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EGGS 314: Political Geography

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Analyzes current world and national problems within the framework of systematic political geography. Attention will be focused on world trouble spots, elections, boundary friction, resource allocation, population pressure, and ethnic nationalism from a geographical standpoint.

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EGGS 315: Geog Rec Tour Sport

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Explores the array of contemporary issues involving land, leisure, and recreational planning and management.

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EGGS 316: Interp Resources

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Surveys the philosophies, guiding principles and professional practices of cultural and natural resource interpretation. The primary focus is on the design and delivery of interpretive experiences, programs, and materials that inspire a deep connection to history and nature. Using a variety of interpretive techniques, students learn how to translate the complexities of the natural world to diverse populations in a variety of settings and formats.

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EGGS 320: Remote Sensing

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Introduces the principles and practices of remote sensing technology involving air- or spacecraft-borne electromagnetic radiation sensors; how data are collected, downloaded, manipulated and analyzed in a computer environment for a variety of scientific and landscape analyses. Provides practical experience using remotely sensed data in GIS using computer-based activities.

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EGGS 325: UAV Applications

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Introduces unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and their applications within the fields of environmental, geographical and geological sciences. Course topics include operations with fixed-wing and rotor-based unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hardware/software command and control systems, geographic information system (GIS) analysis, the basics of flight, regulations, and safety. Students will gain hands-on experience in design and execution of UAV operations to acquire and process aerial imagery and video.

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EGGS 335: Emergency Management

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Explores the historical development of emergency management and important contemporary policies guiding emergency management practice at the local, national, and international levels.-a The four phases of emergency management (preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation) and the key roles of individuals, agencies, and organizations involved in emergency management are examined.-a A field trip may be required.

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EGGS 342: Geostatistics

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Examines the development of the basic principles of geostatistics and its practical applications in the geosciences. Students will inventory, quantify, and simulate spatial and temporal patterns for multi-disciplinary analysis, and develop an understanding of the geostatistical toolsets available for descriptive and inferential analysis of geoscience phenomena. Course utilizes ArcGIS and various software to visualize and explore these spatial data.

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EGGS 350: Advanced Planning

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Presents the development of skills and techniques used in analysis, plan preparation, goal setting, and implementation of urban and regional planning processes and activities.-a-a-a-a

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EGGS 353: Geologic Mapping

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Covers many of the basic techniques that are used in the collection, analysis and presentation of geologic field data. The course encompasses elements of structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geophysics in an applied context. A large portion of the course content is presented through field-based exercises.

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EGGS 358: Environ Cons & Pres

3.00 Credits

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Examines the geography and history of conservation and preservation in the United States with an emphasis on environmental, conservation, and preservation movements, natural resource problems, public policy and contemporary techniques. A field trip may be required.

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