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FR 3490 - Internship in Applied French 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The Language and Culture department will offer to advanced French language students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of French in settings such as schools, social support agencies, etc. May be repeated up to three times for credit. Prer,. 3000 Level French courses and departmental permission.
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FR 3500 - Special Topics in French 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Varying topics of current importance in literary and socio-cultural study. May be repeated once for credit if the topic is different. Prer., FR 2120 or equivalent.
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FR 4110 - French Film 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The evolution of French cinema from its origins to the present viewed and analyzed as cultural product, but also in terms of its history as art, commerce, technique and the intersections thereof. Considers the work of directors such as Melies, Renoir, Godard, Varda, Jeunet and Colin. Taught in English. Prer., FR 3010 or FR 3020 or concurrent enrollment if taken for French credit. Meets with FILM 4110. Taught in English.
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FR 9300 - Independent Study in French: Undergraduate 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Independent work for undergraduates. By special arrangement with the faculty. Only for students presenting strong French preparation. May be repeated up to three times for credit. Prer., Consent of instructor.
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FR 9400 - Independent Study in French: Undergraduate 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Independent work for undergraduates. By special arrangement with the faculty. Only for students presenting strong French preparation. May be repeated up to three times for credit. Prer., Consent of instructor and department chair.
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FR 9500 - Independent Study in French: Graduate 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Independent work for graduate students only, by special arrangement with the faculty. Only for Students presenting strong French preparation. May be repeated up to three times for credit. Prer., Consent of instructor
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Game Design and Development |
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GDD 1100 - Introduction to Game Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to basic game development topics through game design and implementation activities. Students design, implement, and test computer games using drag-and-drop game creation tools. A small amount of programming is required. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Physical and Natural World. Meets with CS 1100.
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GDD 1200 - Introductory Programming for Game Developers 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to programming in the context of game development. Develops methods for problem solving, including the effective use of abstraction. Develops programming proficiency in a modern, object-oriented programming language. Students design, implement,and test various games and game components. Prer., College of Engineering students only or Instructor Permission.
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GDD 2100 - Game Design for Diverse Populations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the various game design decisions required when targeting games for various diverse populations. Students will learn how to consider gender, ethnicity, and other diversity dimensions through numerous game design projects. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., CS 1100 or GDD 1100; GDD 1200 or GDD 2200.
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GDD 2150 - Fundamental Game Design Concepts 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Teaches fundamental game design concepts, including character development, storytelling, game balancing, and general level design principles. Also shows how these concepts apply to the most common game genres, as well as addressing the specific issues associated with each genre. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., (CS 1100 or GDD 1100) and (GDD 1200 or CS 1150) or Instructor Permission (programming experience required).
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GDD 2200 - Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Implementation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students learn object-oriented analysis and design techniques including domain modeling, use case development, and sequence and class diagram creation in the game domain. Students implement their design in a small game. A variety of data structures are also covered. Prer., GDD 1200.
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GDD 3000 - Special Topics in Game Design 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An opportunity for students to study special topics in Game Design. Course is focused on the development and application of game design skills. Topics offered will cover special interest subjects or rapidly changing areas in the field. Students may take the course several times for credit. Prer., GDD 1200, GDD 2150.
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GDD 3100 - User Interface Design for Games 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces students to the design, implementation, and evaluation of human-computer interfaces, with an emphasis on games and immersive environments. Topics include traditional and non-traditional interfaces, design and evaluation of interactive systems, psychological considerations of interaction, interactive hardware design and special input/output techniques. Prer., GDD 1200 and GDD 2150.
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GDD 3200 - Team-Based Game Testing & Deployment 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students continue working on an existing game. The course work includes Alpha testing by team members, Beta testing (open to a larger community than the development team), implementing changes to the game as required, and final deployment of the game. Preq., GDD 2150, CS 3350.
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GDD 3300 - Modeling and Simulation for Games 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Teaches students about the issues associated with simulating worlds and experiences in conjunction with the modeling of specific events in those worlds. The course takes a practical approach to how game developers in particular can perform effective modeling and simulation. The foundations laid in this course are particularly important in serious games, where accurate modeling tends to be critical, though the concepts apply for games designed for entertainment as well. Prer., GDD 2200.
