Courses
Course descriptions and schedules offered below are a helpful guide to find courses offered by the department.
This listing is not meant to replace the official course catalog maintained by the University Registrar.
ATMOSSC 2193
Individual Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Independent studies on selected atmospheric sciences related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 2194
Group Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Special studies on topics directly related to the atmospheric sciences.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
ATMOSSC 4191
Internship in Atmospheric Sciences
An opportunity for practical experience and on-the-job learning in an atmospheric sciences related work place.
Prereq: 12 cr hrs in major program, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 4193
Individual Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Independent studies on selected atmospheric science-related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 4194
Group Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Special studies on topics directly related to the atmospheric sciences.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
ATMOSSC 4998
Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Sciences
Undergraduate research on topics in Atmospheric Sciences.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 4998H
Honors Undergraduate Research in Atmospheric Sciences
Undergraduate research on topics in Atmospheric Sciences.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 4999
Thesis Research
A program of research that includes individual conferences and culminates in a thesis.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 4999H
Thesis Research
A program of research which includes individual conferences and which culminates in an honors thesis and an oral defense.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 5193
Individual Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Independent studies on selected atmospheric sciences related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 5194
Group Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Special studies on selected atmospheric sciences related topics.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
ATMOSSC 5401
Practical Data Processing and Analysis for Atmospheric Sciences
Computer programming and data analysis skills are crucial for nearly all careers in atmospheric science and meteorology. Without these skills, forecasters and scientists cannot navigate and analyze the massive quantities of data that are needed to understand or predict atmospheric behavior.
ATMOSSC 5701
Field Observations of Severe Convective Storms
This experiential learning course takes students out of the classroom and into the Central Plains of the US: the severe weather capital of the world. Students learn about convective phenomena including storm structure, storm evolution, hazardous weather, and severe weather environments by directly forecasting and decision-making in the moment to anticipate storm initiation and evolution. The hands-on nature of this course enables students to directly apply topics taught in classroom based courses to the real world.
Prerequisites include GEOG 5940 Synoptic Meteorology Lab.
ATMOSSC 5797
Study at a Foreign Institution
An opportunity for students to study at a foreign institution and receive Ohio State credit for that work.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
ATMOSSC 5901
Climate System Modeling: Basics and Applications
An examination of climate system modeling, including their component atmospheric, oceanic, sea ice and land surface models, and their coupling, and their applications.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above 2940 or Geog 5900, or permission of instructor.
ATMOSSC 5940
Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory
Introduction to reading and interpretation of synoptic weather maps and diagram- and data-communication systems.
Prereq: 2940 (230) or Geog 5900 (520). Not open to students with credit for 620 or Geog 5940 (620). Cross-listed in Geog.
ATMOSSC 5950
Atmospheric Thermodynamics
An analysis of the fundamentals of atmospheric thermodynamics and their application to meteorological problems.
Prereq: Math 1152 (153). Not open to students with credit for 631.
ATMOSSC 5951
Dynamic Meteorology I
Fundamental problems in dynamic meteorology; components of the equations of atmospheric motion are derived, and vorticity and divergence in the development of meteorological systems.
Prereq: Math 2153. Prereq or concur: AtmosSc 5950.
ATMOSSC 5952
Dynamic Meteorology II
Advanced problems in dynamic meteorology; use of the equations of motion in numerical models of the atmosphere, especially those used by the National Weather Service.
Prereq: Math 2255, and a grade of C- or above in AtmosSc 5951 or AeroEng 2405.
ATMOSSC 6191
Internship in Atmospheric Sciences
An opportunity for practical experience and on-the-job learning in an atmospheric sciences related work place.
Prereq: 12 cr hrs in major program, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 7193
Individual Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Independent studies on selected atmospheric sciences related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 7194
Group Studies in Atmospheric Sciences
Special studies on topics directly related to the atmospheric sciences.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
ATMOSSC 8191
Internship in Atmospheric Sciences
An opportunity for practical experience and on-the-job learning in an atmospheric sciences related work place.
