100gm Los Angeles and the American Dream (4, FaSp) Evolution of Los Angeles and its role in the American Dream. Diversity in social/spatial organization, urban experiences, access to resources, and exposure to environmental risks. Empirical approaches in geography.
150 The Global Village (4, Sp) Contemporary economic, political and socio-cultural trends are forging a new geography of the 21st century global village. Explores the concept of "regionalism" and introduces empirical approaches to regional analysis.
160Lg Introduction to Physical Geography (4, FaSp) Basic physical elements of geography (especially climate, landforms, soils, and natural vegetation), and their integrated patterns of world distribution. Lecture and laboratory.
197g The Power of Maps (4, Sp) Introduction to maps, their history, their meanings, and their functions in geographical and social investigations; computer-based map design principles.
205g Introduction to Human Geography (4, Sp) Topical and systematic interpretation of world landscape development and patterns focusing on agricultural, urban, economic, and political systems.
215m Ethnicity and Place (4, Fa) (Enroll in ANTH 215m)
222g Geography of American Politics (4, 2 years, Sp) Historical and contemporary examination of American democratic practice from a geographical perspective, including political cultures, voting patterns, gerrymandering, and geography of legal institutions.
255g American Environmentalism (4, FaSm) Geographic and historic approach to the growth of environmental awareness in the United States from Colonial times to the present. Extensive use of case materials.
257g Environment and Ethics (4, FaSpSm) Examination of ethical issues in environmental context: systematic analysis of problems associated with protection and use of selected environments.
300 Social and Population Geography (4, Irregular) Contemporary models and theories of social and population geography; geographical dimensions of social and population problems.
305 Economic Geography (4, Irregular) Location and distribution of economic activities; their reaction to the balance between space relations, physical environment, government policy, social patterns, and cultural desires. Field trips.
310g Approaches to the Study of Cities (4, 2 years, Fa) Review of methodologies employed by urban researchers in the study of cities and their environments; special emphasis on ethnicity, community structures, and urban institutions.
320g Geopolitics (4, Fa) Analysis of the concept of nation-state in Western societies since the Industrial Revolution and its significance in the evolution of the world political map.
324gm Los Angeles and the Evolution of Urban America (4, 2 years, Sp) Compares and contrasts the evolution of Los Angeles with the broader traditions of urban America. Emphasis upon political, social, and morphological elements of these evolutions.
326 Los Angeles Landscapes (4, 2 years, Sp) An exploration and interpretation of social symbols visible in landscapes of selected Los Angeles neighborhoods and regions.
331 Geography of the United States and Canada (4, Irregular) Regional characteristics of the United States and Canada relating to the physical, economic, and cultural environment.
335 Geography of Latin America (4, Irregular) The essential features of the spatial organization of economies and societies in Latin America, emphasizing the differences between cultures.
340gm Geography of the Chicano Southwest (4, Sp) Examines spatial and human-environment patterns of the Southwestern U.S. Emphasis on issues of representation, gender, "race," and power relations among Chicano and Anglo populations.
345 Conservation of Natural Resources (4, Fa) Interaction between resource conservation and people based on recent advances, current developments, and future resource utilization. Special attention to the western United States. Field trips.
350gm Race and Environmentalism (4, Sp) Relationships between environmentalism, environmental problems and racial-ethnic minorities. Rise of environmental justice movement. Assessment of social science methods used to investigate these relationships.
360g Natural Hazards (4, FaSp) The nature and time/space distribution of extreme geophysical events (e.g., floods, droughts, earthquakes), and the range of individual and social adaptations to the resulting hazard.
365Lg Fundamentals of Weather and Climate (4, FaSp) Earth-sun relationships; radiation; heat transfer; atmospheric composition, structure, heat balance, forces, systems, and processes; air-mass, cloud, wave classification; climatic elements: classification, processes, and distribution. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.
370 Marine and Coastal Zone Geography (4, 2 years, Sp) Human interaction with marine and coastal environments: physical, social, economic, and political geography. Emphasis on Southern California's coastal region.
390 Special Problems (1-4, FaSp) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
391 Geographic Processes (4, 2 years, Sp) Introduction to theory, methods, and problems of modern geography.
392 Geographical Analysis (4, 2 years, Fa) Models and theories in human and physical geography; statistical methods in geography; geographical pattern analysis; models of location and geographical interaction.
393 Field Techniques (4, 2 years, Fa) Field exploration of physical and cultural aspects of different regions, with emphasis on rural California. Field methods, especially mapping and interviewing.
395 Internship in Environmental Social Science (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Intensive experience in an environmentally related agency, organization, or company in the Los Angeles area. Graded CR/NC.
397 Applied Geography Internship (2-4, max 4, FaSpSm) Intensive experience in local public agency, private firm, or non-profit agency engaged in applied geographic work. Graded CR/NC.
410 Urban Geography (4, 2 years, Sp) Cities as geographic phenomena: location, size, spacing, structure, functions, form, and shape; regional variations; urban areas as central places.
419 Environment and Health (4, Sp) The geographical determinants of illness and health, with emphasis on environmental factors. Processes of disease diffusion. Spatial organization of health care systems.
425 Historical Geography of the United States (4, Irregular) Geographic factors in American history; examination of human geography in the past; changing interrelationships of the physical environment and historical processes.
431 Geography of California (4, 2 years, Fa) Type study of a region; distribution of physical and cultural phenomena; delimitation into natural regions; analysis of human-environment interaction in regions of the state. Field trips.
437 Geography of Mexico (4, Irregular) Regional geography of Mexico, physical and ecological aspects.
466 Meteorology (4, Irregular) Basic principles of meteorology: general circulation of the atmosphere, variables and their measurement, systems and forecast. Prerequisite: GEOG 365Lg.
477 Water Resources (4, Sp) Theory and techniques for the evaluation of water resources. Details of the hydrologic cycle, water use, and hazards. Emphasis on problem solving.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
494 Proseminar in Geography (4, 2 years, Sp) Required seminar for senior geography majors to integrate the major intellectual trends of the discipline and the practice of professional geography. Corequisite: GEOG 391, GEOG 392, and GEOG 393.
495ab Senior Honors Thesis (2-2, FaSp) Design, research, data analysis, and writing of an undergraduate honors thesis in geography. Corequisite: GEOG 494.
497L Computer Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (4, Fa) Theory and production of computer generated maps for geographic research. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as applied to environmental problems, urban land use and transportation planning, social science research.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Intensive study of selected topics or regions.
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