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GDD 3400 - Artificial Intelligence for Games 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The purpose of this course is to teach the Artificial Intelligence techniques that are most important in game development. Topics include Finite State Machines, pathfinding, emergent behavior, and other pertinent topics. The course also shows how these concepts apply to the most common game genres, as well as addressing the specific issues associated with each genre. Prer., CS 2250; PES 1110; CS 2300 or MATH 3130.
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GDD 3600 - Developing Serious Games 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Teaches students about the issues associated with developing serious games – games that “have an explicit and carefully thought-out educational purpose and are not intended to be played primarily for amusement.” Serious Games include military games, government games, educational games, healthcare games, and other classes of games. Prer., GDD 1200 and GDD 2150.
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GDD 3800 - 3D Game Environments and Engines 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the use and development of 3-dimensional environments and engines for games. Student development activities will incorporate a variety of topics, including model representation, rasterization, clipping, projection, textures, lighting, animation, collision detection, physics, and procedural graphics development. Req., GDD 2200 or CS 1450, CS 1300 or Math 3130.
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GDD 4000 - Special Topics in Game Programming 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An opportunity for students to study special topics in Game Programming. Course is focused on the development and application of game programming skills. Topics offered cover special interest subjects or rapidly changing areas in the field. Students may take the course several times for credit. Prer., CS 2250.
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GDD 4200 - Flash Game Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Flash is the technology of choice for developing web-based games. This course teaches students how to use Flash and ActionScript to develop web-based games through a variety of game development projects. Prer., GDD 2200.
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GDD 4500 - Online Game Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Teaches students about the important issues associated with developing and launching online games. Topics include both the technical challenges associated with online games and gameplay issues such as forming an online community and developing effective player interaction models. Also includes a significant review of both successful and unsuccessful online games. Prer., CS 2250.
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GDD 4800 - Real-Time Procedural Graphics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course will cover state of the art techniques for generating realistic real-time graphics and procedural techniques for real-time graphics, visualization, and modeling. The class will cover topics ranging from realistic rendering techniques for games, next-generation PC graphics hardware, and game consoles to non-photorealistic procedural techniques for enhancing visualization and simulating natural phenomena. Prer., GDD 3300.
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GDD 4900 - Commercial Game Development Practicum 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students in this course individually design and develop a game available to the public for purchase or free play. Developed games will be unique student Intellectual Property and will be commercial-quality implementations of student game concepts. Prer., Senior standing, GDD majors only.
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GDD 4990 - Independent Study in Game Design and Development 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Independent study of a student-selected topic in the game design and development domain. Req., Instructor permission required.
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Gateway Program Seminar |
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GPS 1010 - Gateway Program Seminar 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The Gateway Program Seminar is a unique, academic course designed for the interests and adjustment needs of UCCS first-year students. This required 3-credit course exposes students to in-depth analysis of an interdisciplinary topic or academic discipline while also preparing them for the academic, social, and psychological adjustments necessary for successful completion of the first year. Talented UCCS faculty and staff teach collaboratively to provide meaningful, enriching academic experiences. Topic groups break into sections of 15 students. Students must attend “Start Up Days,” which are scheduled two days prior to the start of the fall semester. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Gateway Experience.
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GPS 1020 - Gateway Program Seminar: Leadershop 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This 4-credit Gateway Program Seminar is about understanding how to lead in your own life and how you engage in leadership with others. “Leadershop” provides a deeper understanding of leadership and puts theory into action using self-reflection, group interactions, and team-building excercises.
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GPS 1030 - Career Strategies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is designed to help new college students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to selecting a college major and defining post-graduation goals related to relevant careers. Students will learn to gather and understand vital information related to the world of work.
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GPS 1110 - Academic Fitness 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This variable-credit course will help students enhance their academic and life skills. Students will meet in small groups with an instructor for two hours for eight weeks to explore practical topics that apply to academic and personal success in all their courses.
