100 - World Regional Geography An introduction to the human and natural environments from a geographical perspective. The fundamental themes, of human and physical geography are examined by focusing upon global issues and regional patterns.
120 - Human Geography Explanation of human placement in and interaction with the natural environment; assessment of concepts processes and patterns as related to distribution of human phenomena, including economic activity and settlement types. *Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 220. Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 120 or 220.*
121 - Physical Geography The physical basis of geography; climate, landforms, and the geography of water, soil, and plants. Emphasis is placed on processes that account for the earth's natural landscapes and their geographic variability. *Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 221. Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 121 or 221.*
205 - Geographic Data: Collection, Interpretation, Display Data collection, descriptive statistics, tabular and diagrammatic display. *** Prerequisite: Any 100-level GEOG course or permission of Department Head ***
207 - Basics of Map and Air Photo Interpretations Introduction to the interpretation of various kinds of maps, air photos and satellite images. *** Prerequisite: Any 100 Level GEOG course or permission of Department Head ***
210 - Canada A systematic and regional geography of Canada. Elements of the natural environment; the human response in terms of territorial evolution, settlement and economic activity. Regions, regional identities, and regionalism. *** Prerequisite: Any 100 Level GEOG course or permission of Department Head ***
218 - United States of America A systematic and regional approach to the geography of the United States, emphasizing population movements and distribution, the natural environment, economic geography, and regional studies. *** Prerequisite: any 100-level GEOG course or permission of Department Head.*** *Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 318. Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 218 or 318.*
226 - Environmental Issues This course focuses on environmental issues studied from a geographical perspective. It introduces students to the philosophical, socio-economic, physical, and technological foundations underlying contemporary environmental issues. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 120 and 121 or permission of the Department Head *** * Note: Not to be taken by students who have successfully completed both of former GEOG 200 (Environmental Issues, 3 credit hours) or GEOG 221 (Physical Geography, 4 credit hours) and former GEOG 240 (Human Geography, 4 credit hours). *
255 - Geomatics Project 1 A combination of intellectual study and technical production commensurate with the course level. Projects require a review of the literature that highlights the main theme(s) or issue(s) being addressed, a discussion of the rationale for the selected data and analysis methods, detailed documentation of the applied analyses, and superior cartographic products. *** Prerequisite: For B.GISc students only. ***
301 - Nature and Philosophy of Geography This course is an introduction to the history of geography, and to the research philosophies and methodological concepts applied in the discipline. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 and 121, or permission of Department Head ***
303 - Geographical Information Systems and Science Concepts and theories behind spatial data analysis using geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include: sources of spatial data, spatial models, solving spatial issues using raster and vector analysis methods. Operational training in GIS is included. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 207 and either GEOG 205 or STAT 100 or 160 or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 405. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 303 and GEOG 405. *
305 - Quantitative Techniques in Geography An examination of the statistical techniques commonly used in the analysis of geographic data. Emphasis is placed upon spatial sampling, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 205 or permission of Department Head ***
307 - Fundamentals of Cartography Introduction to map making: map projections, scale and generalization, methods of representing objects by symbols, map compilation, and planning of legends. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 207 or permission of Department Head ***
309 - Introduction to Remote Sensing in Geography Basic concepts of remote sensing, a review of sensors and their images, emphasis on image interpretation and analysis, and introduction to application areas in geographic studies. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 207 and either GEOG 205 or STAT 100 or STAT 160 or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 331. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 309 and GEOG 331. *
310 - Geography of Saskatchewan A systematic and regional approach to the geography of Saskatchewan, emphasizing climate, natural resources, population, settlement, economy and changes in the same. *** Prerequisite: One of GEOG 210 or PRST 200 or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 320. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 310 and GEOG 320. Web delivered class sections may be subject to an additional $50.00 material fee. *
314 - Europe A systematic approach to the geography of Europe. Emphasis is placed on selected themes in the physical, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of the area. Regional study will be limited to five or six selected countries and will help to illustrate the rapid changes taking place in Europe. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 220 or GEOG 221 or permission of Department Head ***
316 - Geography of the Third World The so-called "Third World" is examined from a spatial perspective. Topics of investigation include imperialism, population growth, political boundaries, and economic transition. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
318 - United States of America A systematic and regional approach to the geography of the United States, emphasizing population movements and distribution, the natural environment, economic geography, and regional studies. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 220 or GEOG 221 or permission of Department Head ***
