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GEOG 290 - Introduction to Geographic Analysis

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: For majors or minors in geography only; GEOG 121 or GEOG 151
This course provides a survey of spatial techniques that geographers use to define, research and analyze geographic issues and phenomena. Students will learn to identify real-life geographic problems at a range of spatial scales, from the local to the global. Instructional methods will emphasize hands-on exposure through local field problems and field trips, access to library resources and journals, instrumentation, basic surveying, and professional presentation skills. Offered spring semester.