Drawing on analytical and theoretical perspectives from ecology, socioecological systems, political ecology, science studies, and cultural studies, UNC–Chapel Hill geographers investigate the social contexts, drivers, and consequences of environmental change and struggles over land use and resources. Undergraduate Toggle Undergraduate. For further information, visit the Department's Diversity and Inclusion page. Uses systems theory and computer models to understand ecosystem energy and matter flows, such as energy flow in food webs, terrestrial ecosystem evapotranspiration and productivity, related to climate, vegetation, soils, and hydrology across a range of spatial and temporal scales.Gen Ed: QI.Grading status: Letter grade. Field work is included.Gen Ed: EE- Academic Internship.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit. A range of geographic data sets is readily available. Recommended preparation: experience with GIS software (GEOG 370 or GEOG 491).Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 370; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite.Grading status: Letter grade. Topics include environmental policy processes, environmental justice movements, environmental health risks, conservation, urban environments, and the role of science in environmental politics and justice. GEOG 577. Field Methods in Physical Geography. This advanced course brings geographical perspectives on place, space, scale, and environmental change to the study of environmental justice. Academic Calendar, Office of the University RegistrarChapel Hill, North Carolina 27599Feedback? Through a novel research workshop format, this graduate and undergraduate course explores political and geographical dimensions of technological change around key environmental issues--energy, water, and waste.Gen Ed: SS, CI, EE- Service Learning.Grading status: Letter grade. Geographic Information and Analysis. Contact Us. Urban Latin America: Politics, Economy, and Society. Biophysical Geography and Earth Systems Science. Contact Us. 3 Credits. Geography of Health Care Delivery. The M.A. 3 Credits. Examination of the major processes controlling environmental cycling of material and energy at the landscape level, and development of a quantitative understanding of the physical and ecosystem processes responsible for landscape pattern and evolution.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. GEOG 811. Master's and doctoral degrees are offered, but the programmatic focus is on the doctoral degree. GEOG 544. Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. The department approaches this goal by creating an environment in which exceptional Ph.D. and M.A. In lectures, texts, and research projects, students examine environmental concerns as they intersect with racial, economic and political differences. GEOG 541. General Education Curriculum and Degree Requirements, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, The Friday Center for Continuing Education, Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, AFRICAN, AFRICAN-​AMERICAN, DIASPORA STUDIES (AAAD), BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY (BCB), BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BBSP), CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (CBMC), CLINICAL REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSEL (CRMH), GERMANIC AND SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES (GSLL), PHARMACOENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS (DPMP), PHARMACY PRACTICE AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION (DPPE), PRACTICE ADVANCEMENT AND CLINICAL EDUCATION (PACE), STATISTICS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH (STOR), General Education Approved Course Substitution Lists, Download PDF of the 2020-21 Graduate Catalog, Download PDF of the 2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog. 3 Credits. Sources of aid include teaching assistantships and work on sponsored research projects within the department, University-wide competitive assistantships, nonservice fellowships and merit scholarships, and externally awarded fellowships. Required of all students aspiring to honors in geography. Alert Carolina! Overview; Disciplines and Themes; General Education Requirements; Undergraduate Courses; Graduate Courses; Forms & Policies . These represent coherent foci and areas of active faculty research, not mutually exclusive categories. Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, Chair . An in-depth seminar devoted to contemporary faculty research topics in earth system science and biophysical geography. Scott L. Kirsch (23), Historical, Cultural, and Political Geography; Science and Technology Studies This course is concerned with the application of biogeographical principles and techniques to the study of natural and human-modified landscapes. Included in each section is information about degrees offered, contact information, and specifics about admission and degree requirements. An in-depth seminar devoted to contemporary faculty research topics in social geography. 3 Credits. Capstone Seminar in Geographic Research. As much as possible, all programs are tailored to the needs and interests of the individual student. The range of methods available for problem identification and solution are considered through development of specific research proposals.Grading status: Letter grade. An in-depth seminar devoted to contemporary faculty research topics in geographic information sciences. The Graduate School Campus Box #4010, 200 Bynum Hall University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC, 27599-4010 (919) 966-2611 Maps and Directions Introduction to the theory and practice of geographic research. GEOG 650. Contact Us. GEOG 412. 