerequisites: FS 360 . Corequisites: FS 450L-450/550L-550. Notes: Even Spring.


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  • FS 451-451L/551-551L - New Food Product Development and Lab

    Credits: 4
    This course is designed as a capstone course for undergraduate Food Science students and an introductory course for graduate students in food-related majors. The principles and technologies of food storage, process and packaging will be discussed in depth. Emphasis will be placed in the development of new food products. Prerequisites: FS 351-351L  and MICR 311 . Corequisites: FS 451L-451L/551L-551. Notes: Even Spring.


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GDES (Graphic Design)
  

  • GDES 101 - Computer Graphics

    Credits: 3
    A non-programming introduction to drawing, photo-imaging and page layout design software emphasizing computer-generated design projects.


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  • GDES 203 - Animation Foundations I

    Credits: 3
    This studio course focuses on principles of creating animation and sequential imagery that include a wide variety of time-based practices such as traditional cel-style animation, human-figurative work, stop-motion, cut-out, camera-less, pixilation, image capture and editing. Corequisites: ART 111 .


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  • GDES 207 - Interactive Design I

    Credits: 3
    A study of user-centered design principles, focusing on constructing static websites using HTML and CSS. Prerequisites: GDES 201 . Corequisites: GDES 217 .


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  • GDES 216 - Typography I

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to typographic history, theory and practice. Emphasis on historical and contemporary typographic usage; hand and computer-generated projects. Prerequisites: GDES 101 . Corequisites: GDES 201 .


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  • GDES 217 - Typography II

    Credits: 3
    A continuation of Typography I. Students will explore a variety of functional, expressive, and formal typographic issues. Prerequisites: GDES 216 . Corequisites: GDES 207 .


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  • GDES 302 - Computer Graphics II

    Credits: 3
    A non-programming intermediate computer graphics course focusing on digital-imaging and page-layout applications for graphic designers. Recommend concurrent enrollment in GDES 216 . Prerequisites: GDES 201  and GDES 101 .


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  • GDES 303 - Animation Foundations II

    Credits: 3
    This studio course expands on principles of creating animation and sequential imagery to include a wide variety of approaches that include character and concept development, narrative and non-narrative structure, audio design, image capture, advanced compositing and digital ink and paint. Prerequisites: GDES 203  or equivalent, ART 112  or concurrent enrollment.


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  • GDES 304 - Motion Graphics

    Credits: 3
    This course explores the moving image as an information communication tool. The course also emphasizes overall time-based communication and a conventions for the creation of graphics and motion elements for broadcast over a variety of media outlets.


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  • GDES 305 - Publication Design

    Credits: 3
    A study of the theory, practice, and use of relevant technologies for designing both print and digital publications. Prerequisites: GDES 217 . Corequisites: GDES 307 .


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  • GDES 307 - Interactive Design II

    Credits: 3
    Continuation of Interactive Design I. The application of design principles to develop web user interfaces. Includes analysis of informational content, context, target audience, usability testing. Prerequisites: GDES 207 . Corequisites: GDES 305 .


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  • GDES 309 - Design Research

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces and explores concepts of design research to influence design practice. Students will learn to observe users, analyze and synthesize findings, use these findings to inform their work, and execute design work based on this observation, analysis, and synthesis. Corequisites: GDES 310 .


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  • GDES 401 - Professional Studio Practice

    Credits: 3
    A course focusing on transition into professional practice by providing opportunity to create design solutions for clients. Prerequisites: GDES 309  and GDES 310 .


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  • GDES 402 - Senior Portfolio

    Credits: 3
    A course focusing on the creation a design portfolio, the practice interview techniques, and survey of employment markets and opportunities. The course will culminate in a senior exhibition. Prerequisites: GDES 309  and GDES 310 . Corequisites: GDES 404 .


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  • GDES 403 - Intermediate Animation

    Credits: 3
    The studio course develops and expands practices in cel-style animation, stressing digitally drawn techniques and increases the study of time-based theory and contemporary applications.  Using digital methods of image creation and capture, compositing and editing, students produce an original short animation from concept to completion. Prerequisites: GDES 303 , ART 112 , ART 122  and ART 211 . Notes: Course can be repeated for additional credit.


