800. Seminar in Great Plains Studies (GPSP 800; HIST 800) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: A course in GPSP

Topic varies.

806. Spatial and Environmental Influences in Social Systems (3 cr)

How space, spatial structure, and spatially oriented behavior operate in social systems, emphasizing their influence on interpersonal communication and/or social exchange.

808. Microclimate: The Biological Environment (AGRO 808; HORT 808; METR 808; NRES 808; WATS 408) (3 cr I)

Prereq: MATH 106 or equivalent; 5 hrs physics; or permission

Physical factors that create the biological environment. Radiation and energy balances of earth’s surfaces, terrestrial and marine. Temperature, humidity and wind regimes near the surface. Control of the physical environment through irrigation, windbreaks, frost protection, manipulation of light and radiation. Applications to air pollution research. Instruments for measuring environmental conditions and remote sensing of the environment.

812. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRES 812) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.

Introduction to the conceptual foundations and applications of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). GIS database development, spatial data analysis, spatial modeling, GIS implementation and administration. Lab exercises provide practical experience with GIS software.

814. Quantitative Methods in Geography (3 cr)

Prereq: STAT 180 or 380 and 6 hrs geography

Introduction to quantitative techniques utilized in geographic research. Fundamental statistical and mathematical techniques used in analyzing spatial relationships.

815. Introduction to Computer Mapping (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: GEOG 317

Introduction to the tools, techniques, and analytical uses of computer mapping. Programming necessary for producing their own computer mapping programs.

817. Cartography II: Electronic Atlas Design and Production (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 2.

Prereq: GEOG 317 or permission

Computer-map design and production for the purpose of assembling and environmental electronic atlas, using advanced computer hardware and software. Extensive discussions and demonstrations on content, design, and methods used in computer mapping.

818. Introduction to Remote Sensing (NRES 818) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.

Prereq: 9 hrs earth science or natural resource sciences including GEOG 150 and 152 or GEOG 155

Introduction to remote sensing of the earth from aerial and satellite platforms. Aerial photography, multispectral scanning, thermal imaging and microwave remote sensing techniques. Physical foundations of remote sensing using electromagnetic energy, energy-matter interactions, techniques employed in data acquisition and methods of image analysis. Weekly laboratory provides practical experience in visual and digital interpretation of aerial photography, satellite imagery, thermal and radar imagery. Emphasis on applications in geographic, agricultural, environmental and natural resources analyses.

819. Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGRO 819; GEOL 819; NRES 820) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.

Prereq: GEOG/NRES 818; or permission

Introduction to the practical uses of remote electromagnetic sensing in dealing with agricultural and water-resources issues.

820. Digital Image Analysis of Remote Sensing Data (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.

Prereq: GEOG 418/818; or equivalent and permission

Principles and methods of digital image processing of remotely sensed data. The biophysical basis of remote sensing and the various sensor systems typically used for monitoring terrestrial and aquatic environments. Algorithms for the preprocessing, enhancement, classification and mapping of remote sensing data for agricultural, urban, geological, environmental, and natural resources management problems.

821. Field Techniques in Remote Sensing (NRES 821) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab.

Prereq: NRES 818

Field techniques as they relate to remote-sensing campaigns. Research methods, systematic approaches to data collection, field spectroscopy, collecting ancillary information linked with spectroscopic data sets as well as aircraft or satellite missions, and subsequent analyses of acquired data.

822. Advanced Techniques in Geographic Information Systems (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2.

Prereq: GEOG 812 or equivalent or permission

Vector and quadtree data structures, use of relational database management systems, topologically structured databases, query languages, digital terrain modeling, advanced data analysis methods and research issues in GIS. Extensive practical experience with the ARC/INFO GIS software.

825. Scientific Visualization in Cartography (4 cr) Lec 2, lab 3.

Prereq: GEOG 317, 415 or 417; or permission

Explores cartographic applications of computer animation and multimedia for the dual purposes of assisting visual thinking in map-oriented research and data exploration, and in communicating geographic ideas to others.

831. Cultural Geography (3 cr)

The history of cultural geography from von Humboldt through Carl Sauer to the “new” cultural geographies of Don Mitchell, Gillian Rose and Noel Castree. The current theoretical debates of feminism, post-structuralism, post-colonialism and environmentalism, and the influences of literary and cultural studies in the development of cultural geography and the various methodologies involved.

835. Cultural Survival: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights (3 cr) Lec 3.

Threats against Indigenous peoples’ lands, resources and cultural patrimony, languages and knowledge systems more than 500 years after Columbus instigated European colonialism, creating the first global world order. The responses of Indigenous peoples to the imposition of Western dominated economic and political systems. Land rights, economic development, and women’s rights from the perspective of the different Indigenous communities around the world.

844. Geo-demographic and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3 cr) Lec 3.

Geo-demographic and geographic information systems (GIS) analysis, interpretation, and mapping of geographical patterns of population size, population composition, and population change. Theoretical and applied investigation of geo-demographic issues involving marketing research, public facilities planning, public health provision, small-area population change forecasting. GIS use of TIGER and small-area Census data.

847. Political Geography (3 cr)

Importance of factors of a physical, economic, and human character in political development at local to global scales; international geopolitical aspects of environment, territoriality, core areas, capitals, and boundaries; national geographical patterns of voting, representation, public administration and public policy.

848. Pro-seminar in International Relations I (AECN 467; ANTH 879; ECON 866; HIST 879; POLS 866; SOCI 866) (3 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Open to students with an interest in international relations. Topic varies.

