USP Codes are listed in brackets by the 1991 USP code followed by the 2003 USP code (i.e. [M2<>QB]).

1000 [G&R 1000]. World Regional Geography. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, G] Covers the distributions, traits, and processes of the Earth's peoples and landscapes through the perspective of regional geography, which is the study of the spatial relationships of natural environments and human societies. (Offered both semesters)

1010 [G&R 1010]. Introduction to Physical Geography. 4. [S3<>SE] Systematically studies natural aspects of geographic environments, including weather and climate, landforms, soils and vegetation. Lab fee required. (Offered both semesters)

1020 [G&R 1020]. Introduction to Human Geography. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, G] Analyzes spatial patterns of and interaction between the world's great cultural systems. Includes settlement patterns, behavioral patterns, agricultural land use and resource utilization. (Normally offered spring semester)

1050 [G&R 1050]. Introduction to Natural Resources. 3. [C2, G1<>(none)] Examines human interaction with environment, ranging from regional to global scales, from perspectives of environmental effects on human life, human effects on environment and approaches to environmental management. (Normally offered spring semester)

2150 [G&R 2150]. Map Use and Analysis. 3. Survey of the use of maps to communicate ideas and opinions about places, and the analysis and presentation of mapped data to solve spatial or geographic problems. (Normally offered fall semester) (A)

2200 [G&R 2200]. Geography of Wyoming and the West. Covers the distributions, traits, and processes of Wyoming's people and landscapes, and their context in the West, through the perspective of regional geography. Prerequisite: GEOG 1010 or 1020. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (H)

2370 [G&R 2370]. Chicano History: Origins to 1900. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, D] General survey of the history of the Mexican American Chicano people in the U.S. Examines the origins and development of Mexican Americans, Chicanos through the major historical processes which have shaped their experience. Major themes include multicultural, multiethnic context, origins; changing identity, comparative relations to other social, ethnic groups, culture, social structure, politics, economy, immigration and the influence of United States-Mexico relations. Prerequisites: none. Cross listed with CHST 2370 and HIST 2370. (H)

2500 [G&R 2500]. The Impact of the Union Pacific on Wyoming History. [W2, C2<>(none)] Students experience and interpret the impact of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad on the history and culture of Wyoming through the lens of three disciplinary perspectives. Students will explore how the railroad impacted Wyoming geography, economic development and the people of the state through personal research projects. Cross listed with ECON 2500 and HIST 2500. (H)

2550 [G&R 2550]. Recreation and Natural Resources. 3. [C2<>(none)] Introduces outdoor recreation agencies and programs; supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources; and relationship of recreation to the conservation of natural resources. Prerequisite: GEOG 1200. (Normally offered fall semester) (R)

3010 [G&R 3010]. Landforms and Soils. 3. Systematically studies types, origins and distributions of various landforms and soils. Travel fee required. Prerequisite: GEOG 1010. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (P)

3030 [G&R 3030]. Geography and Development. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, G] Examines distribution of wealth and poverty in the world; theories of development, from traditional modernization theories through Marxist critiques and sustainable development; and case studies from around the world of development successes and failures, chosen to illustrate and illuminate theories of development. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or 1020 or 3 hours of social science with global focus. (Offered once every two years in spring semester) (H)

3050 [G&R 3050]. Economic Geography. 3. Conceptually examines explanations underlying location of agricultural and industrial activities, as well as spatial dynamics governing these systems. (Normally offered every other year) (H)

3150. Survey of Remote Sensing Applications. 3. Provides an introduction to remote sensing with a survey of applications in different fields. It include a brief introduction to fundamental of remote sensing and surveys applications of aerial photography, multi-and hyperspectral, active and thermal remote sensing, and global change remote sensing. Cross listed with BOT 3150. Prerequisites: completion of a USP QA course and one science course with laboratory. (A)

3205. Basic GIS. 1. Description of the basic elements of a GIS; hardware, software, spatial data, display, and personnel.  A series of practical exercises using GIS will be completed demonstrating each of the elements.  Prerequisites:  junior standing or consent of instructor.

