GEOG 1 (World Regional Geography) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• An introductory course that offers students an overview of the major regions of the world, their characteristics, and the contemporary human and environmental issues and challenges faced by each. The course is organized along lines of economic development, with coverage of the more developed regions preceding that of less developed parts of the world.

GEOG 2 (Human Geography) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Human geography focuses on how society drives environmental/geographical issues. This course is an in-depth investigation into the key subfields in human geography, such as population geography (demography and migration), political geography (nation states), economic geography (the structure and location of economic activities), cultural geography (the world's major cultural regions), and urban and regional geography (the structure of cities and their hinterlands). Each of these subdisciplines are examined to show how they enhance our spatial understanding of the world.
• Prerequisites: This course is a requirement for geography majors and compliments GEOG 3.

GEOG 3 (Geographic Systems: An Introduction to Topical Geography) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Once a year
• An introduction to a variety of geographic systems around the world and to methods used by geographers to study them. Course provides students with the conceptual basis for understanding and interpreting a wide variety of world events and the relationships that exist among world regions. Focus is on topics rather than on regions. Students examine different aspects of geography, ranging from the study of physical landscape to many of the human geographic subdisciplines such as political geography and population.

GEOG 14F (First-Year Seminar - Fall) 3 s.h. Elective

• Periodically
• This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member's research interests.
• Prerequisites: The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the semester Class Schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.

GEOG 14S (First-Year Seminar - Spring) 3 s.h. Elective

• Periodically
• This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member's research interests.
• Prerequisites: The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the semester Class Schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.

GEOG 60 (Introduction to Geographic Information Systems) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to encode, store, analyze, and report spatial data. They link different information technologies such as mapping and database management systems. It provides a repository for spatial data which can be constructed, maintained, edited and analyzed. The ability to use spatial information facilitates management and decisions in a wide array of fields. They include marketing, resource management, environmental impact assessment, urban planning, transportation, and tracking crime data.
• Same as TPP 60.

GEOG 80 (Transport Geography) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Contemporary economic processes, such as the globalization of trade and the emergence of economic blocs, have been accompanied by significant growth in the movements of people, freight and information. Transport geography is concerned about these movements along with the infrastructures, institutions and corporations supporting them. It tries to link spatial constraints and attributes with the origin, destination, extent, and the nature and purpose of movements. Transportation, therefore, has varied and complex impacts over populations, economies and geography.

GEOG 100 (Honors Essay) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Fall, Spring
• Research for all the writing of a substantial essay in the field of geography. Open only to senior geography majors who are eligible to graduate with departmental honors and who secure, before registration, written permission of the departmental chairperson.

GEOG 102 (Population, Resources and Environment) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Analyzes the relationships among population growth, factors influencing human migration, resource distribution and utilization, and the environmental impact of the human presence at various geographic scales ranging from local to global.

GEOG 103 (Urban Geography) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Introduction to the key features of urban geography, including the distribution, structure and hierarchy of towns and cities, the economic basis for cities, the growth of world cities, urban policy and urban problems, and urban and regional planning. While the scope is global, the emphasis is on the development of the U.S. urban landscape.

GEOG 104 (Special Topics in Geography) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• This course provides a study of a particular subject or problem in geography, with the specific topic for the course varying from semester to semester. Possible course topics include an introduction to geographical information systems (GIS), transportation geography, urbanization in the developing world, the economic geography of China, and environmental geography. Students should consult with the particular instructor each time the course is offered to determine if prior preparation for the topic to be covered is recommended. Such consultation may take place prior to registration or on the first day of class.
• May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

GEOG 106 (Urbanization in the Developing World) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH, CC)

• Periodically
• Coping with rapid urbanization and the uncontrolled growth of cities poses one of the greatest geographical challenges facing the nations of the developing world. This course introduces students to the study of urbanization in the developing world and explores the urban problems such as insufficient infrastructure, unemployment, lack of housing and inadequate social services that occur in these cities. The course has a regional focus and looks at the development of cities in Latin America, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa and the Middle East, highlighting each regions distinctive urban patterns and problems. The last section of the course looks at possible solutions and policies that could be adopted to help alleviate the problems of rapid urbanization and poverty in the cities of the developing world.

GEOG 110 (Geography of the United States and Canada) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Geographic factors affecting the exploration, settlement, population distribution, land use, and economic development of the United States and Canada.

GEOG 113C (Geography of East and Southeast Asia) 3 s.h. Distribution (CC)

• Periodically
• Geographical overview and analysis of several modern states in East and Southeast Asia, commonly known as Pacific Asia. Topics will include geographical and socioeconomic features of: Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Problems and prospects of Asian development in the region as well as geographical issues related to urbanization, transport systems, agriculture and resource development are covered.