3 Credits. Academic Calendar, Office of the University RegistrarChapel Hill, North Carolina 27599Feedback? Michael Emch (29), Medical Geography, Spatial Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing Admissions Prerequisite for admission to graduate work in the department is a B.A. Students will produce original geovisualizations of dynamic data related to their field. Graduate Students Jonathan Albrite . Examines the theory and application of geographic information systems (GIS) for impact evaluation for intervention studies. GEOG 429. GEOG 702. Interdisciplinary course for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Normal Progress Policy. By permission of the department. An in-depth seminar devoted to contemporary readings in international area studies, development, and globalization. Europe Today: Transnationalism, Globalisms, and the Geographies of Pan-Europe. On the left navigation bar are links to The Graduate School's graduate programs. E-mail: ericaj@email.unc.edu. Demographic Methods. A systematic study of the approaches, key concepts, and methods of geography, emphasizing the application of these approaches through hands-on independent research designed and implemented by the students. 3 Credits. About; From the Chair; Visit Us; News; Events; Intranet; Digital Literary and Communications Lab; Submit Search. Drainage networks, nested catchments, and distribution and controls of precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and groundwater flow. Technology and Democracy Research. Ecological Modeling. Andres Vina (Michigan State University), Environmental Change, Biophysical Properties of Vegetation, Human-Environment Interactions, Stephen S. Birdsall GEOG 900. (Core)Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 464. 6 total credits. Placement. 3 Credits. Resources The course introduces the key theories linking space, place, and religion and helps students apply these new theoretical tools to examine some of the pressing issues in the contemporary study of religion.Gen Ed: CI, GL.Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 597. 3 Credits. GEOG 468. A large proportion of graduate students receive financial assistance. The Department of Biostatistics also offers National Institutes of Health non-service traineeships to a … This course focuses on modeling the terrestrial forest ecosystems processes, including population dynamics, energy, water, nutrients, and carbon flow through the ecosystem. Its primary missions are research and graduate and undergraduate teaching. The Department of Epidemiology, which is housed in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, is one of the world’s leading academic departments in epidemiology. 3 Credits. This course introduces students to spatial analysis techniques involving points, lines, areas, surfaces, and non-metric spaces, as well as programming basic geographic models on microcomputers.Grading status: Letter grade. Gabriela Valdivia (32), Political Ecology and Resource Geography, Extractive Economies, Indigenous Communities, Latin America GEOG 994. 919-962-1192 mbecker@email.unc.edu GEOG 456. An outstanding graduate program is a high priority of our department, and the training faculty participate fully at all levels. Climatological aspects of these weather patterns are emphasized. The link between the atmosphere and other environmental compartments is explored through environmental case studies.Grading status: Letter gradeSame as: ENEC 406. Applied climatology involves the interdisciplinary application of climate data and techniques to solve a wide range of societal and environmental problems. 1-21 Credits. Students generally apply for admission to QBio and the UNC Graduate School directly through the Department of Biology. The Department supports the University's core values encouraging diversity and equal educational and employment opportunities throughout the University community. This course explores how neighborhood context influences the health of the populations living in them. Department of Communication Graduate Handbook. 3 Credits. It includes local and extraregional case studies. 3 Credits. An examination of the theory and history of resistance in the modern world, including instances of contestation from 'foot dragging' to the formation of social movements, and exploring the relationship between place and protest.Gen Ed: SS, GL.Grading status: Letter grade. Visit Program Website. GEOG 760. Landscape Biogeography. Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. (EES)Requisites: Prerequisite, ENEC 202 or GEOG 110; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite.Gen Ed: PL, EE- Field Work.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. UNC Department of Statistics & Operations Research 318 Hanes Hall CB# 3260 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3260 This projects-based course investigates how climate impacts a range of sectors, including water resources, urban environments, ecosystems, and human health.Gen Ed: PL.Grading status: Letter grade. Students select the appropriate coursework and dissertation topic in consultation with their advisor and research committee. Covers fundamental theory and mechanics of remote sensing, related theoretical aspects of radiation and the environment, and remote-sensing applications relating to terrestrial, atmospheric, and marine environments. Dean Suzanne Barbour’s Commencement message for the December 2020 graduates of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (GISci)Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 370; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite.Grading status: Letter gradeSame as: PLAN 491. 