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  • GDES 404 - Capstone

    Credits: 3
    A capstone course for graphic design students to demonstrate design knowledge and achieve mastery working on individualized projects. Prerequisites: GDES 401  or ART 494 . Corequisites: GDES 402 .


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GE (General Engineering)
  

  • GE 101 - Introduction to Engineering and Technical Professions

    Credits: 1
    Introduction to the professional disciplines in the college of engineering.  Topics include engineering problem solving, success strategies, tools and resources, ethics, and overview of professional careers.


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  • GE 109 - First Year Seminar

    Credits: 2
    First-year experience course designed to introduce students to academic success strategies including the development of critical thinking and study skills, identification of campus resources, guidance in academic planning and engagement, time management and goal setting. Students will also investigate wellness topics, contemporary issues, diversity, and the land-grant mission of SDSU. In addition, this course is designed to expose students to the discipline-specific careers and their role in society.


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  • GE 121 - Engineering Design Graphics I

    Credits: 1
    A course in graphical communication, expression and interpretation. The ability to visualize in three dimensions is developed through shape description, sketching and multi-view projection exercises. The emphasis is on visualization and free hand sketching. Also includes Engineering, Mechanical, and Architectural scales, geometric constructions, use of instruments, dimensioning, and sectional views. Corequisites: One MATH course except for 021, 101, 100T.


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  • GE 122 - Engineering Design Graphics II

    Credits: 1
    This course provides a basic in graphical descriptive geometry as applied to solving spatial problems. Graphical conventions including but not limited to section, scales, and dimensions are also covered. Prerequisites: GE 121 .


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  • GE 123 - Computer Aided Drawing

    Credits: 1
    A course with Major emphasis on 2-dimensional drafting skills and 3dimensional solid modeling utilizing microcomputer software. All work requires a “hands-on” approach. Prerequisites: GE 121 .


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  • GE 210 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

    Credits: 2
    Study and application of ANSI Y14.5M standards for GD&T as variation in part tolerances in the design of products and components for assembly; applications relative to product design, production, testing, and inspection are covered.


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  • GE 225 - Survey of Machine Tool Applications

    Credits: 1
    A survey course introducing machine tools and their applications. Automation in machining and CNC programming and operations are also topics addressed in this course.


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  • GE 231 - Technology, Society, and Ethics

    Credits: 3
    An examination of technological change by means of current problems and case studies. The creation and utilization of tools, machines, materials, techniques and technical systems will also be studied, as well as their environmental impacts.


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  • GE 241 - Applied Mechanics

    Credits: 3
    Basic statics, dynamics, and two-dimensional analysis of stress and strain. Fundamental principles of structural and machine elements. Prerequisites: MATH 102  or higher and 1 course from PHYS. Cross-Listed: MNET 241 .


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  • GE 265 - Industrial Safety

    Credits: 3
    Methods to recognize and prevent hazards in construction and manufacturing settings.  Workplace safety fundamentals including personal protective equipment, hazardous materials handling, electrical safety, fall protection, and emergency action plans.


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  • GE 410-510 - Human Factors in Design

    Credits: 3
    Human factors engineering (HFE), sometimes called ergonomics, deals with optimizing working and living conditions through design for human use. This course will explore design methods to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of work and to enhance product user’s comfort, safety, health and satisfaction. Prerequisites: MATH 102 .


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  • GE 425-525 - Occupational Safety and Health Management

    Credits: 3
    This course covers methods to implement and manage a safe work environment. Study will address OSHA standards and other related governmental regulations, hazard recognition and control, accident cost assessment, ergonomics, and emphasis on a proactive approach to accident prevention.


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  • GE 469 - Project Management

    Credits: 3
    An overview of project management as it relates to integrated systems, product/project life cycle, and organizational change. Defining, estimating, scheduling, risk management, and project team leadership issues will be covered as they relate to projects. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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GEOG (Geography)
  

  • GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography (COM) [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    The course presents a broad, introductory overview of geographic concepts, themes, and elements designed to help students better understand and analyze the world from a geographic perspective. It provides a background to Earth’s physical and human elements and systems. It also emphasizes the unique quality of world regions, and the spatial interaction of people, elements, and regions, as well as major global and regional problems and prospects. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • GEOG 131-131L - Physical Geography: Weather and Climate and Lab (COM) [SGR #6]

    Credits: 4
    An introduction to the physical patterns of the Earth focusing on location, Earth-sun relationships, portrayal of the Earth, cartographic analysis, and weather and climate phenomena. Corequisites: GEOG 131L-131. Notes: Course meets SGR #6.  