Prereq: 12 cr hrs in major program, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs of 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
ATMOSSC 8900
Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
A multidisciplinary seminar reviewing selected topics in atmospheric sciences and related fields.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
ATMOSSC 8999
Research in Atmospheric Sciences
Research for thesis or dissertation purpose only.
Repeatable to a maximum of 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 1900
Extreme Weather and Climate
Surveys characteristics and processes of Earth's atmosphere and how it interacts with the planet's surface, oceans, and human activity. The course focuses on how these interactions work to produce extreme weather events and climate extremes and how they affect people.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1900H (120H), 2960 (220), 5900 (520), 120, or AtmosSc 2940 (230). GE nat sci phys course.
GEOG 1900H
Extreme Weather and Climate
Surveys characteristics and processes of Earth's atmosphere and how it interacts with the planet's surface, oceans, and human activity. The course focuses on how these interactions work to produce extreme weather events and climate extremes and how they affect people.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 1900 (120), 120H, 2960 (220), 5900 (520), or AtmosSc 2940 (230). GE nat sci phys course.
GEOG 2100
Human Geography
Introduces students to the field of human geography; focus on real-world problems, such as migration, war, imperialism, environment, trade, conflict, inequality, and urbanization by applying key human geography concepts, such as place, space, scale, landscape, and territory.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 205. GE soc sci indivs and groups course.
GEOG 2193
Individual Studies in Geography
Independent studies on selected Geography related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 2194
Group Studies in Geography
Special studies on topics directly related to Geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 2194H
Group Studies in Geography
Special studies on topics directly related to Geography.
Prereq: Honors standing or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs of 5 completions.
Geog 2200
How to Map our World: Visualizing Space and Place
This course introduces students to spatial representation and spatial literacy through the creation of thematic maps and analysis of descriptive statistics, probabilities, and hypothesis testing. Thematic maps provide a visual illustration of spatial patterns, patterns that are not normally apparent within other data representations.
GEOG 2400.01
Economic and Social Geography
The purpose of this course is to equip students with the critical, conceptual, and practical skills necessary for a spatial understanding of the economy and society, including how to position oneself. The course structured around weekly modules and assignments, to teach students human geography approaches to global citizenship.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2400H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course.
Geog 2400.02
Economic and Social Geography
The purpose of this course is to equip students with the critical, conceptual, and practical skills necessary for a spatial understanding of the economy and society, including how to position oneself. The course structured around weekly modules and assignments, including regular workshops with hands-on research to teach students human geography approaches to global citizenship.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2400H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course.
GEOG 2400H
Economic and Social Geography
Geographic analysis of relationships between society and economy; focusing on such issues as globalization, production and consumption, inequality and social difference.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 240 or 240H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. SS Admis Cond course.
GEOG 2500
Cities and their Global Spaces
Globalization and urbanization; urban economies, spaces, and societies; function, form, and pattern in developed and developing world cities.
GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course.
GEOG 2750
World Regional Geography
Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 200 or 2750H (200H). GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. SS Admis Cond course.
GEOG 2750H
World Regional Geography
Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2750 (200) or 200H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. SS Admis Cond course.
GEOG 2800
Our Global Environment
Introduction to global environmental issues, including the interaction of physical and social factors in the causes of and strategies for ameliorating environmental problems.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1900 (120), 1900H (120H), 2960 (220), 2960H (220H), or 210. GE nat sci phys course.
GEOG 2960
Introduction to Physical Geography
The elements and processes of the natural environment, their characteristics, distribution, and implications in the human habitat.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 1900 (120), 1900H (120H), 2800 (210), 2960H (220H), or 220. GE nat sci phys course. NS Admis Cond course.
GEOG 2960H
Introduction to Physical Geography
The elements and processes of the natural environment, their characteristics, distribution, and implications in the human habitat.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 220H, 1900 (120),1900H (120H), 2960 (220), or 2800 (210). GE nat sci phys course. NS Admis Cond course.