321 - Meteorology The basic principles of meteorology with special attention to weather conditions on the Canadian prairies. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GOEG 121 or permission of Department Head ***
322 - Economic Geography Areal distribution of economic activity and characteristics of different industries. Theories of location, models of regional economic development, problems resulting from different levels of economic development. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head ***
323 - Geomorphology The study of landforms and the processes which create and modify them. Emphasis on the mechanics of geomorphic processes and how they relate to properties of earth materials. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 121 or permission of Department Head ***
324 - Urban Geography The course examines cities as systems viewed at global, national, and local levels. Economic and social patterns and linkages are stressed. Special emphasis is placed on the Canadian urban system and the urban geography of Regina. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head ***
325 - Biogeography An examination of the geographic distributions of plants and animals and the historical, geologic, and contemporary processes underlying those distributions. The course will include study of the influence of climate change, continental drift, and human activity on spatial distribution of flora/fauna. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 121 or permission of Department Head ***
326 - Environment and Resource Management A systematic analysis of geographical aspects of theory and methods of natural resource management. Focus is on the geographer's role in resource analysis and policy decisions with examples from agriculture, forestry, wildlife, energy, and parks. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 226, or permission of Department Head ***
327 - Hydrology Basic principles of hydrology and the geography of water. Emphasis on the surface components of the hydrological cycle, and on the collection and analysis of hydrometric data. *** Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 121 or permission of Department Head ***
328 - Population Geography The course examines the dynamics of population change, population theories, and population forecasting. The demographic experiences of different world regions are contrasted. Particular reference is made to the demography of Saskatchewan's population. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
329 - Soil Geography Introduction to the properties, and classification of soil. The geography of soil at local, regional, and global scales. Relationship of soil to geomorphology, climate, water, vegetation, and environmental change. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 121 or permission of Department Head*** * Note: Students may receive credit for only one of GEOG 329 or GEOL 329. *
330 - Political Geography The effect of political action on present-day geography, and of geography on political problems. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
332 - Geography of Recreation and Tourism Employing multiple analytical approaches, this course examines the economic, social, cultural, and environmental factors and processes of recreation and tourism, and their implications on the environment, space, and place, at a variety of geographical and temporal scales. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
333 - Natural Hazards Characteristics and human impacts of selected natural hazards. Risk evaluation and responses. General and case study approaches, with emphasis on atmospheric and geomorphic hazards in Canada and the developing world. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 121 or permission of Department Head***
334 - Rural Geography An introduction to the components of occupance and production patterns in the rural landscape; settlement and land use. Emphasis is placed on the functions of rural areas. Introduction to rural planning. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
336 - Cultural/Historical Geography Theoretical and methodological approaches to the spatio-temporal expression of culture and to the historical development of present geographical conditions. Emphasis on sources for reconstruction of past environments and analyzing geographical change over time. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission of Department Head***
338 - Geography and Gender An examination and comparison of the male and female use and perception of space and place by time-period and culture and age: in homes, neighbourhoods, cities, rural areas, recreation, travel, environment, politics, race, education and ethnicity. ***Prerequisite: 9 credit hours in GEOG, including GEOG 120 or permission from Department Head***
390 - Directed Reading and Research - an AA-ZZ series. Courses designed, typically in human geography, for individual students. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
390B - Arts Internship Program The Arts Internship Program provides Faculty of Arts students the opportunity to gain valuable career related work experience by performing 8-10 hours/week of research for a designated employer.
391 - Directed Reading and Research - an AA-ZZ series. Courses designed, typically in physical geography, for individual students. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some course offerings. **
396 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in human geography, designed as required for groups of senior undergraduates. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
396AE - Geog of Business & Finance Geography presented as the study of spatial relationships between Human Activities and the Business Environment. Location theories , Dynamic Disequalibrium, Free Trade, financial intermediataries, locational/business convergence, and the evolution of international business from a geographical perspective. Strong emphasis placed on case studies/examples from Canada, the US, Asia and Europe. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 100 ***
396AF - Meteorological Instrumentation The gathering and manipulation of meteorological data are examined. Theory and practice in designing and operating instruments is addressed. Climatic dataset manipulation and analysis is included.
