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GEOG 8115 - Qualitative Methods in Geography
An overview of qualitative research methods commonly used in the geosciences. In addition to reviewing the evolution and theoretical underpinnings of qualitative approaches in the field of Geography generally, the course explores the application and evaluation of various methodologies such as, but not limited to, interviews, focus groups, discourse analysis and participatory research. Issues of research design, rigor, ethics, and communication of qualitative methods are also addressed.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 8101 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6115
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GEOG 8120 - Spatial Statistics
Introduction to modern spatial statistics methods and their applications for the analysis of spatial data. Fundamental characteristics of spatial data, including spatial dependence, stationarity, and isostropy are covered. Three main categories of spatial statistics are given focus: spatial point pattern analysis, spatial prediction and geostatistics, and spatial regression. Hands-on practices are given to facilitate the understanding of theories and methods of spatial statistics.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 8101 or equivalent
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6120 , GRAD 6104 , GRAD 8104 , and INES 8090
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GEOG 8121 - Advanced Seminar on Spatial Modeling
This seminar focuses on the theories of spatial modeling and simulation. Topics include, but are not limited to, spatial systems, models for spatial analysis, models for spatial simulation, modeling life-cycle, model verification, validation, and accreditation.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 5131 , GEOG 5132 , or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6121 .
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GEOG 8123 - The Urban Region
Examination of the nature of urban regions and the basic factors that shape urban regions as they grow. Impact of: geography; history; social factors; economic factors; concerns about gender, race and ethnicity, and class; and other determinants of the nature of urban regions, their problems, and possible policy solutions.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6123 and PPOL 8610
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GEOG 8124 - Seminar in Geographic Theory and Practice
Critical examination of trends in the history and philosophy of geographic thought and their application across the human, physical, and methodological domains of the discipline.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6124
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GEOG 8125 - Geographic Information Science and Technology
Development, current state-of-the-art and future trends in geographic information science and technology. Topics include: Nature of spatial data, scale, representation, projection, topological relationships, data acquisition (geocoding, GPS, Volunteered Geographic Information), data uncertainty, data organization (spatial database), spatial data manipulation and protection (geomasking, aggregation), overlay operations (including spatial join), network analysis, raster and terrain modeling, spatial autocorrelation (global and local), spatial interpolation, spatial and space-time clustering. Concepts of cartographic design are introduced throughout the class. Several applications and laboratory exercises illustrate the concepts set forth in the class.
Credit Hours: (4)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6125
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GEOG 8131 - Research Design Fundamentals
Problem identification, bibliographic search, data sources, collection and management, techniques selection and preparation of reports, proposals, peer review. and publication. Topics also include: human subjects and societal impacts of research, conflict of interest, collaboration, mentorship, and research misconduct.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 8101 or equivalent
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6131
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GEOG 8205 - Geovisualization
Cartographic design, representation versus communication, cognitive and perceptual issues, visual variables and color, proportional symbology, choropleth and flow mapping. Exploratory space-time data analysis. Representation of change (space-time) and movement. Interactive, dynamic and animated visualization. 3D geovisualization. Series of exercises in a GIS environment
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 8125
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6205
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GEOG 8208 - GIS&T and Urban Regional Analysis
Focuses on the spatial thinking, spatial analytic methods and their GIS applications suited for urban and regional analyses. Modeling approaches include spatial interaction models, spatial optimization methods, spatial diffusion, space-time modeling of individual behavior and integrated transportation land-use models.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6208
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GEOG 8209 - Social Network Analysis
Focuses on the use of social network analysis to understand the expanding connectivity and complexity of the socioeconomic world at all scales, and to systemically study semantic relationships and emerging social structures, whether they are social organizations, companies, virtual or place-based communities, markets, or politically-defined entities. Discusses how social network concepts, theories, and methods frame a wide range of phenomena within the context of releva
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 6101 or equivalent
Pre- or Corequisite(s): GRAD 6101
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6209
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GEOG 8210 - The Restructuring City
Critical assessment of the causes and consequences of contemporary urban restructuring. Evaluation of theoretical, planning and policy challenges facing urban society associated with global-local change.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 6210 and PPOL 8615
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GEOG 8211 - Cities and Immigrants
Examination of changing patterns and dynamics of immigrant settlement and adjustment in U.S. and Canadian urban areas. Topical areas include assimilation and integration, identity formation, transnationalism, enclave development, labor market involvement, gateway versus new destinations, immigrant suburbanization and socio-spatial isolation.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6211 .
