Physical Geography: GEOG 101    GenEd: IIA1
What causes hurricanes? Is Global Warming real? Why do streams flood? Is California due for another devastating earthquake?

Learn about climate, weather, ecosystems and landforms. Physical Geography specializes in understanding how people interact with the natural world.

World Regional Geography: GEOG 102     GenEd: IID
See how the world works and the rest of humanity lives. From your seat in the classroom, explore the physical and social backdrop of large portions of the globe. In the process, you'll begin to understand the geographic context of economics, politics, culture and society.

This course will fundamentally change your understanding of the world as the arena of human activity, and will give you the grounding to place many other issues from many other disciplines.

Geography of International Affairs: GEOG 105 GenEd: IID
What is Globalization? What causes War? How do nations regulate and promote international trade?

Explore how culture, economics and local politics express themselves in international relations and the changing political map.

Human Geography: GEOG 109     GenEd: IIC2
Explore the trends of the global economy, world politics, culture and environment as we enter the twenty first century.

How does a culture form its identity? How do societies adapt themselves to change? How has migration and the Global Economy shaped the modern world?

Understanding and Communicating Through Maps: GEOG 230    GenEd: IB
How are maps used to lie? What do maps say that words or pictures cannot? How can I communicate information spatially?

Learn how maps are used to analyze data and explore the world. View the world through a spatial perspective!