Fall/Spring Course offerings
Below are the major requirements and major electives that are traditionally offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students can use this list to plan ahead toward graduation. Minor changes to these lists can be expected each year, but every effort is made to offer these courses in their respective semesters.
Earth and environmental sciences
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses GEOL 1200 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geology ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability ESCI 2210 – Field Methods ESCI 2222 – Environmental Science ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change | Spring: Major Required Courses GEOL 1200 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geology ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability ESCI 2210 – Field Methods ESCI 2222 – Environmental Science ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 3205 – Water Resources ESCI 3105 – Mineral Resources |
| Fall: Major Elective Courses ESCI 3105 – Oceanography ESCI 3190 – Biogeography ESCI 3220 – Air Quality ESCI 4140 – Hydrologic Processes ESCI 4170 – Fundamentals of Remote Sensing ESCI 4201- Hydroclimatology GEOG 3102 – Plant Geography GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 3250 – World Food Problems GEOL 3124 – Sedimentology METR 3140 – Fundamentals of Meteorology METR 3220 – Physical Meteorology METR 3245 – Synoptic Meteorology METR 4110 – Atmospheric Instrumentation | Spring: Major Elective Courses ESCI 4122 – Statistics and Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences ESCI 4180 – Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing ESCI 4190 – Contemporary Environmental Issues ESCI 4214 – Global Ecosystems ESCI 4222 – Watershed Science ESCI 4600 – Earth and Environmental Sciences Seminar GEOG 3120- Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 4131 – Environmental Modeling with GIS GEOG 4215 – Urban Ecology GEOL 3190 – Environmental Geology GEOL 4115 – Applied Geophysics GEOL 4145 – Hydrogeology METR 3140 – Fundamentals of Meteorology METR 3210 – Atmospheric Thermodynamics METR 3250 – Dynamic Meteorology METR 42015 – Climate Dynamics |
environmental studies
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability ESCI 2222 – Environmental Science ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change | Spring: Major Required Courses GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability ESCI 2222 – Environmental Science ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 4190 – Contemporary Environmental Issues |
| Fall: Major Elective Course GEOG 2100 – Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 2105 – Introduction to Economic Geography GEOG 2110 – Introduction to Geographic Research GEOG 2121 – Introduction to Development Studies GEOG 2140 – Geography of North Carolina GEOG 2155 – Geography of US and Canada GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3120 – Plant Geography GEOG 3115 – Urban Transportation Problems GEOG 3250 – World Food Problems GEOG 3306 – Contemporary Issues of the Middle East GEOG 4120 – Urban Planning Methods ESCI 3105 – Oceanography ESCI 3190 – Biogeography ESCI 3220 – Air Quality ESCI 4140 – Hydrologic Processes ESCI 4170 – Fundamentals of Remote Sensing ESCI 4201 – Hydroclimatology | Spring: Major Elective Courses GEOG 2102 – Introduction to Cartographic Design GEOG 2200 – Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3200 – Land Use Planning GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 4103 – Computer Programming for GIS Applications GEOG 4131 – Environmental Modeling with GIS GEOG 4132 – Spatial Modeling for Social and Economic Apps. GEOG 4215 – Urban Ecology ESCI 3205 – Water Resources ESCI 4122 – Statistics and Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences ESCI 4222 – Watershed Science ESCI 4600 – Earth Sciences Seminar GEOL 3105 – Mineral Resources GEOL 3190 – Environmental Geology |
geology
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography GEOL 1200 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geology GEOL 3115 – Mineralogy GEOL 3124 – Sedimentology GEOL 3130 – Structural Geology | Spring: Major Required Courses ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography GEOL 1200 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geology GEOL 1210 and Lab – Earth History GEOL 4100 – Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology |
| Fall: Major Elective Courses ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 3105 – Oceanography ESCI 4140 – Hydrologic Processes ESCI 4170 – Fundamentals of Remote Sensing ESCI 4201 – Hydroclimatology GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS | Spring: Major Elective Courses GEOL 3105 – Mineral Resources GEOL 3190 – Environmental Geology ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 3205 – Water Resources ESCI 4122 – Statistics and Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences ESCI 4222 – Watershed Science ESCI 4180 – Digital Image Processing in Remote Sensing |