GEOG 122 (Western Europe) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Analysis of the geographic factors affecting the history and development of Western Europe and its parts. Attention to the problems and goals of the European Economic Community (E.C.C.) and the European Free Trade Association (E.F.T.A.).

GEOG 123 (Eastern Europe and the Republics of the Former Soviet Union) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Study of the environment and peoples of the republics of the former U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia, and of Poland, the Baltic states, Czek Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Emphasis on past territorial changes and recent social, economic and political transitions.

GEOG 131 (Japan) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• Description and analysis of the geographic aspects of the modernization of Japan, with emphasis on the economic, population and urban geography of the country.

GEOG 135 (Economic Geography) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Theory and analysis of the location of economic activities; distribution and hierarchy of central places; land use; delineation, structure and growth of economic regions.
• May be used toward the 33 s.h. in economics required of economics majors.

GEOG 140 (Geography of Latin America) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH, CC)

• Periodically
• Study of the physical and human geographic roots of Latin American societies, from Mexico to the southern cone of South America. Explores the forces that shaped this unique region and considers its role in the contemporary world. Impact of historical geography since pre-Columbian period on modern Latin America. Economic and political geography in relation to other world regions. Changing human landscapes and social transformations currently affecting many of the area's inhabitants.

GEOG 141 (Geography of the Caribbean) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH).

• Periodically
• An exploration of the physical and human forces that have shaped the landscape of the Caribbean Basin. Attention focuses on a variety of social, population, development, and geopolitical issues of importance to the region and on the role played by the Caribbean in today's world.

GEOG 143 (South America) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• Course introduces students to the physical and human landscapes of South America. After beginning with the development of several themes that unite the continent and Latin America more generally, the course shifts to a country-by-country approach to explore the subregions, cultures, economic geography, and social issues affecting each of South America's 13 countries.

GEOG 145 (Geography of Africa) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH, CC)

• Periodically
• Study of Africa's diverse human and physical landscapes, focusing on the interaction between the two. Analysis of the cultural, environmental, economic, social, political, and population geography of the continent. Both North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, the continent's two major regions, are featured prominently and examples are drawn from many of Africa's more than 50 individual nation-states.

GEOG 148 (Australia and the South Pacific) 3 s.h. Distribution (BH)

• Periodically
• This course introduces students to the physical and human landscapes of a fascinating continent-country and its neighboring island countries in the South Pacific. Topics include the physical geography, settlement geography, economic geography, and environmental geography of the region. On selected occasions during the summer session, the course will be offered in Australia, with two weeks of classes at Hofstra followed by field work in the Australian Outback, the Queensland rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, and Sydney, Australia's major city.
• There is a program fee for this course when offered in Australia.

GEOG 151, 152, 153, 154 (Readings in Geography) 1-3 s.h. Elec.

• Intensive reading , oral and written work focusing on a regional and/or topical subdiscipline of geography. Open only to students interested in pursuing advanced work in geography and who have arranged to work with a supervising faculty member.
• Prerequisite: a combination of any two semesters of geography courses offered at Hofstra.

GEOG 160 (Intermediate Geographic Information Systems) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used to encode, store, analyze, and report spatial data. This multimedia course expands the GIS foundations, concepts, and application techniques already acquired to the introductory course (GEOG 60: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems). It mainly focuses upon the professional applications of the GIS technology as well as the understanding of more advanced spatial analysis functions such as geocoding, classification, statistical surfaces, overlay and network analysis. The student is expected to become proficient in applying GIS for the analysis of problems in a wide array of fields.
• Prerequisite: GEOG 60 or approval of instructor.

GEOG 190 (Internship in Geography) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Spring, Summer, Fall
• This work-study program aims at providing students with an opportunity to apply academic and theoretical knowledge to practical situations. A minimum of 84 hours of work in an approved academic, government, non-government or research institution is combined with weekly classroom meetings, reading and writing assignments including an in-depth term paper that situates the internship experience with the broader framework of theoretical geographical scholarship.
• Prerequisites: Successful completion of at least 18 s.h. of geography with a geography GPA of 3.0 or above. May be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.

GEOG 191 (Seminar: Geographic Methodology) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• Introduction to geographic research. Sources of material and techniques of geographic analysis. Readings in past and recent geographic literature. Preparation and presentation of a report is required.

GEOG 193 (Seminar: Economic Geography) 3 s.h. Elec.

• Periodically
• Review of history and the literature. Methodology for investigating economic, geographic problems. Oral and written reports are required.
• Prerequisite: GEOG 135 or permission of instructor. May be used toward the 33 s.h. in economics required of economics majors.