ANCIENT NEAR EAST

Upper Division Courses

125A. Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course A: Place, Time, and Digital World (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to how emerging digital mapping technologies like geographic information systems (GIS), virtual globes, and three-dimensional modeling are being utilized as new means of inquiry in the humanities and social sciences. Provides students with critical apparatus needed to effectively, responsibly, and heuristically use technology in digital cultural mapping projects. Analysis of different forms of visual presentation, with focus on data representation through mapping, reasoning, and argumentation to learn to critically assess map-based presentations. Tracing of history of mapping and spatial representation of place to learn how mapping has always been connected with societal structures, politics, economics, and culture because maps do not merely represent reality, but also produce reality by structuring world and organizing knowledge about it. Part of Digital Cultural Mapping Project supported by W.M. Keck Foundation. P/NP or letter grading.

M125B. Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course B: Google Earth, Geographic Information Systems, Hypercities, and Timelines (4)

(Same as Architecture and Urban Design M125B.) Laboratory, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 125A. Hands-on laboratory-based investigation of emerging digital mapping technologies, including instruction in Web-based mapping applications, virtual globes, and geographic information systems (GIS). Critique and creation of maps of cultural phenomena, applying skills students learned in course 125A to real-world data sets in humanities and social sciences. By mastering emerging technologies in field of digital cultural mapping, students take part in evaluation and production of sophisticated visual representations of complex data, becoming active participants in development of this new field. How to use suite of GIS and neogeography tools. Fostering of creative approaches to and engagement with mapping technologies: What new questions can be asked and answered using these technologies? How does one reason, argue, and solve real-world problems through digital cultural mapping? Design, development, and implementation of student mapping-based research projects. Part of Digital Cultural Mapping Project supported by W.M. Keck Foundation. P/NP or letter grading.

M125C. Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course C: Summer Research (4)

(Same as Architecture and Urban Design M125C.) Laboratory, three hours; fieldwork, one hour. Enforced requisite: course M125B or Architecture and Urban Design M125B. Participation in collaborative geographic information systems (GIS) research project in humanities or social sciences using skills learned in courses 125A and M125B. Gathering and input of datasets from real-world sources, creating visual representations of data through production of digital maps, and performing analysis of larger dataset to answer specific research questions. Final oral presentation required that details student work and provides critical analysis of source material and technological/methodological issues inherent to type of GIS used for investigation. Part of Digital Cultural Mapping Project supported by W.M. Keck Foundation. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.

ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN

Upper Division Courses

M125B. Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course B: Google Earth, Geographic Information Systems, Hypercities, and Timelines (4)

(Same as Ancient Near East M125B.) Laboratory, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: Ancient Near East 125A. Hands-on laboratory-based investigation of emerging digital mapping technologies, including instruction in Web-based mapping applications, virtual globes, and geographic information systems (GIS). Critique and creation of maps of cultural phenomena, applying skills students learned in Ancient Near East 125A to real-world data sets in humanities and social sciences. By mastering emerging technologies in field of digital cultural mapping, students take part in evaluation and production of sophisticated visual representations of complex data, becoming active participants in development of this new field. How to use suite of GIS and neogeography tools. Fostering of creative approaches to and engagement with mapping technologies: What new questions can be asked and answered using these technologies? How does one reason, argue, and solve real-world problems through digital cultural mapping? Design, development, and implementation of student mappi

M125C. Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course C: Summer Research (4)

(Same as Ancient Near East M125C.) Laboratory, three hours; fieldwork, one hour. Enforced requisite: course M125B or Ancient Near East M125B. Participation in collaborative geographic information systems (GIS) research project in humanities or social sciences using skills learned in courses 125A and M125B. Gathering and input of datasets from real-world sources, creating visual representations of data through production of digital maps, and performing analysis of larger dataset to answer specific research questions. Final oral presentation required that details student work and provides critical analysis of source material and technological/methodological issues inherent to type of GIS used for investigation. Part of Digital Cultural Mapping Project supported by W.M. Keck Foundation. Offered in summer only. P/NP or letter grading.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES

Graduate Courses

207. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)

Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), including use of GIS software, mapping, geocoding, and data analysis. S/U or letter grading.

GEOGRAPHY

Lower Division Courses

7. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (5)

(Formerly numbered 168.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Designed for freshmen/sophomores. Introduction to fundamental principles and concepts necessary to carry out sound geographic analysis with geographic information systems (GIS). Reinforcement of key issues in GIS, such as geographic coordinate systems, map projections, spatial analysis, and visualization of spatial data. Laboratory exercises use database query, manipulation, and spatial analysis to address real-world problems. P/NP or letter grading.

Upper Division Courses

168. Intermediate Geographic Information Systems (4)

Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 7. Extension of basic concepts presented in course 7. How geographic and spatial analyses inform, integrate, and extend scientific inquiry in physical, life, and social sciences. Discussion of range of decisions and critical judgments necessary to carry out sound spatial analyses. Development of technical proficiency within geographic information systems (GIS) environment. P/NP or letter grading.