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GEOG 8212 - Urban Labor Markets
This course will explore the changing social and spatial structure of urban labor markets in post-industrialized cities. Special reference to immigrant and minority labor markets in the U.S. Topics include: discrimination, industry and occupation concentrations, job queues, ethnic networks, ethnic entrepreneurs, technological change and economic restructuring.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6212 .
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GEOG 8214 - Resilience Thinking in Urban/Regional Socio-Ecological Systems
Examines critically the art and science of resilience thinking within the context of urban and regional socio‐ecological systems (i.e., urban resilience) and explores resilience building as both an instrument for, and practice of, urban sustainable development.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6214
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GEOG 8215 - Urban Identities: Explorations of Power, Inequality, and Identity in Contemporary Cities
Contemporary cities are idealized as cosmopolitan places inhabited by residents of different genders, ethnicities, sexualities, classes, and other identities. Yet each of these intersecting axes of difference contribute to varied experiences, struggles, and uses of urban space. This course examines the production and maintenance of relations of power, inequality, and identity in contemporary cities. Critical frameworks in feminist, critical race, sexuality, post-colonial, and intersectional theory are used to consider the ways that intersecting power relations are spatialized and embodied, shape perceptions and understanding of space and place, and contribute to struggles for the right to the city. Such frameworks are applied to urban processes and problems relating to economic restructuring, housing, poverty, public space, and social movements.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6215
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GEOG 8216 - Planning for Urban Sustainability
Engages students in reading, discussion, and guided research on the dilemmas of urban sustainability and planning approaches to address these dilemmas. Examines the concept of sustainability critically, comparing its diverse applications and meanings as a guide for decisions in the built environment. Explores the social and physical structures that make radical change difficult, as well as innovations in city planning like ecological footprinting, climate action planning, smart growth, bus rapid transit, energy-efficient technologies, the sharing economy, and grassroots movements for alternative communities like ecovillages. Although the course engages scholarship from all over the world, and explores innovations in Latin American and some European cities, most of the discussion focuses on problems and solutions specific to the United States.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6216
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GEOG 8220 - Human-Environment Interactions
Investigates the inter-relationships between humans and their natural or physical environments. Topics include: human subsistence strategies, natural resource use, and human impact upon vegetation, soil, water, landforms, and climate.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6220
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GEOG 8221 - Global Ecosystems
A multi-disciplinary course which surveys the history and prehistory of human ecological dynamics, drawing on geology, geography, and ecology to understand the interrelationships between global environmental systems and their inhabitants. Topics include: climatic change and its impacts on biological systems, peopling of new landscapes, anthropogenic vegetation change, extinctions, desertification, invasive species interactions, and changes in human subsistence.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6221
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GEOG 8222 - Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Sciences
A multi-disciplinary course which surveys methods used to reconstruct past climates, past environments and past landscapes during the Quaternary period. Changes in past environmental conditions are discussed in light of present and future landscape predictions emphasizing both natural and human causes. Focuses on biotic and abiotic material from terrestrial and marine sediment cores, ice cores, and other proxies for past environments and past climates.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6222, GEOG 6222 , INES 8222
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GEOG 8223 - Landscape Assessment
An advanced geomorphology course that examines current climatic and/or tectonic geomorphology research topics and methods with a focus on regional or disciplinary issues that varies each offering. Using a variety of field-based quantitative and qualitative techniques such as laser surveys, GPS, trenching and/or coring, students devise and implement a research project that includes two related but separate field sites. Three hours seminar per week with three or four mandatory field trips.