3450 [G&R 3450]. Weather and Climate. 3. Systematically examines elements and controls of weather and climate with application to regions. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000, 1010 or 1020. (Normally offered spring semester) (P)

3480 [G&R 3480]. Environmental Change. 3. [(none)<>WB, G] Examines changes in the bio-physical environments and landscapes of Earth during its habitation by humans.  Emphasizes integrated approaches to understanding environmental changes based on climatological, ecological, geological, archeological, and historical evidence. Explores how humans have modified Earth's environments and how societies have responded to natural and anthropogenic environmental change.  Cross listed with ESS 3480. Prerequisites: GEOG 1010 or any USP S, SB, SE, or SP course; any WA course.  (P)

3550 [G&R 3550]. Natural Hazards and Society. 3. [C2<>CS] Considers societal structures and processes as they interact with hazards in the natural environment. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (H,P,R)

4000 [G&R 4000]. Terrain Analysis. 3. Studies techniques for acquiring and analyzing spatial data from maps, remotely sensed imagery and field surveys for landscape assessment. Emphasizes deriving maps that describe physical suitability of landscapes for specific human activities. Field trip required. Prerequisites: GEOG 2150 and junior standing or consent of instructor. (P,A,R)

4013. Political Geography. 3. Geographic space is subdivided into political units to aid human interaction and to facilitate political processes. Examines the spatial organization of political space and its effects upon political processes at varying geographic scales ranging from the local to international. Dual listed with GEOG 5013; cross listed with POLS 4013. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or 1020, or 9 hours of social science.

4040 [G&R 4040]. Conservation of Natural Resources. 3. [C2, G1<>CS, G] Geographically analyzes conservation of natural and human resources, as well as political, social and ethical ramifications of our environmental policy. Cross listed with BOT 4040. Prerequisite: 6 hours of Geography or ENR. (R)

4050 [G&R 4050]. Intermediate Economic Geography. 3. Studies spatial interaction of pertinent physical, economic and social variables as they influence behavior of industrial, agricultural and commercial activities. Prerequisite: GEOG 3050. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (H)

4051 [G&R 4051]. Environmental Politics. 3. [C2, W3<>WC] Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) examining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations. Cross listed with POLS, ENR, AMST and REWM 4051. Prerequisite: POLS 1000. (R)

4052 [G&R 4052]. Federal Land Politics. 3. Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise. Cross listed with POLS/ENR/AMST/REWM 4052. Prerequisite: POLS 1000. (R)

4080 [G&R 4080]. Management of Major River Basins. 3. Examines geography of water resources, including distribution, water as a resource and water as a hazard to humans. Focuses on water management case studies on the scale of major river basins in North America and elsewhere in the world. Prerequisites: GEOG 4040 and junior standing or consent of instructor. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (R)

4140 [G&R 4140]. Remote Sensing and Natural Resource Management. 3. Provides practical instruction on the use of remote sensing and other technologies for management of agricultural, rangeland and forest resources. Covers the relationships between remote sensing and GIS. Credit will not be given for both BOT 4112 and BOT/GEOG 4140. Cross listed with BOT 4140. Prerequisite: LIFE 2400 or GEOG 1010. (A, R)

4150 [G&R 4150]. Cartography and Digital Map Design. 4. Studies techniques for effectively selecting, analyzing and graphically displaying geographic information. Prerequisite: GEOG 2150 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester) (A)

4200 [G&R 4200]. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. 4. Fundamental concepts, theories and applications in geographic information systems and science. Dual listed with GEOG 5200. Prerequisites: GEOG 2150 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester) (A)

4210 [G&R 4210]. Advanced Geographic Information Systems. 4. Advanced study of programs, data structures, and techniques for spatial data display and analysis. Dual listed with GEOG 5210.  Prerequisite: GEOG 4200 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester) (A)

4211. Advanced Remote Sensing of the Environment. 4. Includes lecture and laboratory. Specific topics include a review of remote sensing fundamentals and methods for using high spatial resolution data, hyperspectral data, active remote sensing, advanced image processing, advanced classification techniques and statistical techniques specific to exploring remotely sensed data. Prerequisite: BOT/GEOG/GEOL 4111. (A, R)

4220. Spatial Modeling and Geocomputation. 4. Examines the theory and development of models of spatial patterns and process. Modeling these systems often required techniques not readily available in a GIS environment. Examines GIS and geocomputational methods to solve these problems as well as issues related to error, representation, and scale. Dual listed with GEOG 5220. Prerequisites: GEOG4200/4210.