169. Satellite Remote Sensing and Imaging Geographic Information Systems (4)

Lecture, two hours; laboratory, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 7. Introduction to fast-growing field of environmental monitoring from space. Application of Landsat, radar, Global Positioning System (GPS), and Earth Observing System satellites to land-use change, oceanography, meteorology, and environmental monitoring. Introduction to digital image-processing and imaging geographic information systems (GIS) software. P/NP or letter grading.

170. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 168. Introduction to full geographic information systems (GIS) functionality, using ARC/INFO on UNIX workstations. Spatial manipulation, query, and computation of datasets carried out in project-oriented approach. P/NP or letter grading.

173. Geographic Information Systems Programming and Development (4)

Lecture, two hours; laboratory, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 168. Introduction to fundamental concepts and architecture of programming objects in widely used geographic information systems (GIS), and programming in GIS environment. Topics centered on GIS customization and development using variety of programming languages. Lectures followed by laboratory exercises. P/NP or letter grading.

Graduate Courses

268. Advanced Projects in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)/Remote Sensing (4)

Lecture, one hour; laboratory, three hours. Recommended requisite: course 169 or 170 or Earth and Space Sciences 150. Familiarity with GIS or image processing package expected. Individualized research projects conducted on UNIX platforms within structured course environment. All aspects of modest but original project, including data acquisition, ingestion, and analysis; interpretation of results and presentation in publication-style format. Letter grading.

PUBLIC POLICY

Graduate Courses

M224A. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)

(Same as Urban Planning M206A.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Preparation: one graduate-level statistics course, familiarity with one packaged statistics program. Principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and applied techniques of using spatial data for mapping and analysis. Topics include data quality, data manipulation, spatial analysis, and information systems. Use of mapping and spatial analysis to address planning problem. Letter grading.

M224B. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4)

(Same as Urban Planning M206B.) Studio, three hours. Requisite: course M224A or Urban Planning M206A. Knowledge and skill development necessary to plan, design, develop, and publish Web-based geographic information systems (GIS) solution. Coverage of basics of Internet programming languages, including Javascript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML. Exploration of different Web-authoring tools, including WordPress as content management platform, Google Maps API, and ArcGIS Server. Students draw on prior experience with ArcMap to create spatial layers for dynamic interaction with Web-mapping solutions. Letter grading.

SOCIAL WELFARE

Graduate Courses

241G. Advanced Theory of Social Welfare Practice in Organizations, Communities, and Policy Settings: Community Mapping (4)

Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Corequisite: required social work practicum. Designed to familiarize students with use of geographic data in community practice. Development of skill base for community practice that provides students with tools necessary to organize and plan effectively for political, economic, and social justice in communities. How to use geographic information systems (GIS) to inform community practice. S/U or letter grading.

STATISTICS

Upper Division Courses

C173. Applied Geostatistics (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 100C (may be taken concurrently) or 101B. Geostatistics can be applied to many problems in other disciplines such as hydrology, traffic, air and water pollution, epidemiology, economics, geography, waste management, forestry, oceanography, meteorology, and agriculture and, in general, to every problem where data are observed at geographic locations. Acquisition of knowledge from different areas that can be used to analyze real spatial data problems and to connect geostatistics with geographic information systems (GIS). Concurrently scheduled with course C273. P/NP or letter grading.

Graduate Courses

C273. Applied Geostatistics (4)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Geostatistics can be applied to many problems in other disciplines such as hydrology, traffic, air and water pollution, epidemiology, economics, geography, waste management, forestry, oceanography, meteorology, and agriculture and, in general, to every problem where data are observed at geographic locations. Acquisition of knowledge from different areas that can be used to analyze real spatial data problems and to connect geostatistics with geographic information systems (GIS). Concurrently scheduled with course C173. S/U or letter grading.

URBAN PLANNING

Graduate Courses

M206A. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)

(Same as Public Policy M224A.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Preparation: one graduate-level statistics course, familiarity with one packaged statistics program. Principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and applied techniques of using spatial data for mapping and analysis. Topics include data quality, data manipulation, spatial analysis, and information systems. Use of mapping and spatial analysis to address planning problem. Letter grading.

M206B. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4)

(Same as Public Policy M224B.) Studio, three hours. Requisite: course M206A or Public Policy M224A. Knowledge and skill development necessary to plan, design, develop, and publish Web-based geographic information systems (GIS) solution. Coverage of basics of Internet programming languages, including Javascript, jQuery, CSS, and HTML. Exploration of different Web-authoring tools, including WordPress as content management platform, Google Maps API, and ArcGIS Server. Students draw on prior experience with ArcMap to create spatial layers for dynamic interaction with Web-mapping solutions. Letter grading.