3 Credits. Mobile Geographies: The Political Economy of Migration. Welcome! It includes a survey of neighborhoods and health theory and empirical examples. Last updated at 6:49pm Friday, October 30th, 2020. An investigation of the scientific basis of climate change (past, present, and future), the current state of knowledge concerning future projections, and the implications of climate change for society and the environment.Grading status: Letter grade. Further information concerning the global studies M.A. 3 Credits. 3 Credits. An analysis of synoptic weather patterns and the processes responsible for them. We will cover interviews, focus groups, visual, and other methodologies. We will also discuss modes of analysis, coding, and writing up qualitative research for publication.Gen Ed: SS, CI.Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 436. Geographies of Economic Change. Although this information is accurate as of this date, our situation continues to be very fluid. The University of North Carolina recognizes the importance of investing in Biology research and training and is undertaking key initiatives in the life sciences. GEOG 720. How To Apply; Financial Aid & Assistantships; Graduate Program Overview; Graduate Handbook; Address. This course examines the role that geography plays in shaping how people interact with the health care system. Environmental Justice in Urban Europe. An in-depth seminar devoted to contemporary readings in nature-society studies and human-environment interactions. Liberation Geographies: The Place, Politics, and Practice of Resistance. We will attempt to answer a shared research question on this topic by reading the peer-reviewed literature and by conducting a semester-long data analysis project incorporating social and climate data from around the world. program may be obtained on the program's Web site or from Dr. Erica Johnson, Director of Graduate Studies, CB# 3263, FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro St., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3263. Elizabeth Havice (36), Political Economy and Ecology, International Development, Commodity Studies, Environmental Politics, Trade Politics, Fisheries Systems The program offers opportunities for graduate students with diverse backgrounds and goals to receive training in varied and integrated aspects of the discipline and to work directly with faculty members on specific research projects. It serves as a complement to GEOG 458 Urban Latin America. 2 total completions.Grading status: Letter gradeSame as: PLAN 428. Students will be required to complete 30 hours of service for an organization that works on an urban social issue.Gen Ed: SS, EE- Service Learning.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. In addition, some of the information relates to decisions that are made at the level of departments, programs or even individual courses. 3 Credits. Wilbert M. Gesler Examination of topics focused on the atmospheric and the vegetation and land surface parts of the hydrologic cycle at the micro to global spatial scale and short-term to millennial temporal scale.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. Programs A- Z; Departments; Schools/ College … GEOG 542. Required of all students aspiring to honors in geography. This course is designed to explore changing geographies of production and consumption in theory and in practice.Grading status: Letter grade. Applied Climatology: The Impacts of Climate and Weather on Environmental and Social Systems. Students may also elect to join QBio after being admitted through the Biological and Biomedical Science Program (BBSP) and completing the first year requirements of that program. Sara Smith (33), Political and Social Geography, Nationalism, Health, South Asia The department's diverse graduate students are pursuing a wide variety of research at UNC–Chapel Hill. (Regional)Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 259; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite.Gen Ed: BN.Grading status: Letter grade. Admissions Geography internships combine substantive geographic work experience with an academic project designed to integrate theory and practice. 4 Credits. GEOG 435. The Graduate School and the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health offer merit scholarships (departmentally nominated), and the department supports students through graduate research assistantships. Welcome! GEOG 804. Political Geography. 3 Credits. The Graduate School Handbook. The Graduate School Campus Box #4010, 200 Bynum Hall University of North Carolina Chapel Hill NC, 27599-4010 (919) 966-2611 Maps and Directions Geographic Information Science Programming. This work encompasses a diversity of methodological approaches, scales, and concerns, from urban dynamics and symbolic spaces to rural landscapes, agrarian and industrial change, and social geographies of race, class, gender, health, and religion. MA: Literature, Medicine, Culture Admissions. An interdisciplinary exploration of urban social problems, bridging the literature on urban geography with that on urban politics. Governance, Institutions, and Global Environmental Change. GEOG 592. FAQ. GEOG 419. Banu Gökariksel (28), Urban, Cultural, and Feminist Geography; Social Theory; Globalization and Modernity; the Middle East and Southeast Asia 3 Credits. This hands-on course will set you on a path towards being a researcher and scientist who will make a positive difference in the world through good research practices and effective communication. 