GEO 2200C - Physical Geography

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): ENC1102 with C or ENC2210 with C
Corequisite(s): None
This course is an introduction to the systematic study of the field of physical geography using Geographic Information Science (GIS). The student will master the terminology, general concepts, and relationships between the atmosphere, the biosphere, the lithosphere, and the hydrosphere. As a college level writing intensive course, GEO2200C allows students to explore a geographic knowledge base through a variety of college-level writing assignments that will include essay exams, book reviews, research papers, reaction papers, research proposals, research designs, annotated bibliographies, and other discipline specific writing. The course is also GIS enhanced and will provide students with practical laboratory experience. The primary General Education learning outcome for this class is Information Literacy: Collect, verify, document, and organize information from a variety of sources.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)