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  • GEOG 3440: Global Economic Geog

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Globalization ' the integration of societies and their economies worldwide ' is not new. From European colonization centuries ago to today, communities in all regions often faced considerable challenges that were a result of changes in the world economy. Globalization continues to transform our lives at a rapid pace. Economic inequality, political marginalization, and contentious trade relationships are all contemporary international issues. While many traditional economics courses are oriented toward abstract principles and general theory, our course reading and lecture material will be grounded in real-world production, trade, and demographic trends. Students in this course study a wide range of important topics, including food insecurity, labor exploitation, legacies of colonialism in developing regions, and sustainable development, among others. A broad question about our so-called 'borderless world' is central to our discussions in this course: When, and for who, do the benefits of economic integration outweigh the costs?
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  • GEOG 3600: Geography of Utah

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Geography of Utah explores human and physical phenomena that make Utah distinctive. Lectures and labs examine webs of relationships among Utah's people, places, and environments. Students examine Utah's contrasting physical and social environments. They explore what is meant by a sense of place.
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  • GEOG 3610: World Cities

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course focuses on world cities in the context of globalization. Today over half of the world's population lives in cities and the rate of urbanization greatly outpaces global natural increase. The course studies the major cities of eleven world regions, focusing both on those of global significance and those that exemplify regions' distinctive characters.
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  • GEOG 3620: North America Geog

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course examines North America from three points of view: its physical character, the human societies that constitute it, and its distinctive regions. Interwoven in the course is a focus on how discrimination and oppression have affected different groups of people in North America and how those experiences shape contemporary social inequalities. The course canvasses each region comprising North America with a primary focus on the United States, considering the physical setting, processes of political and economic development, and the emergence and dynamism of distinctive identities, values, cultural characteristics, and social and environmental problems. The course encourages each student to appreciate diversity and challenges them to deepen their understanding of how privilege in North American society shapes their perceptions of, and interactions with, people who have different perspectives.
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  • GEOG 3635: SE Asia Enviro Politics

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Should the Mekong River be dammed for development? Should Indonesian forests be cleared for industrial plantations? Who will control the natural resources of the South China Sea? Who will capture and consume the benefits of natural resource development, from electricity to timber, rubber to palm oil to fish fillets? Who manages the conservation schemes? Who will bear the costs, and when? These questions bridge key concerns from Southeast Asian studies as well as from Political Ecology and Human and Environmental Geography. This course seeks to draw insights from both fields in order to ground contemporary debates and struggles over resource control in the landscapes and institutions of a diverse and globally connected region. Aimed at both Asian Studies majors and students with interests in global environmental politics, development, and sustainability, this course uses case studies from a range of landscapes across mainland and island Southeast Asia to examine a range of pressing problems. The course is organized into multi-week modules focused on grounding key concepts, the governance of the Mekong River, agrarian landscapes, and transnational connections.
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  • GEOG 3640: Geog of China & Asia

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    A comprehensive study of the important population, development, and environmental issues in China and Asia, with a focus on the reform process and rising tensions in China and China's geopolitical and geo-economical relations with its neighbors.
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  • GEOG 3670: Latin America

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An exploration of modern Latin America's development, problems, and issues in a physical, human, historic, economic, and political context. The place of Latin America in today's global economic and geopolitical system is also examined; that is to say, Latin America's relationships with North America and Europe as well as its association with the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other economic organizations.
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  • GEOG 3963: Special Topics

    1.00 - 5.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Lecture, special topics. Generally offered on a one-time basis depending on faculty/instructor availability and interests. Different topics and titles.
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  • GEOG 4140: Advanced Methods in GIS

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Graduate students should enroll in GEOG 6140 and will be held to higher standards and/or more work. This course explores the practice of using a geographic information system (GIS) to support geographic inquiry and decision making. Students will strengthen their technical knowledge of the common tasks that a geographic analyst faces in applying a GIS to a variety of spatial problems. The lab sections offer an opportunity to gain hands-on experience using a leading commercial GIS to complete a series of real-world projects. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in GEOG 3100
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  • GEOG 4150: Geospatial Big Data

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Our society collects data at increasing volume, velocity, and variety due to rapidly advancing technologies such as social media, GPS, mobile devices, and remote sensing. Big data may contain crucial information for solving issues in the natural and social sciences, environment, inequality, public health, or engineering. However, our ability to make sense of the constant data stream is lagging behind our ability to collect and store it. For instance, geographic data cannot be analyzed easily using standard GIS or database software. In this course, you learn three essential skills for solving geographic problems using big data and modern computing infrastructure: 1) managing geospatial data (database), 2) leveraging the web (web GIS), and 3) using cloud-based computing services (cloud computing). We focus on the fundamentals of database design and data management to support GIS and other spatial applications. With the internet being the main source of information and communication for many people, the demand for accessing information via maps is increasing at a rapid pace. GIS is quickly moving towards a web-based environment where everyone can access GIS data/functionality regardless of location and GIS skill level. This course provides an overview of web GIS and associated techniques to leverage web technologies for spatial analysis. Cloud computing is a fundamental component of modern IT infrastructure and application design. You learn about the design and implementation of cloud computing environments and apply the concepts in a lab environment. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in GEOG 4140
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