• GEOG 5441: Adv Global Climate Variability

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Climate varies. This fundamental aspect of the climate system can have major environmental and societal impacts to ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle and water resource management in arid environments such as the intermountain west. This course will utilize climate data and mapping tools to understand global and regional climate variability. Prerequisite: GEOG/ENR/GEOL 3450 or equivalent and graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5450: Fluvial Geomrphlgy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A systematic examination of rivers and related landforms. Emphasizesunderstanding how processes of flow and sediment transport influence channel form and behavior. Considers river systems across a range of scales, from movement of individual sediment particles to organization of continental drainage basins. Explores connections to aquatic ecosystems and human impacts. Dual listed with GEOG 4450. Prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or GEOL 2100 or GEOL 2150 or equivalent and graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5455: Remote Sensing of Hydro System

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Explores the application of remote sensing data and techniques to the study of the hydrological systems and introduces the physical principles that enable the different elements of the hydrological system to be inferred from different types of image data and analysis. Dual listed with GEOG 4455. Prerequisites: junior standing and one prior course in remote sensing.
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• GEOG 5470: Fire Ecology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Natural and human-caused fires are an important phenomenon affecting ecosystems and human communities throughout the world. Explores the geography, ecology, and management of fires. Prerequisite: GEOG 4460, BOT 4700, BIOL 2400, or graduate standing. (P) Dual listed with GEOG4470.
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• GEOG 5500: Geo Perspectives

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Study of various points of view which geographers have utilized in advancing the field of knowledge from ancient times to the present. Prerequisite: 15 hours in geography or graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5502: Images of Wyoming & the West

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The West is nothing more than a barren, desolate landscape to some while to others it offers great spiritual and cultural significance. Examines how individuals and groups perceive Wyoming and the West, how such perceptions have been constructed over time, and how these differing views create images of the region both real and imagined. Dual listed with GEOG 4502. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 or equivalent and graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5540: Topics: Cult Ecolo

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examination of a selected topic of human-environment interaction from a cultural ecological perspective. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits under a different course topic. Dual listed with GEOG 4540. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
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• GEOG 5560: Global Cities

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Globalization accelerates urbanization processes and creates a new type of city, the global city. This course introduces debates over global cities, urban culture, new urban landscapes, urban planning practices, and social disparity. It uses case studies on the cities around the world to explore the diversity of global city formation processes. Cross listed with INST 5560, dual listed with GEOG 4560. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies or geography.
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• GEOG 5570: Cultural Geography

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Overview in qualitative cultural landscape studies. Emphasizes what a cultural landscape is, how it can be examined, and what can be learned from such landscapes. Readings in cultural geography from a wide array of viewpoints with an emphasis placed on classic works. Dual listed with GEOG 4570. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 or graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5572: Experience of Place

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines how individuals and groups perceive specific geographic locations, how such perceptions are constructed, and how these differing views and feelings play out in our everyday. Dual listed with GEOG 4572. Prerequisites: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
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