GEOG 3300
Transportation Security
Geographic aspects of transportation security. Spatial analysis of transportation linkages. Relationships between transportation and spatial organization; selected analytical models dealing with threats to transportation security.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 445.
GEOG 3350
Aviation Geography
This course provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the fundamental elements of aviation geography. Students will explore the historical and contemporary evolution of aviation geography across various geographical scales. Additionally, the course will emphasize the essential operational aspects of airlines and airports within a geographical context, such as airline network models and airport catchment areas. Moreover, the instructor will address policies and regulations impacting aviation geography, including environmental regulations and international agreements. Furthermore, the course will introduce emerging challenges and trends in air transportation, such as technological advancements, and sustainability concerns. Throughout the course, several teaching methods will be applied, including lectures, assigned readings, and both in-class and asynchronous discussions. Additionally, this course will incorporate case studies to foster students' analytical skills.
GEOG 3597.01
World Urbanization
An examination of geographic aspects of the urbanization process in the world's major regions; interrelationships between urbanization and economic development.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 3701 (450) or 597.01. GE cross-disciplinary seminar course.
GEOG 3597.02
Integrated Earth Systems: Confronting Global Change
Introduction to numerous global change issues through the exploration of the integrated Earth system; problem-solving strategies within an interdisciplinary team environment.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 597.02. GE cross-disciplinary seminar course.
GEOG 3597.03
Climate Justice
Provides tools for environmental citizenship by teaching interdisciplinary perspectives on biophysical and sociocultural forces that shape environments. Addresses general processes through local case studies.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 597 or English 3597 (597.03). GE cross-disciplinary seminar course. Cross-listed in English.
GEOG 3600
Space, Power and Political Geography
Political geographic thought; territory and territoriality; borders and scale; space, power and uneven development; states and statecraft; and the politics of nations, regions and localities.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 460 or 460H. GE soc sci orgs and polities course.
GEOG 3600H
Space, Power and Political Geography
Political geographic thought; territory and territoriality; borders and scale; space, power and uneven development; states and statecraft; and the politics of nations, regions and localities.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 460 or 460H. GE soc sci orgs and polities course.
GEOG 3601
Global Politics and the Modern Geopolitical Imagination
Explores the neglected, rich, and contested tradition of geopolitics, defined as geographical assumptions that structure knowledge and practice of world politics; covers the 19th-21st centuries.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 465. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course.
GEOG 3650
A World Divided? Place, Space, and Regions in World Affairs
This course embraces a new approach to world regions by focusing on the ways that the social and physical features of our planet are intertwined and constantly changing. This exploration is carried out in this class through a geographical focus on contemporary world affairs. This approach will help reveal the diverse and dynamic social and physical environments we inhabit and how these shape our sense of self and belonging in a connected world. In this way, students will develop a deeper understanding of the meaning and importance of citizenship in dynamic global context.
GEOG 3701
The Making of the Modern World
The geographies of modernity and their formation: the world market, the global polity, diasporas and constructing difference, colonialism, the transformation of nature, Eurocentricity, post-modernity.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 450. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course.
GEOG 3702
Life and Death Geographies: Global Population Dynamics
Theories of population change; global and national contexts of fertility policy and reproductive health, morbidity and mortality trends; migration; environmental effects of population growth; urbanization.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 470.
GEOG 3703
Living with Artificial Intelligence
Living with AI (GEOG3703) integrates themes from critical human and digital geographies to examine corporate and alternative large language model development and their lived applications. Students will begin by situating the course within competing definitions of "artificial intelligence" and exploring the historical influence of geography on scientific research into "human intelligence." Students will then examine ai-mediated experiences across digital platforms, urban living, migration, and labor contexts. A significant focus will be placed on investigating ai's uneven environmental impacts, with particular attention to extraction and manufacturing sites in the Global South and data storage facilities in rural America. Finally, students will assess language models that emerge from community-based initiatives and Indigenous ontologies. Through course assessments, students will develop creative approaches to addressing ai’s obscured impacts on societies, economies, and politics, fostering critical geographic thinking about our increasingly ai-integrated world.