396AG - Aboriginal Geography Course surveys the geography of Aboriginal Canada from the pre-historic era to the present. First half employs cultural, ecological, and historical geographical approaches to examine pre- and post-contact peoples respectively. Second half examines cultural, economic, population, urban, and political dimensions of contemporary aboriginal peoples from a geographical viewpoint. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 220 or Permission of Department Head. ***
396AH - Population Geography This course examines the dynamics of population change, population theories, and population forecasting. The demographic experiences of different world regions are contrasted. Particular reference is made to the demography of Saskatchewan's population. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register **
397 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in physical geography, designed as required for groups of senior undergraduates. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
409 - Advanced Spatial Analysis and Visualization (GIS) Advanced topics in geomatics exploring the coupling and integration of computer-assisted cartography, spatial statistics and analysis, GIS, and remote sensing. Students will work in small groups to design geomatics solutions addressing selected planning, environmental management or research problems. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 303, 305, 307, and 309, or permission of Department Head ***
411 - Field Techniques in Physical Geography Techniques for the acquisition and analysis of field data used in physical geographical research. ***Prerequisite: GEOG 121, 205 and one of GEOG 321, 323, 325, 327 or 333 or permission of the Department Head***
414 - Europe A systematic approach to the geography of Europe. Emphasis is placed on selected themes in the physical, historical, cultural, political, and economic geography of the area. Regional study will be limited to five or six selected countries and will help to illustrate the rapid changes taking place in Europe. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 226 and any two of GEOG 323, 325, 328, 329, 330 or 336 or permission of Department Head.***
421 - Topics in Climatology and Meteorology Weather and human activities. Response to weather hazards: hurricanes, thunderstorms, droughts. World climate regions. Climate change. Human impact of weather, weather forecasting and climatological information. Anthropogenic effects on the atmosphere. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 321 or permission of Department Head ***
422 - Regional Economic Development Problems, processes, and patterns of regional economic development are examined in the context of developing and developed nations. Emphasis is placed on examples drawn from Canada, Western Europe, Latin America, and tropical Africa. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 322 or permission of Department Head. ***
423 - Advanced Geomorphology An advanced course in landforms and the processes that create and modify them. Topics include glacial, periglacial, and theoretical geomorphology, and the relationship between geomorphology and environmental change. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 323 or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 423AB. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 423 and 423AB. *
424 - Topics in Urban Planning The course examines the classical roots of modern urban planning, the core concepts of planning theory, and the land-use plan. Emphasis is placed on urban planning in Canada and especially in Regina. Local field trips form an integral part of the course. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 324 or permission of Department Head ***
426 - Topics in Water Resources Management Regional, socio-economic, and environmental issues in water resources management. Study of water management in selected regions such as the Canadian prairies and the Columbia and Missouri River basins. ***Prerequisite: GEOG 326 or 327 or permission of the Department Head***
429 - Glacial and Periglacial Geomorphology An advanced course relating to cold environments and their geomorphic processes. Topics cover glacial and periglacial processes and their resulting landforms. Special attention will be paid to the Canadian Arctic environment and the history of glaciation in Canada, particularly during the last glacial episode during the Wisconsin advance and retreat. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 323 or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 423AA. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 429, GEOG 423AA or GEOL 329. *
431 - Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability This course focuses on the impacts of climate change on biophysical and and social systems, and the adjustments to policies and practices that will be required to minimize the negative impacts. It is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students with an interest in this emerging and important field of study. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 120 and 121 ***
440 - Geography of the Caribbean The course surveys the physical and human geography of the Caribbean basin. Particular focus is placed on environmental management and economic development issues. Detailed case studies are drawn from the geography of Jamaica. Note: The course includes a 14-day field trip to Jamaica conducted during the February mid-term break. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 226 and any two of GEOG 316, 322, 323, 325, 327, 332, or permission of Department Head *** * Note: Formerly numbered GEOG 496AA. Students may not receive credit for both GEOG 440 and GEOG 496AA. *
490 - Directed Reading and Research - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in human geography, designed for individual students. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
490AJ - Advanced Resource Management Through a series of directed readings the student will gain an in-depth understanding of a contemporary sustainability issue. The topics to be addressed will be decided by mutual agreement between the student and the faculty advisor. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
490AL - Water Resources Management Regional, soci-economic and environmental issues in water resource management. Study of water management in selected regions such as the Canadian prairies, Great Lakes basin and California. International water management questions. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
490AM - Geography of sub-Saharan Africa This course explores the factors and processes that have shaped and continue to shape the 47-country region called ?sub-Saharan Africa? from geographical, historical, thematic, and development perspectives.