4240. GIScience for Business and Industry. 3. Examines a variety of roles that GIScience plays in the modern day business landscape. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on work with some of the same tools employed by industry, students will become acquainted with the roles and applications of GIScience in a business context. Dual listed with GEOG 5240. Prerequisites: junior standing; QB.

4280 [G&R 4280]. Quantitative Methods. 4. [M3<>(none)] Examines and utilizes mathematical and statistical tools in analyzing geographic and spatial data. Dual listed with GEOG 5280. Prerequisite: STAT 2070 or equivalent. (Normally offered spring semester) (A)

4300 [G&R 4300]. GPS for Natural Resource Management. 3.  Introduction to the basic concepts of global positioning systems, project planning and development, integration into a GIS, and its applications to natural resource management. Dual listed with GEOG 5300.  Prerequisites:  Senior status and GEOG 2150 or consent of instructor. (A)

4310 [G&R 4310]. Planning Theory. 3. Explores the planning history, components and process, as well as the roles of citizens, decision-makers and planners at all levels of government - federal, state and local. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. (Normally offered fall semester) (H,R,PL)

4325 [G&R 4325]. Legal Aspects of Planning. 3. Review of the U.S. Constitution, federal and state laws and statues, and pertinent court cases that directly relate to planning policy at the federal, state and local level. Examination of the legal system to provide services and protect the health, safety, and welfare of citizens with regard to private property rights. Prerequisites: junior standing, USP V course, or consent of instructor.

4330 [G&R 4330]. Land Use Planning. 3. Advanced study of processes expressed as a specific activity on the land. An examination and analysis of the interacting environmental, economic, and social factors that produce the land activity. Dual listed with GEOG 5330. 

4340 [G&R 4340]. Natural Resource Management on Western Reservations. 3. Designed to examine natural resource management techniques on western reservations. Topics to be discussed will focus on the management and planning of water, grazing, extractive industries and forestry. Field work on the Wind River Indian Reservation is a part of the class. Cross listed with AIST 4340. Prerequisites: 6 hours of 2000-level AIST classes or consent of instructor.

4370 [G&R 4370]. Environmental Planning. 3. A planning-oriented approach to ecosystems theory based on the federal/legal regulatory foundation.  An examination of scientific and alternative perspectives on the comparative dynamics of natural and human-oriented ecosystems and implementing strategies.  Dual listed with GEOG 5370.

4380 [G&R 4380]. Interpreting the Environment. 3. Surveys methods and techniques for interpreting natural and historic resources of areas. Prerequisite: GEOG 1200 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester) (R)

4390 [G&R 4390]. Rural & Small Town Planning. 3.  A single community planning problem is assigned.  Student teams play the role of community planning staff.  Teams experience defining community goals; communicating with others about these goals and problem perceptions; accomplishing necessary research; generating various solutions to problems they have perceived; selected from among these solutions, and formulating a single, integrated, comprehensive plan and documenting the plan and rationale behind it.  Prerequisites:  Work at the 4000-level in one or more of the four substantive areas, and/or consent of the instructor.

4400 [G&R 4400]. Natural Resource Policy. 3. Encompasses administrative policies and programs relating to natural areas. Emphasizes the national park system. Prerequisite: GEOG 4750 or consent of instructor. (Offered fall semester of odd-numbered years) (R, PL)

4410 [G&R 4410]. Soil Geomorphology. 4. A primarily field-based course that examines relationships between soils and the landscapes in which they form, including the influence of climate, vegetation, and time on soil formation.   Emphasizes using soils as tools for interpreting past environmental conditions and establishing relative age and stratigraphic relationships between landforms.  Lab fee required.  Dual listed with GEOG 5410. Prerequisites:  GEOG 3010 or SOIL 4120 or consent of instructor.  (P)