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  • GEOG 132-132L - Physical Geography: Natural Landscapes and Lab (COM) [SGR #6]

    Credits: 4
    An introduction to Earth’s natural landscapes; focusing on landforms as spatial features and their processes plus consideration of human-environmental interactions. Corequisites: GEOG 132L-132. Notes: Course meets SGR #6 .


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  • GEOG 150 - Environmental Disasters and Human Hazards

    Credits: 3
    A general survey of scientific principles that explain various natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods) and human-influenced events (dam failures and nuclear accidents). Includes the study of human perceptions of and reactions to disasters and hazards.


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  • GEOG 200 - Introduction to Human Geography (COM) [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    Systematic study of world culture from perspective of five integrating themes: cultural region, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural integration, and cultural landscape. Topics include population, agriculture, political and economic systems, religion and language, folk and popular culture, and ethnicity. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • GEOG 210 - World Regional Geography (COM) [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    A survey of the Earth from a broad global framework through the differentiation of the world in terms of both natural and human environmental features and characteristics on a regional basis. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • GEOG 212 - Geography of North America (COM) [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    A regional and topical analysis of the geographic patterns of the United States and Canada. Focus is upon the interaction of groups of people with the natural environment to produce regional differentiation. Geographic aspects of the physical geography, population, culture groups, economy, settlement systems, land division, and use of natural resources. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • GEOG 219 - Geography of South Dakota [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    Provides an in-depth study of the physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of the state, including an analysis of past, present, and prospective cultures and economies, dating from early Native American settlement through the present time period. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • GEOG 270 - Introduction to Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

    Credits: 3
    This course provides an overview of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Topics include the history of UAS, regulations, remote sensors, imagery equipment, industry and societal implications, career outlook, ethical considerations, and hands-on experience with the components required to operate a small UAS. This course will prepare students for safe operation of small UAS and provide the necessary knowledge and understanding needed to apply for the Small Remote Pilot Certification under Federal Aviation Regulations Part §107.


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  • GEOG 317 - Geography of Africa

    Credits: 3
    This course takes a regional and thematic approach to understanding Africa’s diversities, while at the same time seeking patterns and spatial interactions. The continent of Africa is composed of unique and diverse countries, with particular physical and human contexts. Emphasis is placed on Sub-Saharan Africa.


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  • GEOG 320 - Regional Geography: (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Geographic description and analysis of selected world regions. Physical and cultural conditions and landscapes, as well as their interrelationships and importance, are emphasized. Course may be repeated under different regional topics. The specific region studied will change each semester.


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  • GEOG 337 - Atmospheric Sciences

    Credits: 3
    Systematic methodological investigation of the meteorological elements (weather, climate, altitude, etc.) and their effects on geographic features.


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  • GEOG 339 - Geomorphology

    Credits: 3
    A study of the relationship of landforms and how they are impacted by human activity. Changes in land-use evolution through time and how this has impacted the landscape.


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  • GEOG 351 - Economic Geography

    Credits: 3
    World wide distribution of economic activities and their physical bases. Agriculture, mining and manufacturing industries and their important commercial products and role in world trade.


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  • GEOG 353 - Geography of Religion

    Credits: 3
    This course examines the diversity of religious practice and belief from a geographical perspective. Each offering of the course will emphasize a different region of the world, with standard areas of study being North America & Europe, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America, and South & East Asia. The course will examine specific religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc.) as they occur in a geographical region, the relationship between religion and place, and how religions change and adapt to new locales. The course may be repeated up to four times. Cross-Listed: REL 353 .


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  • GEOG 363 - Rural Geography

    Credits: 3
    Character of American countryside as shaped by private and public decision-making processes. Case studies of major U.S. and European rural planning efforts to understand the present landscape and the problems of rural populations.


