Fall 2008 Courses

Introduction to Geography (GEOG/INTL 101)

Introduction to cultural, political, and environmental diversity in an international context.  Focus on key global issues, current events, and geographic approaches to understanding world problems.

Dr. Dorn Van Dommelen

TR    11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 

TR     2:30-3:45 p.m.                

Alecia Brettschneider

F 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Elements of Physical Geography (GEOG A205)

Analysis of the processes that form the physical environment & resulting physical patterns. S undefined
tudy of landforms, climate, soils, water resources, vegetation, & their world & regional patterns.

Dr. Brian Brettschneider

MW    1:00-2:15 p.m.              

Dr. Dorn Van Dommelen

TR      10:00-11:15 a.m.

Elements of Physical Geography Lab (GEOG A205L)

Bobby Selah

M   2:30-5:15 p.m. 

The Slavic World (GEOG A344)

Bulgaria
Origin, diffusion, and developmental histories of the Slavic peoples. Focus on the geography of Central East Europe, the realm inhabited by the Eastern (Russians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians), Western (Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks), and Southern Slavs (Bulgarians and peoples of the former Yugoslavia).  Integration of region into the European Union and continued economic and political transition.  Involvement of non-Slavic groups in the region also given consideration.

Living on Earth: Introduction to Environmental Studies (ENVI A201)

Introduction to complex environmental issues, emphasizing human impacts, behavior, and institutions. Covers population, food energy, air, and water resources, climate change, chemicals, forests and biodiversity, indigenous cultures, land use, current law, and human-nature relationships.  Focuses on policy and politics, historical and cross-cultural perspectives, individual incentives, economic tradeoffs, and questions of fairness.

Alecia Brettschneider

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Earth as an Ecosystem: Introduction to Environmental Science (ENVI A202)

Introduces science as a powerful but limited tool for understanding and solving environmental problems.  The Earth as a system of systems. Weather and climate, natural cycles, energy flows, basic ecology, food, wildlife and biodiversity, chemicals, air and water quality, oceans, solid waste, cities, and land use.  Uses Alaskan examples.

Dr. Lilian Alessa

TR    1:00-2:15 p.m.