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GPS 3010 - Gateway Program Seminar Transition Seminar 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Specifically designed for transfer and non-traditional students, this course helps students integrate into the UCCS campus community; refine speaking, writing, and technology skills through project-based learning; cultivate critical research competence; and explore academic and career options. Each semester a topic is investigated according to three broad academic perspectives. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Gateway Experience.
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GPS 4090 - Peer Mentors for the Gateway Program Seminar 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the complementary processes of teaching and learning from both theoretical and pragmatic perspectives. Students will learn to engage, listen, and assist first-year students in a mature and professional manner relating to their adjustment to UCCS and their new academic environment. Students will also work with faculty sponsors to contribute to the instruction of their designated Gateway Program Seminar class. Students will learn to make connections between various disciplines (Education, Psychology, Communication, and Leadership) and also apply these connections directly to the GPS 1010 course in which they are mentors. GPS 4090 is disctinct from courses within any major. It is designed as an upper-level, service learning-oriented complement to GPS 1010. Students will serve as peer leaders in 50 different multidisciplinary and disciplinary courses, and are selected from across all majors and colleges on campus. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prer., Instructor consent required.
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Geography and Environmental Studies |
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GES 1000 - Environmental Systems: Climate and Vegetation 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A general introduction to energy, atmospheric motion, solar radiation, the hydrologic cycle and climate change. Includes consideration of climatic elements as they interact with vegetation, animals, and humans in ecosystems. This class is taught in a variety of learning situations, including lecture, laboratory, web-based and tutorials. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability; Explore-Physical and Natural World.
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GES 1010 - Environmental Systems: Landforms and Soils 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory survey primarily concerned with the agents and processes of landform shaping and soil genesis. Major emphasis is on the genesis, distribution, and utility of surface features in a variety of learning situations, including lecture, web-based, laboratory, tutorials, and field trips. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Physical and Natural World.
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GES 1050 - Introduction to Map & Compass 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A basic introduction to topographic maps will be given. This will include the process involved with making and field-checking maps; discussion of symbolization, scale, and landform representation. The development of the compass will be outlined and basic skills will be taught. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Explore-Physical and Natural World.
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GES 1500 - Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sustainability 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine how humans interact with the environment, to understand the impacts of these interactions, and to consider what can be done to make these interactions more sustainable. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Sustainability.
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GES 1560 - Introduction to the Environmental History of the U.S. 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course surveys American history from the colonial era to the present, highlighting the ways the natural world and human action intersected and shaped historical change. Students explore topics linking the environment to race, class, gender, labor, leisure, conservation and sustainability. Meets with HIST 1560
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GES 1980 - World Regional Geography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A survey of world regions that explores the diversity of human cultures and environments within the wider global context. This issues-oriented class examines the cultural, political, economic and environmental forces that shape each region and the impacts of globalization on our increasingly interconnected world. Approved for LAS Social Science area and Global Awareness requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior.
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GES 1990 - Introduction to Human Geography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A systematic introduction to the broad field of human-land interactions and spatial order. Emphasis is placed on the major themes of geographic inquiry including use of thematic maps, population numbers and distribution, development, changing resource and land use, culture regions, location decisions, settlements and cities, transportation, political units, and human-environment interactions. Approved for LAS Social Science area and Global Awareness requirements. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Explore-Society, Health and Behavior. GT-SS2.
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GES 2000 - Geographic Regions of the World 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the world’s geographic realm and their human and physical characteristics. A variety of geographic themes (such as population growth, urbanization, economic development and environmental deterioration) are set in their regional contexts.
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GES 2010 - Economic Geography: Resources, Development, and the Future 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introductory consideration of the location of resources, the role of natural resources in economic and technological development and resource utilization and the future. Use of the theory of spatial organization and behavior in economic activity including agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, service activities, urban location, systems of cities, and growth patterns. Case studies.
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GES 2050 - Digital Earth 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces several technologies used to collect, store, manage, analyze, and disseminate information about the earth. These technologies include geographic information systems (GIS), web maps services (WMS), global positioning systems (GPS), cartography, geovisualization, and remote sensing.