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  • GEOG 365 - Land Use and Planning

    Credits: 3
    Geographical patterns of United States land use and land cover, human occupancy, land tenure, and land division. Emphasis on the origin and consequences of these patterns on the environment, resource use, and land use planning.


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  • GEOG 372-372L - Introduction to GIS and Lab (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces many of the basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and provides an overview of the functions and capabilities of ArcGIS Desktop GIS software and an introduction to the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension. It will be taught primarily as a hands-on-course with supplementary lectures, demos, and discussion. Corequisites: GEOG 372L-372.


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  • GEOG 382-382L - Quantitative Research Methods in Geography and Lab

    Credits: 3
    The introduction of basic quantitative techniques and concepts for the analysis of geographic data. Focus on descriptive, inferential, and spatial statistics, emphasizing their applications in geographic research. Corequisites: GEOG 382L-382. Notes: STAT 281  recommended.


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  • GEOG 383-383L - Cartography and Lab

    Credits: 3
    History and principles of cartography. Emphasis on field mapping; map projections; cartographic design; map interpretations; and exercises in map making. Corequisites: GEOG 383L-383.


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  • GEOG 384-384L - Advanced Cartography and Lab

    Credits: 3
    This course provides advanced cartographic training techniques as applied to practical applications in field mapping, the production of map projections, cartographic design, and map making. Prerequisites: GEOG 383 . Corequisites: GEOG 384L-384.


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  • GEOG 400 - Cultural Geography (COM)

    Credits: 3
    A detailed analysis of the concept of culture in a geographical context, including such applications as culture and nature, cultural growth and change, cultural universals, culture and economy, cultural relativity, cultural landscape, culture region, and cultural conflict.


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  • GEOG 405 - Historical Geography

    Credits: 3
    Historical periods portrayed against geographical background.


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  • GEOG 410-410L/510-510L - Soil Geography and Land Use Interpretation and Lab

    Credits: 2, 1
    Relationship of soil characteristics and soil classification to land use interpretations. Laboratory exercises involve field and laboratory procedures used in soil survey investigations. Lab to accompany GEOG 410. Prerequisites: GEOG 132-132L , or PS 213-213L , or consent of instructor. Corequisites: GEOG 410L-410/510L-510. Cross-Listed: PRAG 410-410L/510-510L .


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  • GEOG 415-515 - Environmental Geography

    Credits: 3
    Geographical aspects of environmental issues including historical geography of environmental problems, global driving forces, land ethics and stewardship, environmental externalities, population, resources, climate change, and environmental restoration. Focus on connections between human and natural systems; consequence chains between cause and effect; impact of time and space on problem perception, analysis, and solution; and natural and human laws. Term paper required.


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  • GEOG 420-520 - Geography of Tourism

    Credits: 3
    Based on fundamental tourism principles, this course will examine, from a geographical perspective, the social, cultural, environmental and economic complexities associated with tourism as a global, national and local phenomenon. This course will also consider the positive and negative factors that affect tourists and destinations, and the costs and benefits of tourism to communities and places, providing case-study examples from the United States and around the world. Cross-Listed: HMGT 420-520 .


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  • GEOG 421-521 - Qualitative Research Methods in Geography

    Credits: 3
    The theory and application of qualitative methods in geographic studies. Emphasis on the purpose and effective use of archival, visual, interview, survey, focus group, observation, and ethnography techniques. Design and implementation of research projects using qualitative methods as the primary data collection and analysis tool.


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  • GEOG 425-525 - Population Geography

    Credits: 3
    Geographic analysis of such population characteristics as: numbers and distribution; growth and change; composition; mortality, fertility, and theories of population change; policy and family planning; migration and mobility; population, environment, food supply, and human wellbeing. Problems and prospects are considered in the context of each topic.


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  • GEOG 430-530 - Geography of Europe

    Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the physical, historical, and cultural features that have shaped the current landscapes of Europe.


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  • GEOG 447 - Geography of the Future (COM)

    Credits: 3
    A futuristic analysis of Earth’s natural environmental elements, natural resources, population and settlement, and cultural institutions at the global, national, and state levels.


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  • GEOG 454 - Site Selection and Development

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of geographic factors involved in selection of locations and sites for manufacturing, commercial and agricultural enterprises.


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