3 Credits. Contemporary Geographic Thought. Political Ecology: Geographical Perspectives. Spatial Analysis and Computer Modeling. Tuition and Financial Aid Examines gender, space, and place relationships in the modern Middle East. GEOG 790. Close Alert Message. 3 Credits. Advisor Change Form . Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. (GISci)Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 370 or 477.Grading status: Letter grade. Geographic Research Design. Introduction to Remote Sensing of the Environment. 3 Credits. Making Your Research Matter: Effective Design and Communication to Help Make an Impact on the World. as part of the Ph.D. program. (Regional)Grading status: Letter grade. Cultural and Political Ecology. Up-to-date lists of geography faculty members and courses, along with additional information about the graduate program, faculty research projects, and other information are available on the department's Web site. Stresses the spatial analysis and modeling capabilities of organizing data within a geographic information system. GEOG 444. Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. The graduate curriculum is designed to promote a broad sense of the geographical tradition in its evolving relationship with other sciences, social sciences, and humanities disciplines, and to provide a disciplinary and interdisciplinary platform for more specialized scientific and scholarly investigation. 3 Credits. Examination of topics that integrate social, natural, and spatial sciences within the context of human-environment interactions, with an emphasis on landuse/landcover dynamics and spatial digital technologies for linking landscape form and function.Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 428. Preparation of a senior thesis.Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 691H.Gen Ed: EE- Mentored Research.Grading status: Letter grade. (GISci)Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 710. Research Seminar in Earth System Science and Biophysical Geography. So, while intensive training is offered in a number of diverse areas, the program is noted for its integrative and cross-cutting approaches. Students build strong research, teaching, and professional skills with emphases on data analysis, project design and management, and oral and written communication that prepare them for careers at universities and in public and private sectors. GEOG 415. Earth Surface Processes. Included in each section is information about degrees offered, contact information, and specifics about admission and degree requirements. Reinforcing the broad nature of our graduate program, we have close interactions with various departments, including the Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Environmental Science and Engineering, and the Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program. Seminar/Readings in Geographic Information Sciences. Population, Development, and the Environment. Contact. GEOG 416. Clark Gray (35), Population, Environment and Development; Survey and Statistical Methods GEOG 406. Cities and their residents will be considered in relation to each other and to North American examples. Research Seminar in Nature-Society Studies and Human-Environment Interactions. The Graduate School supports the recruitment, admission and enrollment of a diverse community of graduate students within more than 80 programs offering more than 160 graduate degrees. 3 Credits. 3 Credits. The Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides leadership to envision, shape and support the highest quality education for a diverse community of graduate students whose contributions will have global impact. Discussions on environmental change and conflict and how nature is bound up with relations of power and constructions of identity.Gen Ed: SS, GL.Grading status: Letter grade. Renowned faculty members provide students with training in effective research practices and methods. Culture, Society, and Space. While much attention has been given to Europe's "green" cities and the region's examples of sustainable development, less attention has been given to the ways in which the uneven distributions of environmental degradation have social and spatial ramifications within and beyond the region. Tamlin Pavelsky (Department of Geological Sciences), Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Climate Change 3 Credits. 3 Credits. 3 Credits. Introduction to GIS. Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. (EES)Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 110 or 111.Grading status: Letter grade. (GHA)Gen Ed: SS, GL.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. GEOG 711. Incoming students are roughly evenly mixed between those with and without a master's degree. Telephone: (919) 962-0663. GEOG 451. Synoptic Meteorology. Prospective Graduate Students. Directed readings, research, and writing.Gen Ed: EE- Mentored Research.Grading status: Letter grade. GIS and Systems Modeling. Topics and instructors vary.Grading status: Letter grade. Graduate Program Alumni Name Year Degree Dissertation/Thesis Title Current Position Advisor; Lu, Zhipeng: 2014: Ph.D. Comprehensive analysis of eukaryotic Sm-associated ribonucleoprotein complexes: Assistant Professor, University of Southern California: Matera: Meiners, Matthew: 2014: Ph.D. Resources for Current Students. 