Credit Hours: (4)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6105
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GEOG 8224 - Biogeochemical Cycles
Examines the Earth’s water and major elemental cycles including those of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and the major crustal elements. Uncertainties in the current state of understanding of global elemental cycles are also explored. Special emphasis is placed on how these cycles are currently being modified through human activities.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6202
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GEOG 8225 - Biogeography
Introduction to the field of biogeography, the study of the distribution of organisms across space and time. Foundational theories and principles in biogeography, as well as emerging research frontiers, are covered in lectures and student-led group discussions of weekly readings.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6225
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GEOG 8226 - Landscape Ecology
An introduction to landscape ecology, the study of the interplay between spatial pattern and ecological process. Lectures and in-depth group discussions focus on the fundamental and applied aspects of topics such as habitat fragmentation, animal movement in human-dominated landscapes, landscape legacies, road ecology, and landscape planning.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6226 , GEOG 6226 , and INES 8226
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GEOG 8227 - Ecosystem Restoration
Ecosystem restoration has long been used as a method to return the natural structure and function to degraded ecosystems. This course examines the theory and methods used in restoration with a focus on both terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Focuses on the science and policy of ecosystem restoration and uses examples from ecosystems around the world.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6227 , GEOG 6227 , and INES 8227
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GEOG 8229 - Geochemical Tracers and Hydrologic Applications
Examines environmental tracers in surface and subsurface hydrology (streams, lakes, and groundwater) using an applied approach. Tracer techniques include geochemical element fingerprinting, stable isotopes, and residence time estimation.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): ESCI 6229 , GEOG 6229 , and INES 8229
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GEOG 8282 - CyberGIS and Big Data
CyberGIS and big data represent two emerging themes in the study of geographic information science. As geospatial technologies advance, big spatial data are increasingly available. However, the processing and analytics of these big spatial data represent a challenge. Cyberinfrastructure-enabled GIS (i.e., CyberGIS) provides solid support for resolving this challenge. The significance of CyberGIS in handling big spatial data analytics has been well recognized. This course focuses on the key capabilities of CyberGIS: high-performance and parallel spatial computing, spatial cloud computing, and big data analytics. It also exposes students to cutting-edge cyberinfrastructure theories, methods, and geospatial applications. Students benefit from this course by learning how to leverage state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure-enabled GIS technologies for the resolution of complex spatiotemporal problems. With training from cyber-enabled GIS and big data, students are very productive in their specific domains and competitive in their future career.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 8125
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6282
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GEOG 8300 - Applied Regional Analysis
Introduction to methods and techniques used in regional analysis. Topical areas include data sources and collection, regional delineation, community and regional profiles, regional accounts, methods of analysis and impact assessment. Topics are discussed in terms of theory, use, and role in economic geography and regional development. Emphasis is placed on application of economic and demographic methods at the regional level.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Basic computer skills including spreadsheets.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6300 .
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GEOG 8301 - Industrial Location
Addresses factors influencing the location of industrial and service activities. Classical theories of industrial location are augmented with contemporary interpretations of the economic landscape. Emphasis is placed on theoretical foundations and new developments in industrial location theory, patterns and trends of industrial location, the site selection process, community impacts of locational decision-making, and the role of governments. Patterns and trends are examined in regional, national, and international perspectives.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6301 .
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GEOG 8302 - Regional Economic Development
Neoclassical and contemporary theories of trade, economic geography and urban and regional development. Topics include: theories of urban and regional growth, location theories including industry, central places and growth centers; human capital, labor force and entrepreneurial contributions to growth; policy dimensions of urban growth and development are addressed from theoretical and empirical perspectives.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6302 and PPOL 8642 .
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GEOG 8303 - The Geography of Knowledge and Information
Examination of the factors that influence the location of economic activities in the information age. Discussions and lectures explore the geographic aspects of the transition away from manufacturing to information processing as the primary mode of production. The transition is examined in terms of technology development, urban and regional development, information flows and the location of quaternary industry.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6303 .
