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Geosciences

These courses are listed for information purposes only.
Please do not take classes without speaking with your advisor.


Meteorology Option: 12 hours

GR 4443 Weather Prediction I
(Prerequisite: GR 1604 or consent of instructor) Three hours video and online. Examination of the complexity of weather forecasting. Emphasis on numerical weather prediction, computer models, and mesoscale analysis.

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GR 4453 Weather Prediction II
(Prerequisite: GR 4443 or consent of instructor) Three hours video and online. Continuation of GR 4443. Case studies of weather forecasts. Emphasis on special weather events and places.

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GR 4603 Climatology
(Prerequisite: GR 1114 or GR 1123, or equivalent) Three hours lecture. Study of the elements and controls of weather and climate, distribution and characteristics of climatic regions.

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GR 4713 Synoptic Meteorology I
(Prerequisites: GR 1604 or equivalent) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Fundamental principles behind weather forecasting. Physical processes in the atmosphere, atmospheric circulation systems, air mass analysis, frontogenesis and frontolysis.


GR 4753 Satellite and Radar Meteorology
(Prerequisite: GR 1604) Three hours lecture. Study of the history, the operations, and the applications of satellites and radar in weather analysis. Theory of meteorological measurements in determinations of atmospheric structure.

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Option: 12 hours

GR 4303 Principles of GIS
(Prerequisite: Junior or graduate standing or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Spatial analysis and topological relationships of geographic data using Geographic Information Systems, with emphasis on GIS theory.

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GR 4313 Advanced GIS
(Prerequisite: GR 4303/6303 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Vector-based file structure and GIS queries using spatial and geodatabases attributes. Descriptive and prescriptive modeling in the raster domain, including regression and linear weighted modeling.

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GR 4333 Remote Sensing
(Prerequisite: GR 3303, GR 3311 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Examines remote sensing methods applicable to large-area analyses of watershed-level drainage systems, urban landscape, landscape vegetation metrics, physical landscape structural components and atmospheric features.

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GR 4343 Advanced Remote Sensing in Geosciences
(Prerequisite: Either GR 4333/6333, ECE 4423/6423, or FO 4452/6452 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Geospatial image analysis; Theoretical basis of radiative transfer in atmosphere and water column; Quantitative remote sensing techniques and geospatial product development.


GR 4353 Geodatabase Design
(Prerequisite: GR 4303/6303 or consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. Examination of Geodatabase structures. Integration of relational databases with Geographic Information Systems. Management of spatial data using geodatabases. Implementation of Geodatabase processes through spatial programming.


GR 4363 GIS Programming
(Prerequisite: GR 4303/6303 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Design and implementation of geoprocessing scripts. Incorporation of modeling languages within geographic information systems (GIS) analysis. Seamless integration of other software programs with GIS software.


General Geosciences Option: 12 or 18-hours

GG 3603 Intro to Oceanography
(Prerequisite: GG 1113) Three hours lecture. A survey of the basic principles and applications of science to the study of the marine environment.


GG 3613 Water Resources
(Prerequisite: GG 1113 or equivalent or consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. Introduction to the location, use, recovery and environmental problems of surface and subsurface waters.


GG 4323 Karst Processes and Landforms
(Prerequisite: GG 1113 or consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. Processes of dissolution and the formation of Karst, psudeokarst features and landscapes. Major impact of diagenesis on rocks, landscape evolution and related subsurface hydrology.


GG 4333 Geowriting
Three hours lecture. Prepares students to present geosciences information through research papers and other forms of professional communication. Emphasizes writing for careers or advanced study in the geosciences.


GG 4523 Coastal Environments
(Prerequisite: GG 1113 or consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. An introduction to world coastal environments, with emphasis upon major shoreline-shaping processes, geographical variation in coastal landforms, human impacts, and environmental concerns.


GR 4303 Principles of GIS
(Prerequisite: Junior or graduate standing or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Spatial analysis and topological relationships of geographic data using Geographic Information Systems, with emphasis on GIS theory.

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GR 4323 Cartographic Sciences
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Principles of cartographic theory and map design. Types of maps, map projections, proportional symbols, use of color, mapping and statistics, interactive maps, and map animation.


GR 4333 Remote Sensing
(Prerequisite: GR 3303, GR 3311 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Examines remote sensing methods applicable to large-area analyses of watershed-level drainage systems, urban landscape, landscape vegetation metrics, physical landscape structural components and atmospheric features.

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GR 4343 Advanced Remote Sensing in Geosciences
(Prerequisite: Either GR 4333/6333, ECE 4423/6423, or FO 4452/6452 or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Geospatial image analysis; Theoretical basis of radiative transfer in atmosphere and water column; Quantitative remote sensing techniques and geospatial product development.


GR 4603 Climatology
(Prerequisite: GR 1114 or GR 1123, or equivalent) Three hours lecture. Study of the elements and controls of weather and climate, distribution and characteristics of climatic regions.

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GR 4613 Applied Climatology
(Prerequisites: GR 1604 or equivalent) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Problem solving in today's world in topics such as bioclimatology, agricultural climatology and land use climatology.


GR 4813 Natural Hazards
(Prerequisites: GR 1114 or equivalent) Three hours lecture. A survey of natural phenomena in geology, oceanography and astronomy as applied to meteorology. Detailed study of earthquakes, volcanoes, ocean movements, and solar activity.


GR 4863 Forensic Geoscience
(Prerequisite: GG 1113, GR 1114 or GR 1604 or consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. Multidisciplinary study using all branches of geoscience in investigating criminal offenses, reconstructing accidents and as evidence in civil and criminal court cases.


The semesters in which these courses are offered are subject to change.
The departments control when the courses will be available.