491 - Directed Reading and Research - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in physical geography, designed for individual students. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
491AD - Advanced Hydrology A survey of advanced topics in hydrology, the study of water, with a specific focus on the surface water balance of the prairies and the impacts of climate change and varability. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
491AE - Environmental Geomorphology Presentation of up-to-date research findings and the latest theories from geomorphology and environmental change researchers. The role of geomorphological research in real world applications by using case studies and data sets. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 305 and GEOG 323 ***
491AF - Hydrology II: Surface Water The course explores the physical processes of lakes and rivers and associated landforms. The lakes and rivers of Saskatchewan, and of Canada more generally, are emphasized. This course builds on GEOG327: Hydrology. *** Prerequisite: GEOG327 or permission of the Department Head ***
496 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in human geography, designed as required for groups of senior undergraduates. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
496AA - Tropical Land Use This course examines the physical and human land use prevalent in a tropical location. Emphasis is placed on mining, agriculture, tourism and settlement. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. **
496AC - Aotearoa/New Zealand This course provides a broad survey of the geography of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Major themes in physical and human geography including geomorphology, climate, settlement and economic activity are examined. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. ** * Note: A field trip is linked to the course and is planned for late April 2005. The field trip is self-funded by participating students. *
496AD - Sustainable Development This course examines how the sustainable development process is affected by spatial and functional interactions between social systems and ecosystems. Systems thinking and an interdisciplinary lens will be applied to shed light on what sustainability means and how, or whether, it can be achieved across a range of spatial scales. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 326 ***
497 - Selected Topics - an AA-ZZ series. Courses, typically in physical geography, designed as required for groups of senior undergraduates. ** Permission of the Department Head may be required to register in some offerings. **
497AA - Watershed Hydrology A field study of the upper Battle Creek basin in the Cypress Hills of southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta. *** Prerequisite: GEOG 221 ***
499 - Honours Thesis - an AA-AC series. An exposition of a topic approved by the department. The thesis should draw some original conclusions on the topic concerned. ** Permission of the Department Head is required to register. ** * Note: The required 6 hours may be taken in one semester (GEOG 499AC) or spread equally over two consecutive semesters (GEOG 499AA and GEOG AB). *
499AA - Honours Thesis - First Half An exposition of a topic approved by the department. The thesis should draw some original conclusions on the topic concerned. ** Permission of the department head is required to register. **
499AB - Honours Thesis - Second Half An exposition of a topic approved by the department. The thesis should draw some original conclusions on the topic concerned. ** Permission of the department head is required to register. **
499AC - Honours Thesis An exposition of a topic approved by the department. The thesis should draw some original conclusions on the topic concerned. ** Permission of department head is required to register. **
800 - Selected Study of Geog Data A small case study, requiring the collection and analysis of geographical data written presentation of the methods and results.
801 - Nature/Philosophy of Geography Examples of general research philosophies that transcend the aritificial and historically specific confines of any one discipline. Methods of handling data and formulation of research problems. This course includes student seminar presentations.
802 - Applied Geographic Research A systematic introduction to the methods and applications of current geographic research. Topics include: physical and human data collection; research design; and scholarly writing.
803 - Geography Thesis Proposal Seminars presented by graduate students based on their proposal or ongoing thesis research. This course is a forum for the discussion of thesis research during its initial stages. It is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
804 - Research Seminar A series of invited presentations on a variety of topics of geographical interest. All graduate students in their first and second years must attend and make at least one presentation.
