Course is designed to address a variety of subject
Offered: DMND

Course is designed to address a variety of subjects required to meet the needs of lifelong learning students. Not available for transfer nor applicable as an elective.

This class explores the distribution of features across the surface of the earth and analyzes the spatial and functional relationships that shape the earth, including the earth's movements, cycles,atmosphere, oceans, weather and climate, landform processes, vegetation dynamics and distribution, soil development and classification, and ecosystems. A lab is required.
Offered: FASP

This course introduces students to the geographic regions of the world while emphasizing their physical features, resources, economies, culture, and politics. This class will cover trends in population, development and environment occurring around the world as well as methods and concepts of global and regional processes.
Offered: SP

The basic priciples, functions, origins, use, interpretation, and cartographic design of maps will be covered.
Offered: FALL

This course is an introduction to the current primary mapping technologies. Students will develop a basic understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and remote sensing technologies. Emphasis will be placed on applications of these technologies to a variety of fields. A lab is required.
Offered: SP

This course provides an overview of global positioning systems. Topics include the theory, implementation, and operations of global positioning systems. Students will learn the fundamentals of acquiring GIS data using GPS technology, and understand surveying methods important for use in GIS.
Prerequisites: Take GEOG-118.
Offered: SP

Introduces the atmospheric processes and geographic distribution of factors that interact to create weather systems and storms. Course will address issues such as the greenhouse effect, severe weather, global temperature patterns and air pollution, and the implications of climate change. Semester
Offered: Fall.
Offered: FALL

This course focuses on the natural hazards that exist around the globe and impact humans in loss of life and property in seemingly unpredictable events. Emphasis will be on the cause and effect, patterns, emergency response and mitigation of natural hazards in relation to human settlement and development.
Offered: SP

An overview of technical, historical, economic, social, and environmental aspects of energy systems, including fossil fuels, nuclear, solar, wind, biomass, and energy end use efficiency and conservation. The class will also cover how energy and natural resources (agriculture, food supplies, forest products, mining, etc.) are developed and their effects on the environment, economy, public health, national security, transportation, and cultural development at local and global scales.
Offered: FALL

Focus on the geography of the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. The course provides an overview of climate, geology, topography, soils, vegetation, ecosystems, cultural and historical geography of the region. Current environmental, social, economic, and political issues will be discussed. Field trips are required and may include an overnight trip.
Offered: SP

Explores the complex relationships between humans and their environments. Examines such fields as population distribution and characteristics, health and nutrition, culture in its various manifestations, economic activity, political entities, and settlement.
Prerequisites: Completion of RDNG-113 or appropriate Reading Accuplacer score.
Corequisites: ENGL-111,MATH-095
Offered: FALL

This course covers the fundamentals of GIS theory and application. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how geographic features are represented, captured, and stored as digital data, and how that data may be analyzed and mapped using state-of-the-art GIS tools. Lab projects will develop hands-on expertise with industry standard software.
Prerequisites: Take GEOG 118 and COSC-125.
Offered: FASP

This course will cover the foundations of remote sensing, aerial photo interpretation, the use of imagery in GIS, and 3D visualization through lecture and lab. Students will engage in specific applications such as image classification and multi-spectral analysis to solve real world urban and environmental problems.
Prerequisites: Take GEOG-115 and GEOG-151.
Offered: SP

This course builds on the knowledge and skills developed in GIS I. This course provides more detailed instruction on the theories and procedures associated with the implementation of GIS projects, their management, and their completion. Emphasis on in-depth spatial analysis and applications of GIS. Hands-on expertise will be further developed. Prerequiste:GEOG 115, GEOG 151. Semester
Offered:Fall.
Prerequisites: GEOG-115, and GEOG-151
Offered: FALL

Special or specific topic course to meet the needs of students. Topics and credits are announced in the Schedule of Classes. These courses may be used as electives for Associate degree requirements. May be repeated one or more times for additional credit. No more than 6 credits of special topic courses can be used toward a degree.

Special or specific topic course to meet the needs of students. Topics and credits are announced in the Schedule of Classes. These courses may be used as electives for Associate degree requirements. May be repeated one or more times for additional credit. No more than 6 credits of special topic courses can be used toward a degree.