• GEOG 3720: Cultural Ecology

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  (Same as ANTH 3720; HIST 3720.) Prerequisites: 3 hours anthropology or geography. Comparison of ecological systems utilized by tribal, peasant, and industrialized peoples of the world. Special attention paid to the theoretical approaches examining the interface of the environment and culture, the evolution of modes of subsistence, and contemporary development and indigenous people.
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• GEOG 3999: Independent Study

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: Permission of department. Allows senior students to explore a topic of interest related to geography under supervision of a faculty member. May take many forms including but not limited to directed readings, applied work, assisting a faculty member with a research project, carrying out an independent research project, or other activities deemed appropriate by the supervising faculty member and the department. Public presentation of results required at completion of course. Not repeatable. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
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• GEOG 4270: Spec Prob/Topics Cultural Geog

  3.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: Permission of department; junior standing. Detailed examination of problem or topic pertinent to cultural geography. Topics vary and may be taken as an independent study or in a traditional classroom setting. May be taken more than once for credit with different topics.
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• GEOG 4300: Military/Conflict Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  A consideration of geographical and geopolitical influences upon military operations and strategic decision-making as well as the cultural and economic implications of a military presence.
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• GEOG 4325: Global Geo-Political Economics

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: GS 2010, GEOG 2000, ECON 2410, or PS 1010. Overview of global economic and political systems from a geographic perspective. Emergence and growth of a global economy and changing geo-political boundaries examined historically to present day using spatial and temporal analyses used by geographers. Examines role of transnationalism in global economies, the changing concept of nation-states, and evolution of sections of the global economy. Global case studies such as NAFTA, OPEC, and EU examined along with regional and local examples. Requires field work.
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• GEOG 4340: Historical Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  (Same as HIST 4341.) Prerequisite: GEOG 2000 or permission of instructor. The changing human geography of the United States during four centuries of settlement and development. Emphasis on changing population patterns as well as patterns of urban and rural settlement.
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• GEOG 4360: Cultural Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  (Same as HIST 4361.) Prerequisite: GEOG 2000 or permission of instructor. Required for all Global Studies and Cultural Geography majors. Description and explanation of spatial patterns and ecological relationships in human culture. Emphasis on reading the cultural landscapes.
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• GEOG 4370: Urban Geography

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Explores different geographies of cities through contemporary socioeconomic processes that shape urban development. Cityscapes of North America and abroad surveyed to determine how cultural, economics, globalization, infrastructure, race, geography, and policy influence urban growth. Global networks and associations emphasized.
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• GEOG 4460: The Cultural Landscape

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite: Permission of department. Through behavior, cognition, and perception people assign meaning to the environment and transform spaces into places and create a sense of place. These dynamic processes result in cultural landscapes. Explores the types, methods, and meanings used by geographers to read those landscapes constructed by humans.
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• GEOG 4470: Rural Settlement and Agri Land

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  (Same as HIST 4471.) Prerequisite: GEOG 2000 or permission of instructor. A geographical analysis of forms, structures, and distribution of rural settlements in distinctive parts of the earth based upon their origin, function, and development. Special emphasis in analyzing rural settlements of middle Tennessee.
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