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GEOG 8304 - The Transforming North Carolina Economy
An examination of the contemporary and historic forces which shape the economic geography of the state. Themes examined will include human-land interactions, past and present economic transitions and the rural-urban balance within the state. Emphasis on understanding the economic forces which will most dramatically impact the future. Seminar format.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6304 .
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GEOG 8401 - GIS Programming and Customization
This course consists of tutorials, readings, projects, and discussions of how to customize and to program ArcObjects within various programming environments: to program automatic repetitive tasks, to build their own applications, to write geoprocessing scripts, and to develop and customize the Web applications.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 4120/GEOG 5120 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6401 .
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GEOG 8407 - Geocomputation
The implementation of computational techniques and resources for the exploration and analysis of (large) spatially referenced databases. Provides an assessment of the place and contribution of computational methods in spatial data handling. Explores “new” computationally intensive approaches to doing geography. Topics include: artificial neural networks, machine learning induction algorithms, genetic and other evolutionary algorithms, and other algorithms for spatial data mining.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 5120 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6407 .
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GEOG 8408 - Spatial Optimization
Spatial Optimization is articulated around the explicit use of GIS tools and techniques to solve coverage, distance-decay problems as well as routing problems integrating geographic information. Case studies in various domains such as urban retailing or transportation. Problem formulation and solution techniques to optimally preserve existing natural reserves, such as reservoir resources or locating natural corridors between biologically rich areas to protect diversity.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOG 5120 or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6408 .
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GEOG 8500 - Urban Planning: Theory and Practice
Critical assessment of alternative planning theories and their application to planning practices. Examination of economic, political, social, cultural and geographical factors affecting the operations of cities and resource distribution.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6500 and PPOL 8616 .
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GEOG 8600 - Transportation Policy
Examination of surface transportation from a public policy perspective. Institutional components and role of government at all levels influencing investment; changes in technology, environment, security, safety, equity, cost-effectiveness, public health and welfare are covered.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6600 and PPOL 8613 .
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GEOG 8612 - Advanced Geography of Transportation Systems
Exploration of transportation systems from a geographic perspective. The course emphasizes the importance of these systems in the past, present and future. The course explores the relationships between the organization of the space economy and transportation, the flow of people, commodity and ideas at different scales of observation from the small picture (urban transportation) to the big, global picture (international transportation), mobility issues in everyday life and in the economy. The social, economic, physical, and political contexts of transportation systems are discussed. The course is also designed to develop analytical capabilities by using a few fundamental techniques of transportation planning and analysis.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 6101 , GRAD 8101 , or permission of instructor.
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6612 .
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GEOG 8632 - Ph.D. Professional Development Seminar in Geography
Facilitates professional development and community building among doctoral students enrolled in the Geography program and focuses on skills needed beyond the classroom and lab.
Credit Hours: (1)
Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit one time.
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GEOG 8800 - Directed Problems in Geography
Individual research into geographic topics.
Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOG 6800
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with change of topic.
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GEOG 8901 - Dissertation
Under the direction of a dissertation advisor and committee, students design and execute an original research study. This study should address a significant issue or problem related to geography.
Credit Hours: (1 to 9)
Restriction(s): Successful completion of qualifying examinations.
Grading Method: Graded on a Satisfactory Progress/Unsatisfactory Progress basis each term.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit (required minimum total of 18 credit hours).
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GEOL 5000 - Topics in Geology
In-depth treatment of specific topics selected from one of the fields of geology.
Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GEOL 5100 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Classification, mineralogy and chemical properties of igneous and metamorphic rocks including the tectonic processes by which they formed. Lab emphasizes hand specimen and petrographic description and interpretation of rocks in thin sections.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3115.
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GEOL 5105 - Geomorphology
Discusses surficial processes and landform development as controlled by climate, tectonics, rock characteristics and time. An emphasis is placed on field-based analyses of weathering, erosion, mass wasting (landslides and rock falls), and surface water processes (flooding and floodplains), and how climate change and tectonics may affect them in landscape development.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): ESCI 1101, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOL 4105
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GEOL 5110 - Stratigraphy
Vertical and horizontal relationships of layered earth materials as a key to understanding basin history, past depositional environments and their transformation through time. Three lecture hours, three lab hours per week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1210 and GEOL 3124.