850. Climate and Society (AGRO 850; METR 850; NRES 852) (3 cr)

Prereq: METR 200 or 351 or equivalent, or permission

Offered spring semester of even-numbered calendar years. Identify the impact of climate and extreme climatic events on society and societal responses to those events. Global in scope and interdisciplinary.

867/877. Great Plains Field Pedology (AGRO 877; NRES 877; SOIL 477) (4 cr II)

Prereq: AGRO/SOIL 153 or permission

Spacial relationship of soil properties on various parts of landscape typical of the Plains, causal factors, and predictions of such relationships on other landscapes. Also grouping these properties into classes, naming the classes, and the taxonomy that results from this grouping. Finally, requires the application of a taxonomy to a real situation through making a field soil survey in region representative of the Plains border, predicting land use response of various mapped units as it affects the ecosystem, and evaluating the effectiveness of the taxonomic system used in the region surveyed.

869. Bio-Atmospheric Instrumentation (AGRO 869; HORT 807; METR 869; MSYM 869; NRES 869) (3 cr I)

Prereq: MATH 106 and 4 hrs physics

Offered fall semester of odd-numbered calendar years. Discussion and practical application of principles and practices of measuring meteorological and related variables near the earth’s surface including temperature, humidity, precipitation, pressure, radiation and wind. Performance characteristics of sensors and modern data collection methods discussed and evaluated.

878. Pro-seminar in Latin American Studies (ANTH 878; EDPS 878; HIST 878; LAMS 478; MODL 878; POLS 878; SOCI 878; SPAN *878) (3 cr, max 6) Lec 3.

Prereq: Permission

Interdisciplinary analysis of the mechanics and consequences of cultural continuity and social change in Latin America.

881. Water Resources Seminar (AGRO 881; GEOL 815; NRES 815) (1 cr II)

Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region.

883. Cognitive Processes in Map Comprehension and Use (3 cr) Lec 3.

Prereq: GEOG 317 and 817

How cognitive processes help individuals to comprehend the spatial circumstances or arenas they confront when carrying out their daily activities. Includes awareness of space, spatial knowing, formation of cognitive maps, importance of spatial images in negotiation of surroundings, and the relationship of cognitive maps to orientation and wayfinding.

897. Internship in Geography (1-6 cr)

Prereq: Permission

Applying geographic training with on-the-job learning.

898. Advanced Special Problems (1-24 cr)

Prereq: Varies, see course description or registration guide

Reading course or special projects.

*899. Masters Thesis (6-10 cr)

Prereq: Admission to masters degree program and permission of major adviser

902. General Seminar (1-2 cr, max 3)

903. History and Philosophy of Geography (3 cr)

History of geographical thought concentrating on the period since 1800. Emphasis on both the traditional and modern ways of viewing the nature of geography and to the linkages between them.

904. Explanation in Geography (2-3 cr)

Course directly complements GEOG 903. Methodology or methods of explanation employed in geographic research and their relationship to the goals of the discipline. Problems, hypotheses, laws, theories, and models of a spatial nature.

915. Seminar in Cartography (3-6 cr per sem, max 6)

Prereq: GEOG 815, 817, or permission

Review and examination of cartographic research on map design. Primary emphasis on efficiency and accuracy of maps as devices for spatial understanding and analytical cartography.

922. Seminar in Geographic Information Systems (NRES 922) (3 cr)

Prereq: GEOG 812 and 822; or equivalent

Third in a sequence of courses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Advanced topics in computer oriented geographical data analyses. Current problems facing the designers and users of GIS. Demonstrations of modern computer hardware and/or software used in GIS done.

931. Comparative Studies of the Dispossession of Indigenous Peoples (3 cr)

Dispossession of the indigenous peoples of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States from a historical, spatial and interdisciplinary approach. Emphasis on human rights, including topics such as the legal assumptions of colonization, reduction of land holdings, population loss, resistance, and land claims.

935. Seminar in Historical Geography (1-3 cr, max 6)

Discussion of current literature and research on selected aspects of historical geography. Specific theme of course varies according to instructor.

940. Seminar in Human Geography (1-9 cr, max 9)

Structure of settlement patterns and the factors influencing their development.

967. Soil Genesis and Classification (AGRO 977; NRES 977) (3 cr II) Lec 2, rct 1.

Prereq: AGRO 153, AGRO 877/GEOG 867, and permission

Procedures used to classify soils, concepts behind the systems in use, and the genesis of the soils in the major categories of each system.

983. Seminar on Behavioral Processes in Person/Environment Relations (3 cr)

Prereq: Senior-level masters degree candidate or PhD-level in human geography or design or planning or any of the social and behavioral disciplines or permission

GEOG 983 consists of a four, participant-led, research/discussion sessions. Environments as potentially significant components of behavioral episodes based on the premise that places, settings, or environments provide the contexts for and arenas within which people act, interact, and transact. Significance of the physical/sociocultural surrounds derived not solely from their physical presence, but from them, meaning attached to them, and their importance. Topics: common importance of person/environment relations to diverse interests concerned with individual and group behavior in everyday, natural settings; how people experience their environments or “environmental knowing” through perceptual/cognitive processes; environmental representations, images, schemas, and/or cognitive “maps”; and attributions of meaning and significance to environments.

994. Seminar in Anthropology and Geography (ANTH 994) (1-3 cr, max 6)

996. Non-thesis Research (1-4 cr, max 24)

Prereq: 24 hrs geography and permission

999. Doctoral Dissertation

Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair

(1-24, max 55)