Geography Program
Geography Program
Geography Program
Prospectus
The Geography Minor Program offers students a series of interdisciplinary, related courses that focus on place and the environment by using spatial perspective. The geography curriculum provides hands on as well as theoretical knowledge and skill in social, economic, cultural, physical and environmental understanding of the world and world’s regions. Geography augments all academic majors at UOG and bridges the physical sciences with the humanities and the social sciences. Special emphasis is placed upon sustainability and culture in the Micronesian region. This minor is designed to enhance career preparedness for all majors, including education, health, business, social and physical sciences. The developing GIS certification program is under development to serve the community as well as students.
Learning Outcomes
The Geography Minor is designed to achieve the following student outcomes:
- Physical geography: Explain and analyze knowledge of facts, functions, and processes of complex earth systems, as well as the methods and techniques used to study these systems.
- Human geography: Specify complex and changing demographic, population, political, economic, cultural, and environmental patterns within a global context.
- GIS/Mapping: Understand and apply analytical methods (e.g., map reading, statistics, and advanced geospatial technologies) to geospatial phenomena.
- Environmental synthesis: Synthesize, evaluate and predict changing human and physical interactive Earth patterns in a spatial environmental framework with special emphasis on the Asia Pacific.
MINOR REQUIREMENTS (22 credit hours)
Required Courses (13 credit hours)
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| GE101 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY + This course is an introduction to the field and methods of geography, the characteristics,
distribution and interactions of physical and cultural geographic elements. The elements
include climate, vegetation, soils, topography, settlement and population, transportation
and trade, industry and land use.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| GE201 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY + The study of human and physical aspects of world geography is covered in this course.
Special emphasis is given to regions, continents, and major countries of the world
and the relative geographic importance of those areas today.
|
3 credit hours | FALL/SPRING/ALL YEARS |
| GE203 | PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY + This course is primarily concerned with the principles and concepts of physical geography,
and stresses the patterns and interrelationships of climate, vegetation, soils and
landforms. Emphasis is placed on geographic processes, which have tropical and Pacific
relevance. Three lecture hours and three-hour weekly laboratory or field trips.
|
4 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| GE401 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC + The geography of the Pacific Basin and the western margins of the Pacific are surveyed
in this course. Special emphasis is given to Guam and Micronesia.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Elective Courses (9 credit hours)
Nine upper-division credits selected from any of the upper-division Geography courses or from:
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| NS330 | METEOROLOGY + This is a course in atmospheric phenomena, methods and investigation, some of the
methods of obtaining data and predictive weather, and an introduction to possible
means of weather control. It consists of three hours of lecture per week. The lab,
NS330L, MUST be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: One year of university level physical
science drawn from courses in chemistry and/or physics or consent of instructor. Corequisite:
NS330L.
|
3 credit hours | AS REQUIRED |
| NS330L | METEOROLOGY LABORATORY + NS330L is the laboratory portion of NS330 and MUST be taken concurrently. The course
consists of one three-hour laboratory period per week. Corequisite: NS330.
|
1 credit hour | AS REQUIRED |
| NS355 | TOPICS IN GEOLOGY + This course offers studies of selected topics in advanced geology, such as environmental
geology, structures and plate tectonics, mineralogy, petrology, hydrology etc. With
different subject matter, this course may be repeated for credit. The course involves
three hours of classroom study per week. The lab, NS355L, MUST be taken concurrently
for some topics, to be specified. Prerequisites: NS110-110L or NS112-112L or consent
of instructor. Corequisite: NS355L (for some topics).
|
3 credit hours | AS REQUIRED |
| NS355L | TOPICS IN GEOLOGY LABORATORY + NS355L is the laboratory portion of NS355 and MUST be taken concurrently for some
topics. The course consists of one three-hour laboratory/field trip per week. Corequisite:
NS355.
|
1 credit hour | AS REQUIRED |
| NS380 | PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE + This course delves into the basic principles of the fundamentals of the chemical,
physical, and biological properties of soils; their formation, fertility, and management,
and the effects of inorganic and organic chemicals on soil processes and properties
as they relate to environmental pollution. Two hours of lecture, one-hour recitation
and three hours laboratory weekly. Prerequisites: MA115 or higher and any two chemistry
courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
General Education Requirements (Recommended Courses)
See the Student Advisement Sheet General Education Requirements and include under:
Tier II: Direction Building (9-11 credit hours)
Under DF Exploration outside major requirement (May apply to a Minor):
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| GE480 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY + This course covers topics of interest in geography on physical and/or human geography
subject matter. Current themes including natural resources, environment, climate change,
GIS, remote sensing, culture, globalization, politics, economy, technology, sustainability
and health may be explored for a defined region of interest within the Asia Pacific,
within a historical context where indicated. Course may be repeated if topic is different.
|
3 credit hours | SPRING ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| GE321 | ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY + This course is a world survey of significant agricultural, industrial, and commercial
regions and patterns resulting from man's exploitation of resources with special emphasis
on their relationships to Guam.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
| GE341 | CULTURAL ECOLOGY + This course examines the linkages and interactions between human cultures and the
environment, particularly of subsistence peoples in the tropics and the Pacific. Traditional
and contemporary theories and approaches of human adaptation to and modification of
the environment are examined. Prerequisites: GE101, AN101 or BI157/157L.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ODD YEARS |
| GE461 | NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT + This course offers a study of the principles and problems of natural resource management
and conservation with particular reference to Pacific islands and tropical resource
systems. Lectures and readings stress an ecological approach and the role of environmental
planning in land use management. Prerequisites: One 200 level GE course or consent
of instructor.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/EVEN YEARS |
| NS330 | METEOROLOGY + This is a course in atmospheric phenomena, methods and investigation, some of the
methods of obtaining data and predictive weather, and an introduction to possible
means of weather control. It consists of three hours of lecture per week. The lab,
NS330L, MUST be taken concurrently. Prerequisite: One year of university level physical
science drawn from courses in chemistry and/or physics or consent of instructor. Corequisite:
NS330L.
|
3 credit hours | AS REQUIRED |
| NS355 | TOPICS IN GEOLOGY + This course offers studies of selected topics in advanced geology, such as environmental
geology, structures and plate tectonics, mineralogy, petrology, hydrology etc. With
different subject matter, this course may be repeated for credit. The course involves
three hours of classroom study per week. The lab, NS355L, MUST be taken concurrently
for some topics, to be specified. Prerequisites: NS110-110L or NS112-112L or consent
of instructor. Corequisite: NS355L (for some topics).
|
3 credit hours | AS REQUIRED |
| NS355L | TOPICS IN GEOLOGY LABORATORY + NS355L is the laboratory portion of NS355 and MUST be taken concurrently for some
topics. The course consists of one three-hour laboratory/field trip per week. Corequisite:
NS355.
|
1 credit hour | AS REQUIRED |
| NS380 | PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE + This course delves into the basic principles of the fundamentals of the chemical,
physical, and biological properties of soils; their formation, fertility, and management,
and the effects of inorganic and organic chemicals on soil processes and properties
as they relate to environmental pollution. Two hours of lecture, one-hour recitation
and three hours laboratory weekly. Prerequisites: MA115 or higher and any two chemistry
courses.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Tier III: Capstone Experience
Course within major:
|
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
Term Offered |
| GE401 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE PACIFIC + The geography of the Pacific Basin and the western margins of the Pacific are surveyed
in this course. Special emphasis is given to Guam and Micronesia.
|
3 credit hours | FALL ONLY/ALL YEARS |
Program Chair
Aban L. Jose Edgardo
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