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GEOL 5115 - Applied Geophysics
Instrumental analysis of Earth’s geophysical parameters. Study of human-induced seismic and electrical signals, and natural magnetic and gravitational fields for the purposes of locating faults, ore bodies, ground water, and geotechnical or archaeological targets. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 or permission of instructor
Cross-listed Course(s): GEOL 4115
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GEOL 5120 - Geologic Mapping and Interpretation
Field and lab oriented study using principles of mineralogy, petrology and structural geology. Involves collection and resolution of field data, techniques of presenting data, development of geologic maps, and critical reviews of existing literature. Two hours of lecture, four hours of lab/field work per week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3130 and GEOL 5100 , or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5125 - Geologic Summer Field Camp
Concentrated field investigation of geologic features. Data collection in the field, geologic mapping, report and map preparation and time management. Location of field camp is specified each time course is offered.
Credit Hours: (6)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5130 - Optical Mineralogy
Light optics theory, the behavior of plane polarized light in a solid medium. The laboratory emphasizes the use of petrographic microscope oil immersion techniques and identification of the common rock forming minerals. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab per week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3115.
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GEOL 5135 - Tectonics
A systematic examination of the evolution and dynamics of the earth from the perspective of plate tectonics theory. Three lecture hours, one three-hour lab per week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 3130 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5140 - Coastal Geology
Examination of coastal environments, sediments, and wave-related processes in the present and geologic past. Topics include: barrier-island and salt-marsh development, sea-level fluctuations, and the relationship between human development and natural hazards. Three hours seminar per week and one mandatory two-day field trip.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 and GEOL 1210, or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5145 - Hydrogeology
Fundamentals of physical and chemical groundwater hydrology. Principles of flow, transport, and chemical reactions in aquifers and the vadose zone, including groundwater-surface water interactions. Three hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week, with occasional field trips.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 1200 or ESCI 1101; and CHEM 1251; or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5165 - Aqueous and Environmental Geochemistry
Water-rock interaction and processes controlling the chemical composition of natural waters (streams, lakes, and groundwater). Topics include: the carbonate system, mineral precipitation/dissolution, redox reactions, and metal speciation.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, CHEM 1252, and GEOL 1200, or equivalent; or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5175 - Geochemistry
Geochemical survey of origin, evolution and present composition of the earth.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1251, GEOL 1200, and GEOL 1200L; or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5175L - Geochemistry Laboratory
Analytical methods and sample preparation techniques used by geochemists. One three hour meeting per week.
Credit Hours: (1)
Pre- or Corequisite(s): GEOL 5175 or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 5185 - Mineralogy, Economics and the Environment
The origin, distribution, and consumption rate of the Earth’s mineral resources. This lecture-based course promotes an understanding of not only the geologic, engineering and economic factors that govern mineral production, but also the resulting environmental pollution problems.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GEOL 5410 - Applied Soil Science
Read and discuss current literature pertaining to the application of soils to various fields of research such as surficial processes, active tectonics, ecology, stratigraphy, archaeology, and environmental assessment. Topics covered vary depending on the interests of the students. Students create and execute a semester-long soils-based field or laboratory research project of their choosing. Three hours seminar, three hours field or lab each week.
Credit Hours: (4)
Prerequisite(s): ESCI 4210, ESCI 5210 , or permission of instructor.
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GEOL 6101 - Earth Systems Analysis: Geodynamics
Current working hypotheses and research methods are reviewed for the study of crustal and lithospheric processes on time scales from the seismic cycle to the long-term geologic evolution of basins and mountain belts and on physical scales ranging from the fracture and flow of rock masses to regional deformation and mountain building.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GEOL 6102 - Earth Systems Analysis: Paleoenvironments
Current working hypotheses and research methods are reviewed for the study of paleoenvironments. The interrelationships of tectonics, sediment supply and eustacy, and their effects on paleogeography and biogeography are discussed, and compared to studies of analogous modern depositional environments.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GEOL 6103 - Earth Systems Analysis: Solid Earth Geochemistry
Current working hypotheses and research methods are reviewed for the study of the geochemical evolution of the Earth’s continental and oceanic crust. Hypotheses regarding coupling between solid earth geochemical processes and the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans are also briefly discussed.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GEOL 6651 - Workshops in Geology
A series of lectures on subject matter of the lithosphere and space science with accompanying laboratory sessions.