4420 [G&R 4420]. Tourism and Recreation. 3. Studies concepts, methods, conflicts and opportunities of national and international tourism. Emphasizes recreation and the environment. Prerequisite: GEOG 1200 or consent of instructor. (Normally offered spring semester) (R)

4450 [G&R 4450]. Fluvial Geomorphology. 3. Examines rivers and river-related landforms.  Investigates the physical processes by which water transports and deposits sediment to generate landforms ranging in scale from hillslope rills to continental drainage systems.  Emphasizes surface water hydrology, erosion, sedimentation, channel morphology, and the influences of climate change and human activities on fluvial systems.  Dual listed with GEOG 5450. Prerequisites:  GEOG 3010 and GEOL 2100 or 2150 or consent of instructor. (P)

4460 [G&R 4460, 3460]. Biogeography. 3. A systematic study of the distribution of plants and animals, communities and ecosystems, the processes that produce patterns of distribution and their change over time. Interactions of climate, soils, geomorphology, biota and human activities are emphasized. Prerequisite: junior standing and GEOG 1010 or LIFE 2022 or 2023. (P)

4470 [G&R 4470]. Fire Ecology. 3. 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, LIFE 3400 or graduate standing. (P, R)

4500 [G&R 4500]. The American Landscape. 3. Provides a basis for interpreting the nature and content of the contemporary landscapes of the United States by viewing those landscapes in the process of creation and change and investigates the relationship between landscape and American environmental attitudes. Students are introduced to research techniques and methodologies in historical geography. Prerequisite: GEOG 1010 or 1020, or 6 hours in social science.

4520 [G&R 4520]. Regional Geography: _________. 1-4 (Max. 9). Intensive study of the human and physical geography of selected regions of the world. Prerequisite: 15 hours in department or graduate standing. (Offered both semesters) (H)

4530 [G&R 4530]. Images of Wyoming and the West. 3. Interprets the changing natural and cultural landscapes of the American West, using Wyoming and the northern Plains and Rockies as the primary case study area. Particular emphasis will be placed upon conflicts between land uses and environmental attitudes of the “Old” and “New” Wests. Prerequisite:  GEOG 1010 or 1020 or HIST 1290.

4540 [G&R 4540]. Topics in Cultural Ecology:_____. 3 (Max. 6). [C2, W3<>G, WC)] Examines selected topics of human-environment interaction from a cultural ecological perspective. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits under different course topics. Dual listed with GEOG 5540. Prerequisites: junior standing and 4 hours biological or earth science and 6 hours social science or consent of instructor. (H)

4680 [G&R 4680]. Administration of Natural Resource Agencies. 3. Studies basic administrative principles as they apply to operation of public parks and recreation departments. Prerequisite: GEOG 1200, 2550 or consent of instructor. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources) (R)

4750 [G&R 4750, 4700]. Public Land Management. 3. Teaches management of the federal and public lands of the United States. Includes consideration of management issues, agencies and organizations and management approaches for public lands and associated natural resources. Prerequisite: 6 hours of geography or ENR. (Offered once a year) (R, PL)

4860 [G&R 4860]. Field Studies. 1-6 (Max. 6). Intensive introduction to field methods used in geographic research in one or more of the subdivisions of geography.

4865 [G&R 4865]. Directed Studies/Research Problems. 1-6 (Max. 6). Intensive introduction to methods used in geographic research. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and at least 12 hours in geography.

4870 [G&R 4870, 4990]. Practicum. 1-6 (Max. 12). Experience in applying student skills and training in an agency, organization, or business. Prerequisites: for majors only, minimum of 12 hours in the major, junior standing and consent of the instructor. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4875 [G&R 4875, 4950]. Independent Studies. 1-6 (Max. 6). Considers current research topics in consultation with faculty member. Dual listed with GEOG 5875. Prerequisite: 9 hours in subject area of topic of current research or consent of instructor. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4880 [G&R 4880, 4850]. Current Topics. 1-6 (Max. 9). Special course on a topic of current interest. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4885 [G&R 4885, 4900]. Seminar:_____________. 1-3 (Max. 6.) Faculty-student discussion, reading, and study focused on a selected topic and interest. Dual listed with GEOG 5885. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)

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