• GEOG 5390: Rural & Small Town

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  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; perceived; selecting from among these solutions, and formulating a single, integrated, comprehensive plan, and documenting the plan and rationale behind it. Prerequisite: Work at the 4000-level in one or more of the four substantive areas, and/or consent of the instructor. Dual listed with G&R 4390.
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• GEOG 5440: Adv Global Climate Variability

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Climate varies. This fundamental aspect of the climate system can have major environmental and societal impacts to ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle and water resource management in arid environments such as the intermountain west. This course will utilize climate data and mapping tools to understand global and regional climate variability. Prerequisites: Instructor's consent.
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• GEOG 5441: Adv Global Climate Variability

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Climate varies. This fundamental aspect of the climate system can have major environmental and societal impacts to ecosystems, the hydrologic cycle and water resource management in arid environments such as the intermountain west. This course will utilize climate data and mapping tools to understand global and regional climate variability. Prerequisite: GEOG/ENR/GEOL 3450 or equivalent and graduate standing.
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• GEOG 5450: Fluvial Geomrphlgy

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A systematic examination of rivers and related landforms. Emphasizesunderstanding how processes of flow and sediment transport influence channel form and behavior. Considers river systems across a range of scales, from movement of individual sediment particles to organization of continental drainage basins. Explores connections to aquatic ecosystems and human impacts. Dual listed with GEOG 4450. Prerequisite: GEOG 3010 or GEOL 2100 or GEOL 2150.
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• GEOG 5455: Remote Sensing of Hydro System

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Explores the application of remote sensing data and techniques to the study of the hydrological systems and introduces the physical principles that enable the different elements of the hydrological system to be inferred from different types of image data and analysis. Dual listed with GEOG 4455. Prerequisites: junior standing and one prior course in remote sensing.
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• GEOG 5470: Fire Ecology

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  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, BIOL 2400, or graduate standing. (P) Dual listed with GEOG4470.
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• GEOG 5500: Landscapes of the Americas

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course trains students to interpret patterns and processes of contemporary landscapes of the Americas (North, Central, and South America) by viewing those landscapes historically. We investigate the relationship between landscape, politics, and economy, or, more generally, the relationship between landscape as a geographical form and cultural politics in the hemisphere. Students are introduced to research techniques and methodologies in historical geography. Dual listed with GEOG 4500; cross listed with INST 4500, INST 5500. Prerequisite: 6 credits of international studies or social science coursework.
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• GEOG 5502: Images of Wyoming & the West

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The West is nothing more than a barren, desolate landscape to some while to others it offers great spiritual and cultural significance. Examines how individuals and groups perceive Wyoming and the West, how such perceptions have been constructed over time, and how these differing views create images of the region both real and imagined. Dual listed with GEOG 4502. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
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• GEOG 5560: Global Cities

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Globalization accelerates urbanization processes and creates a new type of city, the global city. This course introduces debates over global cities, urban culture, new urban landscapes, urban planning practices, and social disparity. It uses case studies on the cities around the world to explore the diversity of global city formation processes. Cross listed with INST 5560, dual listed with GEOG 4560. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies or geography.
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• GEOG 5570: Cultural Geography

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Overview in qualitative cultural landscape studies. Emphasizes what a cultural landscape is, how it can be examined, and what can be learned from such landscapes. Readings in cultural geography from a wide array of viewpoints with an emphasis placed on classic works. Dual listed with GEOG 4570. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or GEOG 1020 and junior standing.
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