Department of Earth, Environment and Planning

Jeff Popke, Chair

More information is available on the department’s website. 

A list of faculty is also available on the department’s website. 

Programs

• Applied Atmospheric Science, BS/Geography, MS
• Community and Regional Planning, BS/Planning and Development, MS
• Geographic Information Science and Technology, BS/Geography, MS
• Geography, BS/Geography, MS

• Applied Atmospheric Science, BS
• Community and Regional Planning, BS
• Environmental Studies, BS
• Geographic Information Science and Technology, BS
• Geography, BS
• Geology, BS

• Geographic Information Science Certificate

• Geography Honors
• Geological Sciences Honors

• Atmospheric Science Minor
• Community and Regional Planning Minor
• Geography Minor
• Geology Minor

Courses

• GEOG 5283 - Selected Topics in Physical Geography
• GEOG 5393 - Seminar in Human Geography

• GEOG 2410 - Fundamentals of GIS
• GEOG 4560 - Urban Climatology
• GEOG 4570 - Hydrometeorology

• GEOL 1010 - Geology Goes to Hollywood: Natural Disasters
• GEOL 1400 - Bays and Beaches Around the World: Geological Form and Function
• GEOL 1500 - Dynamic Earth
• GEOL 1501 - Dynamic Earth Laboratory
• GEOL 1550 - Oceanography
• GEOL 1551 - Oceanography Laboratory
• GEOL 1600 - Earth and Life Through Time
• GEOL 1700 - Environmental Geology
• GEOL 1800 - Geology of the National Parks
• GEOL 2000 - Quantitative Methods in the Geological Sciences
• GEOL 2300 - Current Topics in Geoscience
• GEOL 2500 - The Atlantic Ocean and the Mid-Atlantic Coast
• GEOL 2501 - The Atlantic Ocean and the Mid-Atlantic Coast Laboratory
• GEOL 2600 - Analysis Techniques and Methods of Coastal Ocean Research
• GEOL 3070 - Earth Materials and Resources
• GEOL 3071 - Earth Materials and Resources Laboratory
• GEOL 3170 - Modern Petrology
• GEOL 3171 - Modern Petrology Laboratory
• GEOL 3200 - Introduction to Field Methods
• GEOL 3201 - Introduction to Field Methods Laboratory
• GEOL 3209 - Environmental Forensics
• GEOL 3210 - Environmental Forensics Laboratory
• GEOL 3250 - Introduction to Geomorphology
• GEOL 3251 - Introduction to Geomorphology Laboratory
• GEOL 3300 - Structural Geology
• GEOL 3301 - Structural Geology Laboratory
• GEOL 3402 - Engineering Geology
• GEOL 3500 - Hydrogeology and the Environment
• GEOL 3501 - Hydrogeology and the Environment Laboratory
• GEOL 3700 - Advanced Oceanography
• GEOL 3800 - Earth’s Climate: A Geological Perspective
• GEOL 4000 - Summer Field Course in Geology
• GEOL 4010 - Sedimentology
• GEOL 4011 - Sedimentology Laboratory
• GEOL 4300 - Stratigraphy and Paleontology
• GEOL 4301 - Stratigraphy and Paleontology Laboratory
• GEOL 4500 - Research in Geological Sciences
• GEOL 4550 - Honors Thesis
• GEOL 4551 - Honors Thesis
• GEOL 4601 - Directed Studies in Geology
• GEOL 4650 - Principles of Geophysics
• GEOL 4651 - Principles of Geophysics Laboratory
• GEOL 5000 - Geomorphology
• GEOL 5001 - Geomorphology Laboratory
• GEOL 5150 - The Geologic Component of Environmental Science
• GEOL 5300 - Geology of Coastal Processes and Environments
• GEOL 5350 - Marine Geology
• GEOL 5400 - Optical Mineralogy
• GEOL 5401 - Optical Mineralogy Laboratory
• GEOL 5450 - Introduction to Aqueous Geochemistry
• GEOL 5451 - Aqueous Geochemistry Laboratory
• GEOL 5600 - Economic Geology
• GEOL 5601 - Economic Geology Laboratory
• GEOL 5700 - Geohydrology of Drainage Basins
• GEOL 5701 - Geohydrology of Drainage Basins Laboratory
• GEOL 5710 - Ground Water Hydrology
• GEOL 5711 - Ground Water Hydrology Laboratory

• GEOL 3000 - Mineralogy
• GEOL 3001 - Mineralogy Laboratory
• GEOL 3100 - Petrology
• GEOL 3101 - Petrology Laboratory

• PLAN 1900 - Sustainable Cities
• PLAN 2030 - Global Cities
• PLAN 2410 - Introduction to GIS in Planning
• PLAN 2900 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
• PLAN 3018 - Planning Internship
• PLAN 3020 - Environmental Planning
• PLAN 3021 - Introduction to Planning Techniques
• PLAN 3022 - History and Theory of Planning
• PLAN 3025 - Racial Geographies
• PLAN 3028 - Planning Internship
• PLAN 3031 - Quantitative Analysis in Planning
• PLAN 3032 - Planning Legislation and Administration
• PLAN 3038 - Planning Internship
• PLAN 3041 - Computer Applications in Planning
• PLAN 3430 - Geographic Information Systems I
• PLAN 4003 - Urban Form and Design
• PLAN 4015 - Disaster Planning
• PLAN 4025 - Housing and Neighborhood Planning
• PLAN 4035 - Economic Development Planning
• PLAN 4040 - Community Facilities Planning
• PLAN 4045 - Environmental Resources Planning and Management
• PLAN 4046 - Planning and Design Studio
• PLAN 4050 - World Architecture and Urbanism
• PLAN 4055 - Coastal Area Planning and Management
• PLAN 4065 - Land Use Planning
• PLAN 4075 - Transportation Planning
• PLAN 4096 - Planning Studio
• PLAN 4099 - Practicum in Planning
• PLAN 4121 - Problems in Planning
• PLAN 4131 - Problems in Planning
• PLAN 4250 - Environmental Impact Analysis
• PLAN 4270 - Water Resources Management and Planning
• PLAN 4305 - Ecological Landscape Planning
• PLAN 4430 - Geographic Information Systems II
• PLAN 5985 - Historic Preservation Planning