Will count towards the GEN Theme: Lived Environments.
GEOG 3750
Geography of North America
Geographical analysis of North America; spatial patterns and processes associated with culture, politics, economy and social difference at international, national, regional and urban scales.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 400. GE diversity soc div in the US course.
GEOG 3751
Geography of Ohio
An appraisal of geographic factors in the settlement and development of Ohio; an overview of the evolution of the Ohio economy.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 401.
GEOG 3753.01
Geography of the European Union
Geographic factors in the economic, social, and political progress of European integration; major problems of the area in the light of their geographic background.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 3753 (510) or 3753.02.
GEOG 3754
Geography of the Former Soviet Union
A survey of the human geography of the area defined by the successor states to the Soviet Union with an emphasis on ongoing transformations.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 512.
GEOG 3800
Geographical Perspectives on Environment and Society
Geographical understanding of interactions between society and environment; how historical and contemporary views of the environment influence people's actions toward the environment and other people.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 430. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources course.
GEOG 3801
Political Ecology
This course introduces students to this geographical school of nature-society thought. It situates Political Ecology PE in the hundred years of geographic thought on nature-society relations prior to PE’s emergence in the 1970s, and follows how the field developed since then. It introduces key concepts and methods in the field, and helps students understand how, why, and with what effects PE differs from other approaches. Students will learn how PE concepts and methods have been applied in existing research and engagement, and the course will include a faculty research focus on PE of environmental chemicals in the Anthropocene. The course explores how PE approaches are relevant for understanding today’s issues, and students will themselves learn to apply PE concepts and methods to issues of their choosing.
GEOG 3901H
Global Climate and Environmental Change
Examines both natural and social factors that force changes in our climate and environment and explores strategies for a sustainable environment in the future.
Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 3900 (420) or 410H. GE nat sci phys and soc sci human, nat, and econ resources course.
GEOG 3980
Biogeography: An Introduction to Life on Earth
The patterns and processes responsible for the global distribution of Earth's flora and fauna; the inter-relationship between biota and soils; climate and topography will be emphasized.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 490.
GEOG 4100
Geographic Inquiry
History of geographic thought; covers major advances and debates in theory and method, and outlines major contributions of geographic research. This is a capstone course for Geography majors in Environment & Society and Urban, Regional, and Global Studies specializations.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 600.
GEOG 4101
Undergraduate Research and Professionalization Seminar
Introduction to conducting research in geography; practical experience in generating, analyzing, and presenting geographic information; explores fieldwork methods and develops professional skills, including proposal writing.
Prereq: 12 semester hours in Geog. Not open to students with credit for 695.
GEOG 4103
Introductory Spatial Data Analysis
An introduction to spatial data analysis in geography: the fundamental statistical and spatial analysis methods used in quantitative geographic research.
Prereq: Math 1116 or 1130 or above, or Math Placement Level M or L, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 5100.
GEOG 4191
Internship In Geography
An opportunity for practical experience and on-the-job learning in a Geography-related work place.
Prereq: 12 cr hrs in major program, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 4193
Individual Studies in Geography
Independent studies on selected Geography related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 4194
Group Studies in Geography
Special studies on topics directly related to Geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 4998
Undergraduate Research in Geography
Undergraduate research on topics in Geography.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 4998H
Undergraduate Research in Geography
Undergraduate research on topics in Geography
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 4999
Thesis Research
A program of research which includes individual conferences and which culminates in a thesis.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 4999H
Honors Thesis Research
A program of research which includes individual conferences and which culminates in an honors thesis and an oral defense.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 5101
GIST Professionalism and Ethics
Geospatial has become a ubiquitous term in a wide range of applications where spatialdata, GIS, mapping, remote sensing, spatial data analytics, and spatial decision makingare involved. For a practitioner in this broad field of geographical information scienceand technology (GIST), what does “being professional” mean? Is doing your jobcompetently enough to be at your job? What constitutes professional competence inthis profession? This course will help you address these questions and, moreimportantly, help you find your moral compass in a profession that is at the cutting-edgeof today’s constant social and technological advances
GEOG 5103
Intermediate Spatial Data Analysis
An intermediate class in spatial data analysis for geography. This course focuses on multivariate model building and evaluation, with a special emphasis on multiple regression models commonly used by geographers: spatial regression, conditional autoregressive, and geographically weighted regression.