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GES 2100 - Humans and Environments 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An overview of global environmental issues including climate change, sustainable agriculture, waste management, deforestation, population and energy. Individual, local, state, regional, national and international decision making tools and implications will be explored through case studies in industrialized and nonindustrialized countries.
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GES 2980 - Professional Experience I 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Designed experiences involving application of specific, relevant concepts and skills in supervised employment situations. Instructor Consent Required.
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GES 3030 - Introduction to GIS 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a research tool. Students will use ESRI software to complete a series of geographic projects. A basic understanding of cartography and computer use is expected. Meets with GES 5030.
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GES 3050 - Introduction to Cartography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to the principles and theory of map-making. The emphasis will be on the design of maps for research and publication using advanced computer hardware and software. The course entails the creation of reproducible, thematic maps using the various computer techniques available to the cartographer.
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GES 3060 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course introduces the basic principles of remote sensing, and considerations central to the acquisition and interpretation of satellite imagery. Through lectures and labs, students will explore the benefits and limitations of using remotely sensed for environmental studies. Meets with ENSC 4060 and GES 5060.
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GES 3070 - Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces the diverse physical and social geographies of Sub-Saharan Africa. It will examine internal dynamics of the region as related to physical and social geography, and will explore the role of Sub-Saharan Africa within the global context. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity), Sustainability.
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GES 3080 - Maps as Historical Documents 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students are introduced to methods of selecting, interpreting, and using historical maps as source documents, complementing written texts. Explores themes in history of cartography and spatial history, how patterns of historical-geographic change are revealed in traditional and digital maps. Meets with HIST 3080.
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GES 3100 - Digital Field Mapping with GPS 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the theory of GPS, provides practical experience using GPS units, and explores the interaction between GIS (Geographic Information System) and GPS through use of ESN, and Trimble Pathfinder software. Prer., GES 3030.
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GES 3160 - Geographic Education 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores approaches to teaching geography in K-12. Includes discussion of important geographic concepts and their integration into the classroom. Students will develop teaching activities and materials for incorporation into their curriculum.
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GES 3170 - Saving Place 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Examines basic theories, concepts, and people within the sustainability movement and bioregionalism. Through critical readings, group projects, field trips, and applied research, students will apply ideas and techniques they have learned to real-world case studies. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability.
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GES 3180 - Changing Place 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course allows students to translate what they have learned about sustainability into campus action. Students identify a campus sustainability issue to address and work to effect associated campus change. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Prereq., GES 1000, or GES 3170, or GES 4800, or PHIL 1400, or WEST 4120, or consent of instructor.
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GES 3200 - Practical Meteorology 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to weather and meteorological phenomena. Topics include radiation balance, atmosphere structure, air masses and fronts, clouds, precipitation, storm structure, mesoscale systems, weather map analysis, forecasting, mountain weather, snow and snowpack processes, severe weather, weather hazards, lightning and landscape interactions, and remote sensing technologies in meteorology. Field trips may be required. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Meets with ENSC 3200.
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GES 3210 - Basic Weather Analysis and Forecasting 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An expanded application of meteorological principles with emphasis on modern techniques for interpreting and forecasting weather. The course includes a review of basic principles, interpretation of various types of weather charts, and forecast techniques. Lecture sessions will be followed by student preparations of weather analysis and forecast charts. Prer., GES 1000 or 3200.
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GES 3215 - Mapping Archaeology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
We will use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to produce maps of archaeological sites, view the archaeological record from new perspectives, reconstruct past landscapes, perform spatial analysis on artifacts, and ask spatial questions of past human behavior. Meets with ANTH 3215.
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GES 3250 - The Geography of Climate Change 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students investigate the theory and evidence of climate change from a geographical perspective. The course incorporates the interactions and interrelationships of humans and the environmental system while in the study of global environmental changes in different locations. Students use readings, lectures, discussion, research, computer simulation, and their own critical and analytical thinking skills in the process of forming their own conclusions about the status of climate change in different locations. Written and oral presentation skills will be enhanced as the students present and defend their theory and findings to their peers. Approved for LAS Natural Science area requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability.
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GES 3300 - Spaces of Political Geography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores the intersection of power and geographical space at four scales: the global scale, the national scale, the urban scale, and the scale of the body.