Credit Hours: (4)
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GEOL 6800 - Individual Study in Geology
Tutorial study or special research problems.
Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and credit hours established in advance.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GERM 5010 - Periods in the History of German Literature.
(a) Medieval literature, (b) Classicism, (c) Romanticism, (d) Nineteenth Century, (e) Contemporary literature. Study of the major writers and works in a given period. Readings, lectures, and reports.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GERM 5020 - The Chief Genres in German Literature
(a) Novel, (b) Theater, (c) Lyric poetry, (d) short prose fiction. Prerequisites: Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department. An analysis of a major genre and its development within German literary history. Readings, lectures and reports.
Credit Hours: (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GERM 5050 - Special Topics in German
Treatment of a special group or figure in German literature, specialized topic in German culture or language, or special problems in German conversation.
Credit Hours: (1 to 3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GERM 5120 - Advanced Business German I
Advanced studies in Business German, intensive practice in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and translation in functional business areas such as economics, management, and marketing.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
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GERM 5121 - Advanced Business German II
Advanced studies in Business German, intensive practice in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and translation in functional business areas such as marketing, finance, and import-export.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
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GERM 5203 - Survey of German Literature I
General introduction to German literature from the Middle Ages to the Classical Period. Book reports and class discussion on collateral readings.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
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GERM 5204 - Survey of German Literature II
German literature since Classicism. Book reports and discussions on collateral readings.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
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GERM 5410 - Professional Internship in German
Faculty-supervised field and/or research experience in a cooperating profession (e.g., business) or community organization. Contents of internship based upon a contractual agreement among the student, department, and business or community organization.
Credit Hours: (1 to 6)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
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GERM 5800 - Directed Individual Study
Individual work on a selected area study. To be arranged with the instructor, generally during the preceding semester, and by special permission only.
Credit Hours: (1 to 3)
Restriction(s): Post-baccalaureate status, B.A. in German, or permission of department.
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.
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GRNT 5050 - Topics in Gerontology
Investigation of specific issues in Gerontology, either from the perspective of a single discipline or from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Credit Hours: (1 to 4)
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change of topic.
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GRNT 5150 - Older Individual and Society
Study of the social and cultural context on the lives of aging individuals in American society. Includes a focus on expectations, social interactions, and psychological well-being in the context of retirement, caregiving, and health.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRNT 4150, SOCY 4150, and SOCY 5150
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GRNT 5250 - Aging Programs and Services
Examination of federal, state and local framework of services and programs for the aging. Graduate students required to complete a more extensive final paper.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 5260 - Women: Middle Age and Beyond
Position of older women in society and the particular problems and issues for women as they age.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 5270 - Intergenerational Relationships and Programs
Exploration of the importance of and consequences of intergenerational relationships and the range of programming currently available to encourage interaction between people of different ages.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 5280 - The Experience of Dementia
Provides an overview of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders using a person-centered perspective. This topic is explored from the perspectives of the person diagnosed, family members and concerned friends, and both informal and formal caregivers. Students who successfully complete this course will gain a holistic insight into these disorders and their implications for both individuals and society.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 5290 - The Experience of Loneliness
Explores the experience of loneliness among older adults in society. Drawing on academic texts, empirical research and personal accounts of loneliness, the aim is to identify the extent of loneliness experienced by older adults in various contexts. In particular, the readings consider the consequences of loneliness on the physical, mental, and social well-being of older adults.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRNT 4290, SOCY 4290, and SOCY 5290
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GRNT 5353 - Environments for Aging
With roots in environmental psychology, this course explores the ways in which older adults experience and interact with their physical environment at both the macro and micro levels. Students are introduced to the values and practices of a broad spectrum of housing alternatives for an aging population, which include traditional and household models of long term care, therapeutic environments for individuals with dementia, Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCS), as well as co-housing and intentional community options.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 5365 - Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan
Equips the professional practitioner to understand and respond effectively to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities experiencing both symbolic and tangible losses and accompanying grief reactions. Topics include: theories of normal and complicated grief, factors that influence grief at different stages of the lifespan, cultural and spiritual influences, traumatic loss, anticipatory grief and end of life care, the impact of loss and working in close contact with grief on professionals, and skills and strategies that address therapeutic needs of vulnerable and resilient populations experiencing grief.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRNT 4365, SOWK 4365, and SOWK 5365
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GRNT 6050 - Topics in Gerontology
Investigation of specific issues in Gerontology, either from the perspective of a single discipline or from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission from graduate program director.