805 - GIS & Spatial Analysis Advanced topics in geographic information systems. Topics include data structures, GIS functions and capabilities, DEM's network analysis, applications in large scale data analysis for problems in environmental monitoring, regional development and land use planning.
811 - Field Techniques in Geography Techniques and instrumentation for the acquisition and analysis of field data used in geographical research. This course is based on a 5-7 day field camp held immediately prior to the fall semester.
822 - Regional Economic Development Theories of regional development in a spatial context are discussed and their applicability to current and past patterns of development are examined. Emphasis is placed on studies in North America, South America and Europe.
823 - Geomorphology Advanced topics in the study of landforms and the processes that create and modify them. Topics may include a particular geomorphic agent (e.g. glaciers), theoretical geomorphololgy or the relationship between geomorphology and environmental change.
824 - Urban Geography/Planning A detailed examination of selected topics in inter-urban systems analysis, the socio-economic and political geography of the city, urban futures forecasting and urban land use planning.
826 - Resource Management Advanced topics in resource management theory and issues within a spatial context. Examples of resource management and conservation efforts are drawn from agriculture, forestry, outdoor recreation, parks and wildlife.
827 - Water Resources Water resources management and planning, geographical, social, political, legal and administrative aspects of water management; decision making and project evaluation; case studies of water management with special reference to Canada. Recent water-related issues in Canada and their impact.
834 - Rural Development The theoretical and methodological bases, and the research techniques associated with rural development in different geographical contexts. Discussion of arguments in favour of rural planning as a distinct field of inquiry.
836 - Cultural/Historical Geography The interface between historical geography and cultural geography; the consideration of theoretical formulations and empirical studies relating to settlement of the frontier, rural settlement and urbanization with special reference to Canada.
890 - Dir. Rdgs in Human Geography Directed Readings in Human Geography.
890AA - Integrated Modeling A review of theoretical and applied models for integration of social, economic and environmental data addressing human community sustainability issues, with a particular focus on prairie rural communities. The review will include models of risk, adaptive capacity and vulnerability.
890AB - Directed Readings in Economic Geography An advanced study of the economic and industrial location issues of the global economy from a geographical perspective. Specific topics will address credit availability, industry analytics, econometrics, financial measurement of economic activity, and applications to the Canadian and Prairie economies and the industries therein.
890AC - Graduate Seminar in Corporate Geography Geography presented as the study of corporate relations between resources, firms and the state. The course focuses on: Location theories, Dynamic Disequalibrium Adjustments, Free Trade, Financial Intermediaries, Convergence, and the evolution of international business from a geographic perspective. Strong emphasis is placed on case studies from around the world.
890AD - Rural Land Use Planning The purpose of this course is to identify and discuss the ways in which geography and other disciplines have approached the subjects of rural development and rural planning. In particular, the course focuses on the roles that locality, space, and culture play in theoretical investigation of "the rural".
890AE - Advanced Geovisualization This course provides a theoretical approach of thematic mapping techniques in the context of human geography with an emphasis on visualizations of spatial data in geographic information systems (GIS). Cartographic communication and geovisualization theories are examined.
890AF - Housing in Canadian Cities The course will examine the provision, composition and condition of housing in Canadian cities. Readings, weekly meetings and major papers will focus on gaining understanding at different geographic levels (urban system, metropolitan, neighbourhood). The role of public policy and urban planning will be emphasized.
890AG - Linkages among Hydroclimate Indicies, and Groundwater and Tree-Ring Records This directed reading course will explore the statistical relationships among climate indices, levels in water table observation wells and tree ring-width chronologies. The student will investigate appropriate statistical methods and interpret the results in terms of the climate forcing of the variability of shallow unconfined groundwater levels and tree growth as proxy of groundwater recharge.
890AH - Advanced Methods in Population Cartography Techniques and methods of population cartography. Topics may include dasymetric mapping, geovisualization of population distribution, density and other characteristics of spatial pattern of population.
890AI - Political Ecology Students will examine how political economic structures, history and culture intersect with, shape, and are shaped, by interactions of people in their local environments. The course focuses on different theoretical contributions, including feminism, critical race, social constructionism and political economy.