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GES 3400 - Geopolitics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Addresses the causes and consequences of global conflict and power distribution from a geographic perspective. Geopolitics looks at how geographic factors such as culture, language, religion, climate, topography, and size influence a state’s population and power capabilities. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity).
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GES 3410 - Sonic Landscapes 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This is a cross-disciplinary course bridging creative sound art and music practices with geography, naturalism, and environmentalism through the exploration of local geographies, landscapes, and the natural world. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Navigate. Meets with MUS 3410.
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GES 3500 - Nature and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The relationship between nature and society is one of the pillars of geographic inquiry. This course surveys the relationship between nature and society by examining topics including population, energy, conservation, agriculture, and pollution in the context of geographical studies. Prer., GES 1000 or GES 1010 or instructor consent.
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GES 3600 - Geography of American Folk and Ethnic Music 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Music is ubiquitous in America today. This course will analyze the geographic context of American folk and ethnic music. A variety of geographic concepts and their relationship to the development of American folk and ethnic music will be discussed.
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GES 3610 - Urban Geography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course addresses topics in urban location, urban morphology and design, urban function, and urban social issues. We analyze why cities look as they do and the role cities play in society. Emphasis is on cities in the United States. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Meets with GES 5610.
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GES 3660 - Applied Community Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A service-learning, community-based research course in which students, professors, and community members work together to reach community-identified goals. Working in teams, students will learn to apply anthropology and human geography research methods in developing effective community outreach programs. Prer., two courses in anthropology, sociology, geography, or education, or permission of instructor. Meets with ANTH 3660.
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GES 3700 - Cultural Geography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course explores the themes, methodology and techniques associated with the spatial aspects of culture, cultural traits and contemporary cultural theory.
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GES 3730 - Population Geography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines international population processes and patterns. First, past, present, and future dynamics of population growth are investigated. Second, varying perspectives on “overpopulation” (neo-Malthusian, cornucopian, distributionist) are discussed. Third, we show how in-depth case studies of the population geography of particular places and spaces shape the world around us. Meets with GES 5730.
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GES 3750 - Conservation Biology 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
The major focus is the application of biological and ecological principles to preserve biodiversity. Ultimate sources and current worldwide losses of biological diversity are emphasized. Because conservation biology demands multidisciplinary approaches, historical, legal, economic, and ethical issues are also included. Prer., BIOL 1150, BIOL 3700 recommended. Consent of instructor required. Meets with BIOL 3750 and BIOL 5700.
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GES 3800 - Geography of the Pikes Peak Region 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A regional rather than synoptic approach is taken to the study of two formal regions: the Great Plains and the southern Rocky Mountains, and an informal region to include Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek and the nearby western High Plains.
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GES 3820 - Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Study of culture and society, and human relationship to the physical environment of Mexico, the Central American countries, and the Caribbean islands. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Summit; Writing Intensive.
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GES 3830 - Geography of Colorado 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the physical, cultural, and economic environments in the state of Colorado. Includes in-depth analysis of physical as well as human components of the state. Field trips required. Prer., GES 1010 or GES 1990 or instructor consent.
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GES 3850 - Historical Geography of the United States 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Historical geography as a method for study of changing and evolving landscapes. Meets with HIST 3850.
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GES 3860 - Geography of the American Southwest 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the physical and cultural environment of the American Southwest. Includes an analysis of landforms, vegetation, climate, prehistoric cultures, modern native American peoples, Hispanic settlement, and modern demographic and social changes.
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GES 3900 - Historical Geography of the British Isles 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Traces the historical evolution of the British landscape from prehistoric times to the present day. Particular regions like Wales, Yorkshire, the Lake District and Western Ireland will be examined in detail.
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GES 3920 - Geography of Food 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Addresses four geographical topics of food: 1) The political economy of food production; 2) food production and the environment; 3) food and cultures; and, 4) food and nutrition. Students will better appreciate our complex relationship with food. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Meets with GES 5920.