3 Credits. Schools and Departments. The graduate program of the Department of Geography aims to produce leading scholars and practitioners who will make vital contributions to contemporary geographical, social, and environmental knowledge, research, teaching, and institutions. Seminar/Readings in International Area Studies, Development, and Globalization. The program requires the student to define a program of study organized by an evolving research question or research problem. Richard J. Kopec (GHA)Grading status: Letter grade. About UNC 3 Credits. This course will provide an overview of environmental justice in urban Europe to consider the key concepts, topics, debates, and trends shaping people and places there.Gen Ed: NA.Grading status: Letter grade. 3 Credits. The Ph.D. at UNC is an inquiry-based degree, offering students the opportunity to build unique programs of study around their respective research interests. The course will focus especially on health and economic interventions in the developing world. Hands-on experience for application and information extraction from satellite-based imagery through biweekly laboratory assignments. GEOG 813. 3 Credits. Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geography. The Philosophy Department maintains a congenial, cooperative, and vital atmosphere. Erika Wise (34), Dendrochronology, Climatology, Water Resources, Paul L. Delamater (44), Health and Medical Geography, Access to Healthcare Policy, Spatial Analysis, GIS, Carlos Mena (Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador), GIS, Latin America, Population Environment, Remote Sensing, Dynamic Modeling This course investigates the challenges, tools and techniques, and important applications of visualizing and analyzing geographic data that is temporally dynamic. Those features that make Europe a distinct and important region today are emphasized. Students earn an M.A. The University is currently operating under Reduced Campus Services and Operations due to COVID-19. Introduction to Watershed Systems. Professor Leslie Hicks and her research group GEOG 591. Indeed, many students and faculty members work on projects that span more than one area. Examines foundational concepts and methods and their relevance for understanding nature-society relationships. John Pickles (26) (Earl N. Phillips Distinguished Chair of International Studies), International Studies, Regional Development, Geographic Thought, Political Economy In this required core course in Geography's graduate curriculum, students also engage with issues of communication, professionalization, and career development in Geography and related fields.Grading status: Letter grade. History and philosophy of the geographic discipline, with particular emphasis on developments in recent decades.Grading status: Letter grade. Atmospheric Processes II. 3 Credits. Transnational Geographies of Muslim Societies. Acquisition, processing, and analysis of satellite digital data for the mapping and characterization of land cover types. Simulation experiments of systems models can be used as a "laboratory" to answer many "what if" questions, which can be used for the evaluation of policies and scenarios.Requisites: Prerequisite, GEOG 370 or 491.Grading status: Letter grade. Topics and instructors vary.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. Application of selected multivariate statistical techniques to the analysis of geographic phenomena and problems.Grading status: Letter grade. GEOG 447. Contact unccatalog@unc.edu. Required preparation, two courses in the one hundred bracket or permission of the instructor.Repeat rules: May be repeated for credit; may be repeated in the same term for different topics.Grading status: Letter grade. Stephen J. Walsh (12) (Lyle V. Jones Distinguished Professor), Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Physical, Javier Arce-Nazario (43), Landscape History, GIS-Remote Sensing, Translational Geoscience, Critical Physical Geography, Water and Sustainability About UNC How does climate change affect vulnerable human populations? Advanced Physical Geography - Hydroclimatology and Bioclimatology. 3 Credits. The Department of Geography has faculty strength in five overlapping areas of concentration. Nina Martin (31), Urban, Economic, and Migration Geography; Globalization and Urban Change; Urban Planning and Policy; Civil Society Seminar/Readings in Nature-Society Studies and Human-Environment Interactions. Department of Communication CB# 3285, 115 Bingham Hall. Students normally progress from the former to the latter, and we structure our financial aid packages on the assumption that students will proceed directly to the Ph.D. upon completing the M.A. UNC–Chapel Hill geographers examine the biophysical environment as an integrated system, emphasizing the linkages and feedbacks between terrestrial and atmospheric form and function. Director of Graduate Admissions UNC Department of Music Campus Box 3320 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3320 phone: (919) 962-1039. Introduction to contemporary and historical changes in human population, international development, and the global environment and how these processes interact, drawing on population geography as an organizing framework. (GISci)Requisites: Prerequisite, BIOL 561 or STOR 455; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite.Grading status: Letter grade. Neighborhoods and Health. nphillip@email.unc.edu The graduate program of the Department of Geography aims to produce leading scholars and practitioners who will make vital contributions to contemporary geographical, social, and environmental knowledge, research, teaching, and institutions. Aaron Moody (18), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Biogeography John W. Florin This course examines urban social issues in contemporary Latin America. GEOG 543. 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