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GRNT 6124 - Psychology of Aging
Psychology of aging with particular emphasis on issues related to community / clinical psychology and industrial / organizational psychology. Topics include: myths and stereotypes about aging, problems faced by older workers, retirement, mental health and normal aging, counseling the older adult, and psychological disorders in later life.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): PSYC 6124
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GRNT 6130 - Sociology of Aging: Theories and Research
Application of stratification theories and demography are applied to the older population. Issues of race, gender, socio-economic status, age, and geographic distribution are examined to investigate the diversity of the older age group and their access to resources.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): SOCY 6130
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GRNT 6134 - Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan: Theory, Practice, and Policy
Theories explaining the formation and functioning of American families with an emphasis on the impact of the aging of society. Examines the current demographic trends and expectations of multigenerational families, with a focus on family caregiving. Addresses family care across the lifespan as a lifelong developmental construct, and examines evidence-based approaches to practice, education, research, and policy. Students examine a broad spectrum of care situations (from developmental disability to chronic illness, dementia care, and end of life) that necessitate family caregiving throughout the lifespan and discuss responses to these challenges by both caregiving families and caregiving systems.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): SOCY 6134 and SOWK 6134
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GRNT 6201 - Research and Methods in Aging I
Examination of variety of qualitative and quantitative methods used in research on aging and analysis of Gerontology research from a range of disciplines. Students will develop a working draft of their thesis-applied project proposal.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Statistics.
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GRNT 6202 - Research and Methods in Aging II
Examination of the variety of qualitative and quantitative methods used in evaluation research in applied settings. Students will develop an evaluation project plan.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRNT 6201 .
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GRNT 6210 - Aging and Public Policy
Examination of the public policy making process with attention to aging policy. Consideration of determinants of aging policy and institution and actors in the policy making process and piecemeal development of legislation will be analyzed as factors related to the making of policy for the aged.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MPAD 6210 .
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GRNT 6211 - Administration of Aging Programs
Focus will be implementation of public policies and programs for the aged and the development and administration of these programs. Students will become familiar with the process through which policies are transformed into aging programs and the budgetary, management and evaluative considerations that must be taken into consideration.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): MPAD 6211 .
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GRNT 6238 - Intergenerational Issues of Justice
Examination of intergenerational issues of justice in public policy toward the elderly and their healthcare needs. Issues of justice and morality will be explored in terms of the distribution of limited healthcare resources among competing age groups.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): PHIL 6238.
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GRNT 6275 - Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults
-care measures and health promotion practices with an emphasis on nutrition, that promote a healthy lifestyle in later life. Topics include: principles of teaching and learning adapted to diverse older adults’ needs and learning styles. Common barriers to healthcare and appropriate nutrition in older adults are also examined. Current findings from research will be integrated throughout the course. A foundational knowledge of human development is expected.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): NURS 6275 .
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GRNT 6400 - Practicum
Completion of a fieldbased educational experience which relates to the student’s career goals and objectives.