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GES 3980 - Places and Faces: Geographic Issues in Film 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This advanced world regional course uses contemporary film as a vehicle to explore current global geographic issues. It examines cultural, political and economic issues that shape societies, focusing on marginalized ethnic and racial groups, women and the economically disadvantaged. Approved for LAS Global Awareness requirement. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirements: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity); Writing Intensive. Prer., GES 1980 or consent of instructor..
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GES 4000 - Statistical Analysis in Geography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
The application of statistical and other quantitative techniques to geographically organized data, areal distributions, and the solution of geographic research problems. Satisfies the LAS and Compass Curriculum Quantitative and Qualitative Reasoning requirement as a statistics course when taken by a student who has either 1) successfully completed MATH 1040 (or a mathematics course that has college algebra as a prerequisite), OR 2) scored 87% or higher on the College Algebra placement test and scored 50% or higher on the Business Calculus placement test. Prer., MATH 1040 or equivalent knowledge, or instructor consent. Meets with GES 5000.
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GES 4010 - Technology, Development and Economic Geography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Theory and issues in contemporary economic geography. Explores process leading to interregional change, spatial interaction between places, and the homogenization of economies and cultures.
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GES 4020 - Qualitative Methods in Geography 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The course provides theoretical and practical experience in qualitative methods commonly used in geography and other social sciences. Methods covered include interviewing, participatory action research, observation, discourse analysis, questionnaires, and historical research. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Inclusiveness (Global/Diversity). Prer., GES 1990 or consent of instructor. Meets with GES 5020.
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GES 4040 - Spatial Database 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course focuses on fundamentals of designing, implementing, and managing relational and spatial databases. Hand-on exercises cover technical skills on interacting with MS Access, popular spatial databases like PostgreSQL/PostGIS, MS Server, and Geodatabase using structured query language (SQL). Prer., GES 3030.
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GES 4070 - Geovisualization 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Students will learn the principles, concepts, methods and applications of geovisualization. Students will have hands-on experience in using highly interactive, dynamic and multidimensional geovisualization systems that offer high levels of user experience. Prer., GES 3030; recommended prer., GES 3050, GES 4130. Meets with GES 5070.
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GES 4080 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Continued application of GIS for spatial analysis. Focuses on ESRI software and complete original research projects. Prer., GES 3030; GES 3060 recommended. Meets with GES 5080.
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GES 4090 - Image Analysis for Environmental Research 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
This course addresses image analysis for environmental research and natural resource management. This is a project-oriented course in which students work through the remote sensing process in entirety - from the design of a research question to presentation of results. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Writing Intensive. Prereq., GES 4060 or consent of instructor. Meets with ENSC 4090 and GES 5090.
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GES 4110 - Introduction to Field Techniques 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A field-based course that introduces students to the multiple techniques used by geographers for data gathering and analysis. These techniques will include elementary surveying, GPS, hydrologic and landform measurements, map and compass use, dendrochronology analysis, and cultural/economic land use mapping. Field trips required.
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GES 4120 - Internet Geographic Information Systems 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Students will learn the fundamentals of Internet GIS technology and develop hands-on experience in programming and implementing Internet mapping applications using various tools including ESRI ArcServer, Google Maps, and JavaScript APIs. Prer., GES 3030, GES 4130. Meets with GES 5120.
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GES 4130 - Introduction to Geospatial Computing 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to the main computational concepts and techniques relevant to geospatial applications, from basics of programming and algorithms to automating geospatial analysis tasks. The course will allow students to extend their abilities to analyze geospatial data and prepare for higher-level classes. Prer., GES 3030; GES 3060 recommended. Meets with GES 5130.
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GES 4160 - Teaching Geography 1 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Practicum and/or tutorial, by special arrangement only, in the teaching of geography (for example, serving as small-group leaders or proctors in introductory courses, or developing and/or testing curriculum materials). Consent of instructor required.
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GES 4170 - Discovering Place 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Provides multiple opportunities to improve geographic writing skills. Explore, write, map, draw, and photograph. Uses the campus land to develop writing about the “sense of place.” Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability.