Prereq: 4103 or introductory statistics course from Geography or other department. Not open to students with credit for 5100.
GEOG 5193
Individual Studies in Geography
Independent studies on selected Geography related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 75 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 5194
Group Studies in Geography
Special studies on topics directly related to Geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 5200
Cartography and Map Design
A study of the cartographic techniques of map compilation and design including generalization, symbolization, reproduction, and GIS-based mapping with an emphasis on thematic mapping.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 5200S (580S) or 580.
GEOG 5201
GeoVisualization
Examination of issues, techniques and applications of analytic cartography, interactive maps and scientific visualization for exploring geographic data.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5200 or 5200S.
GEOG 5210
Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
Basic principles of geographic and land information systems and their use in spatial analysis and information management.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 5220 (607), CRPlan 5001 (607), or CivilEn 5001( 607).
GEOG 5212
Geospatial Databases for GIS
Focuses on designing, implementing, querying and managing spatial databases or persistent data stores where most entities have footprints in geographic space and time. This is critical for designing and implementing GIS for projects and organizations. It is also crucial for moving beyond GIS to the bigger world of geographic information services.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5210.
GEOG 5222
GIS Algorithms and Programming
The theory and algorithms underpinning today's GIS technology and the development of custom GIS applications using the Python programming language.
GEOG 5223
Design and Implementation of GIS
Practice-oriented development, design, implementation and evaluation of spatial databases, with an emphasis on local problems.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5222.
GEOG 5225
Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing
Introduction to the fundamental principles, methods, and geographic applications of remote sensing.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 5270.
GEOG 5226
Spatial Simulation and Modeling in GIS
Fundamental modeling and simulation techniques in GIS, including cellular automata, diffusion models, and agent-based models, and their applications in social, environmental, and natural resources research.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 5221 or 685.
GEOG 5229
Emerging Topics in GIS
Examination of major recent developments in the theories, technologies, and/or applications of geographical information science.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5210. Not open to students with credit for 5224. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
GEOG 5300
Geography of Transportation
Relation between transportation and spatial organization; selected analytical models dealing with traffic demand, network configuration, and allocation of transport facilities; application to selected problems.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 645.
GEOG 5301
Sustainable Transportation
Sustainable transportation generates accessibility while minimizing harm to people and the natural environment. This course examines the problems associated with transportation, including climate change, air quality, non-renewable resources, safety, congestion and social equity. We will also examine solutions to these problems, including pricing, planning, policy and technology.
GEOG 5401
Economies, Space, and Society
A theoretical and substantive examination of economic geography; the interface of the economy with society, politics, and culture; and multiple expressions of capitalism.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 640.
GEOG 5402
Land Use Geography
Causes and consequences of recent regional and national land-use changes; urban decentralization, suburbanization of jobs and people; changing relationships between economic activity and the environment.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 655.
GEOG 5501
Urban Spaces in the Global Economy
An examination of social, economic, cultural and political processes that produce urban space in local, national and global terms.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 650.
GEOG 5502
Data Justice and the Right to the Smart City
Neoliberal governance of cities affecting cultural, civic, and environmental politics; urban geographies of difference; politics and social economy of global cities; the uneven landscape of access and opportunity; shadow governance; and the built form.
GEOG 5503
Urban China: Space, Place and Urban Transformation
Examines geography of China's urban transformations since 1911. Topics include: politics of urban design, political economy of land development, place-making projects, sub-urbanization, and consumption and spectacle.
GEOG 5601
Foucault, Power, Governance
Governance and society from a geographic perspective using Foucault's governmentality framework.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 643. GE soc sci orgs and polities course.