890AJ - Feminist Geographies This course explores feminist approaches to the study of human geography. Students will address: How do gender relations shape the social construction and production of different spaces and places? How do space, place and environment shape gender relations? How do gender, race, class and sexual orientation intersect to produce differing experiences of space and place?
891 - Dir Rdgs in Physical Geography Directed Readings in Physical Geography.
891AA - Remote Sensing of Environment This course provides fundamental concepts about remote sensing, examines sophisticated remotely sensed image processing and analysis techniques. Particularly focuses on the integration of satellite image analysis and GIS to provide effective environmental solutions.
891AG - Climate Change Impacts This course focuses on the impact of climate change on biophysical and social systems, and the adjustments to policies and practices that will be required to minimize the negative impacts. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in this emerging and important field of study.
891AH - Global Change & Geomorphology Temporal and spacial aspects of magnitude and frequency characteristics of geomorphological processes in different ecozones and geomporphic responses to environmental or human-induced changes.
891AL - Watershed Hydrology This research-oriented course provides an introduction to watershed hydrology and with an overview of hillslope hydrology from a process perspective. The student will prepare, statistically analyze and interpret field data. The main parts of the analysis are rainfall-runoff studies of an individual slope system.
891AM - Landscape Ecology The aim of this course is to understand ecological processes and predicting watershed response to environmental change. After describing the basic concepts of water content, forces holding water in soils we quantify water content, water retention and water movement in soils in combination with climate data.
891AN - Spatial Modelling A study of how the various components of geomatics can be used together to model environmental processes. The emphasis is on the design and implementation of computer-based environmental models that integrate advanced analysis from GIS and remote sensing with effective cartographic visualization.
891AO - Climate Scenario Development This course explores the development of high resolution climate information using statistical downscaling methods and examines the techniques available for the development of climate change scenarios. The student is expected to have a basic background in statistics and climatology.
891AP - Geomorphic Processes This course examines specific geomorhpic processes and the change of landscape on the Canadian Prairies. Particualr emphasis is placed on geomorphic processes and different technique to date them. We will focus on the influence of the changes in climate and vegetation on geomorphic processes during the Holocene.
891AQ - Cold Climate Processes This course deals with geomorphic, chemical and biological processes that operate in cold climates. This includes but is not restricted to periglacial, glacial and paraglacial processes and the resulting landscapes, soils and biological assemblages.
891AR - Applied Geomorphology This course explores the nature and expression environmental variability, and its impact on the geomorphological processes. An understanding of the variability of processes, either directly or indirectly mediated by climatic factors, is central to understanding the sensitivity of landscapes to geomorphological change.
891AS - Concepts and Techniques in Geographic Information Systems The aim of this course is to enable students to understand what a Geographic Information System (GIS) is, how GIS can be used to address natural resource management and planning problems, and to give you a good grasp of GIS, both conceptually and in practice.
891AT - Methods and Applications in Dendroclimatology A reading course/independent study in the methods and applications of dendroclimatology. Emphasis on statistical methods for the inferences of streamflow and other climate variables from tree-ring parameters. Students work with tree-ring data collected in western Canada to develop and interpret a reconstruction of climatic or hydrometric variables.
891AU - Early and Late Season Tree Growth as Climate Proxies Tree rings are a common proxy for climate reconstruction. The annual growth increment is the standard proxy. This course explores the use of seasonal growth: earlywood and latewood. A critical review of the literature will be combined with analysis of some earlywood and latewood data from trees in western Canada.
891AV - Fate and Transport of Sediment and Bacteria in Fluvial and Lacustrine Environments This course will focus on the physical and hydrological characteristics of fluvial and lacustrine environments, with particular emphasis on the link between the hydrodynamics of fluvial and lacustrine systems and the fate and transport of sediment and bacteria.
897AA - Watershed Hydrology A field study of the upper Battle Creek basin in the Cypress Hills of southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta.
900 - Graduate Students Seminar Seminars presented by graduate students based on their proposed or ongoing thesis research. This course is a forum for the discussion of thesis research during its initial stages. It is evaluated on a pass/fail basis.
901 - Research Thesis Research.