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GES 4220 - Synoptic Climatology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The physical processes involved with the development and transportation of weather systems. Selected topics include relationships between upper atmospheric flow and surface weather phenomena, synoptic evaluation of air masses and techniques for environmental analysis. Prer., GES 1000. Meets with GES 5220.
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GES 4260 - Biogeography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the distribution of life on the Earth’s surface. The relationship between environmental factors and plant and animal distributions will be the central theme. Changes in distributions through time will also be examined. Required field trip. Prer., GES 1000 or consent of instructor. Meets with GES 5260.
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GES 4270 - Advanced Biogeography 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
A project-oriented class with students studying the distribution of plants as related to environmental factors. This class will combine lecture, fieldwork, and data processing, resulting in maps and reports. The geographical area of study will be changed each time. Prer., GES 4260/GES 5260 or instructor consent. Meets with GES 5270.
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GES 4280 - Plant Communities of the Western United States 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of plant assemblages in the contiguous United States west of the one-hundredth meridian. The distribution of major plant species will be used to illustrate plant community interactions with environmental factors such as climate and landforms. Prer., GES 4260/GES 5260. Meets with GES 5280.
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GES 4290 - Plant Communities of Colorado 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of plant assemblages in Colorado. Major plant communities will be examined in the context of environmental factors such as climate and land forms. Required field trip. Prer., GES 4260 or consent of instructor. Meets with BIOL 4290, BIOL 5290, and GES 5290.
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GES 4310 - Principles of Geomorphology 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Systematic study of rock weathering, mass-wasting, fluvial, glacial, and aeolian processes and the landforms resulting from these processes. Climatic geomorphology, geomorphometry, and data collection technologies (e.g., lidar) are emphasized. Field trips required. Prer., GES 1010 or GEOL 1010 or consent instructor. Meets with GES 5310, GEOL 4630, GEOL 5630.
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GES 4320 - Mountain Environments 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Field course emphasizing study of landforms produced by weathering and soils, mass movement, erosional processes under all climatic and altitudinal conditions. Includes Front Range glacial geology and glaciology. Prer., GES 1000 or consent of instructor. Meets with GES 5320.
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GES 4340 - Soils 4 Credits (Minimum) 4 Credits (Maximum)
Covers the nature and distribution of soils through an investigation of the basics of soil genesis and development. It will stress the environmental components involved in soil production and the geographic distribution of soil types. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Prer., GES 1010 or GEOL 1010 or consent of instructor. Meets with GES 5340.
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GES 4410 - Resource Management and Conservation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Inventory, policy, and management of natural resources. Nature, significance, distribution, and problems associated with water, forest, wildlife, soils, and recreational resources. Emphasis is on experience in the United States, but other global problems may be included. Meets with GES 5410.
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GES 4420 - Conservation and United States Public Lands 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the legacy of public lands in the U.S. and whether management policies have evolved from an emphasis on resource extraction to one focused upon conservation. Topics will include national parks, forests, recreation, and wildlife conservation. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Meets with GES 5420.
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GES 4450 - Analysis of Environmental Systems 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An analysis of the various factors involved in the routing of environmental impact statements. Emphasis will be on analytical procedures associated with the evaluation of environmental systems and applications specific environmental impact problems. Meets with GES 5450.
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GES 4460 - Field Studies in Geography 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Field investigations focused on a specific aspect of the landscape in a selected area. Topic and credit vary from year to year. Field trips required. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Summit. Meets with GES 5170.
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GES 4480 - Environmental Problems of Colorado 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A discussion and investigation of the environmental problems of the State of Colorado with an emphasis on land planning and land use, pollution, transportation, energy, and hazards. Programs to alleviate as well as to minimize any further related environmental problems will be developed. Meets with GES 5480.
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GES 4500 - Water Resources and Water Problems 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A descriptive interpretation and detailed inventory of hydroclimatic data, surface water, and ground water. The use of water is critically evaluated with emphasis on problems associated with geographic maldistribution, appropriation, irrigation, industry, pollution, and regional development. Approved for Compass Curriculum requirement: Sustainability. Meets with GES 5500.
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GES 4510 - Hydrology 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Exploration of the principles of hydrology and their application to environmental investigations. Meets with GES 5510.
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