geography, BS
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses GEOG 1103 – Spatial Thinking GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 1501 – Global Geography GEOG 1511 – Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 2110 – Introduction to Geographic Research GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 4600 – Professional Development Seminar ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography | Spring: Major Required Courses GEOG 1103 – Spatial Thinking GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 1501 – Global Geography GEOG 1511 – Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography |
| Fall: Major Elective Courses GEOG 2100 – Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 2105 – Introduction to Economic Geography GEOG 2121 – Introduction to Development Studies GEOG 2140 – Geography of North Carolina GEOG 2155 – Geography of US and Canada GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3120 – Plant Geography GEOG 3115 – Urban Transportation Problems GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 3250 – World Food Problems GEOG 3306 – Contemporary Issues of the Middle East GEOG 4120 – Urban Planning Methods ESC1 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 3105 – Oceanography ESCI 3190 – Biogeography ESCI 3220 – Air Quality ESCI 4140 – Hydrologic Processes ESCI 4170 – Fundamentals of Remote Sensing ESCI 4201 – Hydroclimatology | Spring: Major Elective Courses GEOG 2102 – Introduction to Cartographic Design GEOG 2200 -Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3200 – Land Use Planning GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 4103 – Computer Programming for GIS Applications GEOG 4131 – Environmental Modeling with GIS GEOG 4132 – Spatial Modeling for Social and Economic Apps. GEOG 4215 – Urban Ecology ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change ESCI 3205 – Water Resources ESCI 4122 – Statistics and Data Analysis in Earth Sciences ESCI 4190 – Contemporary Environmental Issues ESCI 4222 – Watershed Science |
geography, BA
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses GEOG 1501 – Global Geography GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 1103 – Spatial Thinking GEOG 1511 – Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 2200 – Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS GEOG 4600 – Professional Development Seminar ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability | Spring: Major Required Courses GEOG 1501 – Global Geography GEOG 1103 – Spatial Thinking GEOG 1105 – Introduction to Human Geography GEOG 1511 – Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning GEOG 2200 – Introduction to Urban Studies GEOG 3120 – Fundamentals of GIS ESCI 1101 and Lab – Introduction to Physical Geography ESCI 1501 – Environment, Society, and Sustainability |
| Fall: Major Elective Courses GEOG 2105 – Introduction to Economic Geography GEOG 2121 – Introduction to Development Studies GEOG 2140 – Geography of North Carolina GEOG 2155 – Geography of US and Canada GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3120 – Plant Geography GEOG 3115 – Urban Transportation Problems GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 3250 – World Food Problems GEOG 3306 – Contemporary Issues of the Middle East GEOG 4120 – Urban Planning Methods | Spring: Major Elective Courses GEOG 2102 – Introduction to Cartographic Design GEOG 3180 – Hazards and Disasters GEOG 3200 – Land Use Planning GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning GEOG 4131 – Environmental Modeling with GIS GEOG 4132 – Spatial Modeling for Social and Economic Apps. GEOG 4215 – Urban Ecology |
Meteorology
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|
| Fall: Major Required Courses ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change METR 1102 – Introduction to Meteorology METR 3140 – Fundamentals of Meteorology METR 3220 – Physical Meteorology METR 4245 – Advanced Synoptic Meteorology METR 4250- Advanced Dynamic Meteorology | Spring: Major Required Courses ESCI 3101 – Global Environmental Change METR 1102 – Introduction to Meteorology METR 3210 – Atmospheric Thermodynamics METR 3250 – Dynamic Meteorology METR 4105 – Meteorological Computer Applications METR 4205 – Climate Dynamics METR 4560 – Meteorology Seminar |
| Fall: Major Elective Courses METR 4110 – Atmospheric Instrumentation METR 4320 – Tropical Meteorology ESCI 3220 – Air Quality ESCI 4201 – Hydroclimatology ESCI 3105 – Oceanography ESCI 4140 – Hydrological Processes ESCI 4170 – Fundamentals of Remote Sensing GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning | Spring: Major Elective Courses METR 3340 – Weather Communications METR 3330 – Weather Forecasting (every other spring) METR 4350 – Mesoscale Meteorology (every other spring) ESCI 4122 – Statistics and Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences ESCI 3205 – Water Resources GEOG 3215 – Environmental Planning |