• GEOG 414: Spatial Data Management

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Types, sources, acquisition, and documentation of spatial data. Spatial database management methods and strategies for data sharing. Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab. (RE) Prerequisite(s): GEOG 411.
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• GEOG 415: Quantitative Methods/Geography

  4.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Fundamental concepts in geographic research. Spatial thinking and reasoning. Experimental and non-experimental research design (from generating research questions to formulating hypotheses and developing research plans). Concepts of statistics (nonparametric and parametric methods, analysis of variance, regression, patterns in space and time, and use of statistical software). A required course for geography majors. Contact Hour Distribution: 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (QR)Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (QR)
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• GEOG 416: GIS Project Management

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Interactions between management, technical, and application aspects of Geographic Information Systems project through simulated environment of real-world GIS sites. (DE) Prerequisite(s): GEOG 411 or consent of instructor.
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• GEOG 420: GIS in the Community

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  A service learning course. Devise and implement a project using geographic techniques and technologies. Grading Restriction: Letter grade only. Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 6 hours. Recommended Background: Prior course experiences including at least one of the following: urban studies, GIS, qualitative or quantitative methods.
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• GEOG 421: Maps, Society, Power

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Exploration of maps as historical and contemporary technologies of social power and resistance; wider political lives and place-making power of maps; ethical and social justice implications of cartography and geospatial analysis.
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• GEOG 422: Geographic Software Design

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Algorithms for spatial analysis, software design, and program implementation in standalone and distributed computing environments.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.(DE) Prerequisite(s): GEOG 311 or GEOG 411 or consent of instructor.Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
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• GEOG 423: Geography/Amer Popular Culture

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Geographical study of regional variation in popular cultures, especially focused on youth cultures in the United States. Writing-emphasis course. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (GCUS)
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• GEOG 424: LiDAR Technology/Applications

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  This course introduces the theory and applications of LiDAR (Light detection and ranging) technology in obtain, process, and analyze geospatial data. Potential topics include feature extraction, terrain modelling, and biomass estimation. (RE) Prerequisite(s): GEOG 313 or GEOG 413 or consent of instructor.
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• GEOG 425: Human Dimension in GIScience

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  The connections and interactions between GIS&T and society range in scale from institutions and business enterprises down to the individual level. This course covers fundamental drivers behind those interconnections (e.g., political, economic, legal, and cultural). Topics include how rapidly developing GI technology and infrastructures generate various forms of public GIS practice as part of citizen science, VGI and social media, and how these activities provoke questions and critiques around governance, democracy, diversity, and ethics.(RE) Prerequesite(s): GEOG 311.
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• GEOG 430: Global Envirnmts of Quaternary

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Physical and biotic evidence of climate and environmental history over the two to three million year period that humans have inhabited Earth. Geographical and temporal patterns of change, drivers of change, and interrelationships with human society. Recommended Background: 131 or consent of instructor.
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