GEOG 5602
Conflict, Power & Politics in the City
The changing politics of space in cities: class, neighborhood, and workplace in the industrial and the post-industrial city.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 660.
GEOG 5700
Geography of Development
Political economy of development; development theory; the historical geography of capitalist development; and contemporary development practices and strategies.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 642.
GEOG 5751
New Worlds of Latin America
Exploration of ongoing debates about achieving socially equitable and environmentally sustainable change in Latin America; emphasizes case studies and personal narratives from the lowland tropics.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 605.
GEOG 5752
South Africa: Society and Space
South Africa's racialized geographies, patterns of urbanization and uneven development, and the role of social struggle in their production.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 608.
GEOG 5797
Study at a Foreign Institution
An opportunity for students to study at a foreign institution and receive Ohio State credit for that work.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 5801
Environmental Conservation
Conservation of nature; nature-society theory; conflicts around environmental change and contemporary conservation programs and strategies.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 630.
GEOG 5802
Globalization and Environment
Transnational dimensions of changes to the natural environment; ways that global economic activity, international institutions, and global environmentalism contribute to environmental problems and solutions.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 635.
GEOG 5900
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
An introduction to the fundamental physical and mathematical principles governing both day-to-day weather and the average of weather, or climate. Objectives are to understand the physical processes of the earth-atmosphere system, describe its weather features and climate characteristics today, and outline how they might change in the future as a result of global warming.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 520 or AtmosSc 2940 (230).
GEOG 5921
Microclimatology: Boundary Layer Climatology
Theory of exchanges of energy and mass at the Earth-atmosphere interface as it relates to microclimates with particular emphasis upon radiation and climate.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5900 or AtmosSc 2940, or permission of instructor; and Physics 1250.
GEOG 5922
Microclimatology: Microclimatological Measurements
Practical experience in the fabrication of instruments, deployment of measurement systems in the field, and recording of data related to microclimates.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5921.
GEOG 5940
Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory
Introduction to reading and interpretation of synoptic weather maps and diagrams- and data-communications systems.
Prereq: 5900 (520) or AtmosSc 230 or 2940 (230) or permission of instructor; and Physics 132 or its successor. Not open to students with credit for 620 or AtmosSc 620 or AtmosSc 5940. Cross-listed in AtmosSc.
GEOG 5941
Synoptic Meteorology: Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting
Physical processes associated with large-scale mid-latitude weather systems and the theory and practice of forecasting their weather and impacts.
Prereq: Math 2153, and a grade of C- or above in Geog 5940 or AtmosSc 5940.
GEOG 5942
Synoptic Meteorology: Severe Storm Forecasting
Physical processes associated with mesoscale weather systems from thunderstorms to tornadoes and the theory and practice of forecasting their weather and impacts.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 5941.
GEOG 6220
Advanced Applications in Geographic Information Systems
Examination of selected problems relating to the application of geographic information system technology to various topical areas; the topic varies each time course is offered, and topics may include climatology, urban geography, and biogeography.
Prereq: 5222 (686) or 5221 (685); and 5223 (687). Not open to students with credit for 787.
GEOG 6226
Spatial Simulation and Modeling in GIS
This course is designed for graduate students only, where all the lecture and labs are integrated and will be delivered asynchronously online by weekly posts on Carmen. Those who need to have an in-person discussion will have an opportunity to meet the instructor during in-person office hours.
GEOG 6286
GIS applications in social science and business contexts
This course provides an overview of GIS applications in social science and business
contexts. GIS are powerful tools that we can use to visualize, analyze, and interpret spatial
data. Students will leverage GIS to reveal patterns that allow us to better understand, inform,
and address complex societal issues in such fields as urban planning, public health, and
business analytics. In this course, through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical
exercises, students will gain proficiency in GIS software and tools, develop skills in spatial data
collection and processing, and learn techniques for integrating and analyzing diverse datasets.
The course begins with an introduction to key topics, including census geography,
accessibility, mobility, optimization, and machine learning. Then, we transition to a term project
in which students pick one social or business problem to examine and generate deliverables
GEOG 7101
Research Design
Introduction to research procedures, problem formulation, and application of research techniques in geography.