Credit Hours: (3)
Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
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GRNT 6600 - Current Issues in the Diverse Experiences of Aging
Educates students about issues of aging and social justice by presenting current perspectives that shape culturally-diverse aging experiences in the United States. Using an intersectionality (e.g., race, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, health status, ability, etc.) approach, students explore relevant and challenging issues older adults face, discuss potential solutions, and formulate policy proposals and recommendations to enhance the quality of life of older adults and their families. Introduces core concepts and ideologies that shape the economics, politics, and cultures of older American minority adults. An interdisciplinary approach is used to understand the diverse experiences of aging and highlights the contributions of researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from multiple disciplines.
Credit Hours: (3)
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GRNT 6800 - Independent Research in Gerontology
Graduate students meet individually or in small groups with the instructor and will complete readings and/or research on a topic in gerontology according to a contract. Attendance at lectures of an undergraduate course in Gerontology may be included among course requirements.
Credit Hours: (3)
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit up to 6 credits.
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GRNT 6990 - Applied Project
Individual project based on directed study of a topic in gerontology.
Credit Hours: (3)
Restriction(s): Permission of graduate program director.
Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
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GRNT 6999 - Master of Arts Thesis
The thesis is coordinated with the student’s interests and practical experience to allow the development of an area of specialization. A completed paper and oral presentation are required.
Credit Hours: (6)
Restriction(s): Admission to the M.A. in Gerontology thesis option.
Grading Method: Graded on a Pass/Unsatisfactory basis.
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SOWK 6134 - Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan: Theory, Research, and Policy
Family caregiving is a lifelong process that occurs throughout one’s life. Family care as a lifelong developmental construct is discussed, and students learn about current theoretical frameworks, areas of practice, education, research, and policy. A broad spectrum of care situations (from developmental disability to chronic illness, dementia care, and end of life) are examined and how caregivers and their families respond to these challenges. Provides insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, sociology, and others.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRNT 6134 and SOCY 6134
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GRAD 6000 - Topics in Graduate Professional Development
Various professional development topics are offered through this course. The topics relate to the professional competencies that guide professional development training for graduate students at UNC Charlotte, such as leadership, communications, teaching, writing, or professional ethics.
Credit Hours: (1 to 3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRAD 8000
Repeatability: May be repeated with change of topic.
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GRAD 6009 - Topics in Graduate Studies
Specialized topics in graduate studies.
Credit Hours: (3)
Cross-listed Course(s): GRAD 8009
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with change in topic.
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GRAD 6100 - Basic Statistics and Probability
Basic statistics and probability theory that prepares students for linear regression. Students are expected to learn SAS, STATA, and R during the course of the semester by participating in modules offered by Project Mosaic. By the end of the semester, students should know the steps that need to be taken to clean data prior to analysis, strategies for combining data, basic descriptive statistics. They will also understand sampling theory, inferential statistics, and sampling distributions.
Credit Hours: (3)
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
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GRAD 6101 - Linear Regression
Linear regression models, and the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimators that are often used to estimate them, are robust tools employed by social scientists to both explain and predict social phenomena. Moreover, basic linear regression and OLS are part of the foundation one must have to understand more sophisticated variants of the linear model (e.g., time series, structural equations), as well as non-linear models (e.g., logistic regression, multinomial logit, Poisson regression). As such, the class has two primary purposes: 1) conveying a basic understanding of the linear regression model so that students are able to both employ the technique in their own research and comprehend research employing the technique; and 2) provide a strong foundation in the underlying model such that they will have little difficulty in future classes that move beyond the OLS framework.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 6100 or equivalent.
Cross-listed Course(s): GRAD 8101
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
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GRAD 6102 - Categorical Outcomes
While linear models like ordinary least squares regression are robust and useful, they are only applicable when your dependent variable is continuous and uncensored. Unfortunately, social scientists often want to explain phenomena that are “limited” in that they are not continuous and/or uncensored. Fortunately, there are alternative estimation techniques for analyzing most models with non-continuous (e.g., dichotomous, nominal, ordinal) and/or censored (e.g., event count or event history) dependent variables. A variety of techniques are examined for estimating models with “limited” dependent variables.
Credit Hours: (3)
Prerequisite(s): GRAD 6101 or equivalent.
Cross-listed Course(s): GRAD 8102
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
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