Physical Geography Option Requirements
In addition to completing the requirements for all options, complete these requirements specific to this option
Skills, Techiques & Methodology
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Methodology (1 course) | 3 | |
| Advanced Quantitative Methods | ||
| Introductory Applied Statistics for Engineers | ||
| Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences | ||
| Core Cartography/GIS | ||
| GEOG/CIV ENGR/ENVIR ST 377 | An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| Second Cart/GIS or Field Methods Course(1 course) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Cartography | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | ||
| Introduction to Geocomputing | ||
| Geospatial Technologies: Drones, Sensors, and Applications | ||
| Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Planning | ||
| Graphic Design in Cartography | ||
| Advanced Geocomputing and Geospatial Big Data Analytics | ||
| Geospatial Database Design and Development | ||
| Interactive Cartography & Geovisualization | ||
| Geospatial Web and Mobile Programming | ||
| GIS Applications | ||
| GIS and Spatial Analysis | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
Depth
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 3 courses required | 9-12 | |
| Geomorphology | ||
| Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment | ||
GEOG 329 | ||
| Global Warming: Science and Impacts | ||
| Climatic Environments of the Past | ||
| Environmental Biogeography | ||
| Geography of Wisconsin | ||
| Changing Landscapes of the American West | ||
| Independent Study (maximum 3 credits may apply) | ||
| Glacial and Pleistocene Geology | ||
| Advanced Paleoecology: Species Responses to Past Environmental Change | ||
| Soil Geomorphology | ||
| Human Transformations of Earth Surface Processes | ||
| Total Credits | 9-12 | |