Prereq: Grad standing in Geog, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 795.
GEOG 7102
Fieldwork in Human Geography
Methods for generating and interpreting field data; contested history and ethical challenges of fieldwork in human geography.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 800.01 or 870.01.
GEOG 7193
Individual Studies in Geography
Independent studies on selected Geography related topics.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 75 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 7194
Group Studies in Geography
Special studies on topics directly related to Geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 7999
Thesis Research
Thesis Research.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 8100
Development of Geographic Thought
The evolution of concepts concerning the nature, scope, and methodology of geography; present focus and trends as reflected in current literature.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 882.
GEOG 8102
Advanced Spatial Data Analysis
Application of quantitative methods to geographic problems; spatial statistics, area sampling, maps of residuals, regionalization methods, and simulation maps.
Prereq: 5100. Not open to students with credit for 883.02.
GEOG 8104
Special Topics in Quantitative Geography
Applications of advanced mathematical and statistical models to problems in geographical analysis.
Prereq: 8102 or 883.01 or 883.02. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
GEOG 8109
Graduate Student Professionalization
Introduction to professional experience for graduate students.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 8200
Frontiers in Geographic Information Science
Readings and research in geographic information science.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8271
Seminar in Location Analysis: Location Theory
The development of theory in location analysis and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8272
Seminar in Location Analysis: Problems
The development of theory in location analysis and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8300
Theory of Transportation Geography
The development of theory in transportation geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8400
Issues in Critical Human Geography
Course engages a variety of theoretical and epistemological issues in critical human geography. Specific topics vary.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8401
Seminar: Theory of Population and Social Geography
The development of theory in population and social geography and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8402
Seminar: Problems in Population and Social Geography
The development of theory in population and social geography and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8501
Seminar in Urban Geography: Spatial Organization of the City
The development of theory in urban geography and its application to selected problems of spatial organization of the city.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8502
Seminar in Urban Geography: Urban Systems Analysis
The development of theory in urban geography and its application to selected problems in urban systems analysis.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8503
Seminar in Urban Geography: Third World Urbanization
The development of theory in urban geography and its application to selected problems in third world urbanization.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8601
Seminar: Theory of Political Geography
The development of theory in political geography and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8602
Seminar: Problems in Political Geography
The development of theory in political geography and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8800
Seminar in Environment and Society
The development of theory in environment and society and its application to selected problems.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8880
Interdepartmental Seminar
Two or more departments may collaborate in presenting seminars on subjects of mutual interests.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 899. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs or 5 completions.
GEOG 8896
Interdepartmental Seminar in Polar and Alpine Studies
A seminar on selected topics involving anthropology, biology, climatology, exploration, geology, glaciology, microbiology, and soils.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 896 or EarthSc 8889 (EarthSci 896). Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 3 completions. Cross-listed in EarthSc 8889.
GEOG 8901
Seminar: Problems in Climatology
Problems in climatology.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.
GEOG 8902
Applied Climatology
Analysis of climatic and environmental change on various time scales; human impact on climate; theory and application of long-range and climate forecasting.
Prereq: 5941 (623.01) or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 823.
GEOG 8920
Microclimatology
Radiation and turbulence processes, conduction; variation in wind, temperature, humidity, soil moisture, evaporation, soil temperature; influence of vegetation and artificial structures.
Prereq: 5940 (622.01) or 5921 (620). Not open to students with credit for 822.
GEOG 8950
Dynamic Climatology
Dynamics, thermodynamics, energy conservation, flows, conversion processes; large scale circulation patterns with particular emphasis upon turbulence at the synoptic scale; weather processes; regional climates.
Prereq: 5921 (622.01); or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 821.
GEOG 8960
Seminar: Special Problems in Physical Geography
Special problems in physical geography.
Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
GEOG 8999
Research in Geography: Dissertation
Research for dissertation purposes only.
Repeatable to a maximum of 75 cr hrs or 5 completions. This course is graded S/U.