EUGS100: Principles of Geography

The course studies the major elements of the natural environment and their interrelation. The principles and processes essential to the understanding of the natural environmental system and their significance are stressed. The elements studied include: atmosphere, weather and climate, continents, landforms, river systems, ocean currents and tides, soils, vegetation, animal and marine life. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Interdisciplinary Core, Scientific Issues. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Natural/Physical Science, Non-laboratory Science only. 3 sh.

EUGS101: Human Geography

Human Geography presents the interaction of culture and environment. Variations in environment and culture result in great differences how culture is imprinted upon the environment. The role of politics, language, religion, economics, urban systems, and technology reveal the relative intensity with which culture roots in nature. Emphasis is upon culture as a force that shapes the human use of the earth. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Survey Course. 3 sh.

EUGS102: World Geography

World geography aims to present essential facts and concepts about the natural and human environment of major regions and countries. The course presents a picture of regions as developed through the interactions of natural, cultural, economic and political forces. Geopolitical, social and economic relationships between and among countries are studied. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Topic Course. 3 sh.

EUGS202: Geography of Anglo-America

Provides an understanding of the development of cultural, physical and economic landscape of the United States and Canada. Emphasizes elements of rapid change: urbanization, industrial growth, transportation, trade patterns, distribution of population and modern agriculture. 3 sh.

EUGS203: Our Finite Earth: Population and Resources

Implications of the population explosion and the rising rate of resource consumption. Focuses on the alternative ways various societies can achieve equilibrium between population and economic development within the framework of limited world resources. 3 sh.

EUGS204: Principles of Land Use

Geographical analysis of rural and urban land use patterns in the United States. Field work stresses mapping techniques and socio-economic aspects of urban land use in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. 3 sh.

EUGS206: Introduction to American Urban Studies

An interdisciplinary introduction to the development of American cities and their suburbs, with an emphasis on current patterns of urbanism and urbanization. The growth and evolution of metropolitan systems, urban-suburban ecology, and planning responses to critical metropolitan issues. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Topic Course. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

EUGS207: Geography of East and Southeast Asia

Regional analysis of East Asia (China and Japan) and Southeast Asia (Indonesia): (1) physical environments; (2) human landscape and their cultural heritages; (3) contemporary issues including economic development, political configurations, and environmental problems. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. 3 sh.

EUGS208: Land and Life in Latin America

"Land and Life in Latin America" is a regional survey course that explores and explains the physical-human interface and the constantly changing environmental societal needs. The course focuses on the functional processes that mold contemporary states and regional realignments. Emphasis is upon environmental conservation, demographic transitions, the role of culture and politics to foster a viable ecumene. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Topic Course. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

EUGS209: Urban Design and Architecture: American Cityscape

The evolution of American urban form and architecture from the colonial town to the contemporary metropolitan region; city plans and the emergence of professional planning; the architect and the urban environment cultural values and changing urban forms and new town design. 3 sh.

EUGS213: Urban Geography

Principles of location, interaction in the socioeconomic spheres, and the increasing importance of sustainable environmental management are dominant themes. Close attention to socio-spatial conditions, especially the housing sector, are addressed, as well as the suburbanization process and the urban sprawl challenge to a viable long-term urban system. Assignments are structured to introduce students to professional presentations, both maps and graphics, and written analysis. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Topic Course. Meets the Human and Intercultural Relations Requirement (HIRR). Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

EUGS222: The Geography of Life and Death

Study of medical geography of diseases of man and their relationship to physical setting. Factors such as climate, soils, water nutrition and sanitation in relation to diseases will be analyzed world-wide. Human diseases also examined; national, regional, and local geographic conditions. 3 sh.

EUGS234: Transportation

Transportation is the study of spatial interaction of economic factors and societal functioning. Transportation flows are analyzed in the context of technological change, degree of accessibility, different transport cost surfaces, and transportation as it relates to land use planning. 3 sh.

EUGS270: Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing

Introduces the basic principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing. Focus on digital cartographic science, graphic design, spatial data and image portrayal and inquiry, map overlays, and applications. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: EUGS100, EUGS101, EUGS102, EUGS206, GEOS107, GEOS112, GEOS125 or ENVR109; plus either CMPT109 or CMPT183.

EUGS300: World Resources and Industries

Distribution, flow and consumption of mineral resources. Political, economic and social implications of the geography of resources. Basic studies in industrial location, agricultural land use, problems of economic development and population-resource ratios. Examines world trend in production controls and market allocations. Cross listed with Economics, ECON300. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ECON 101 or EUGS 101 or EUGS 102.

EUGS301: Urban Field Studies

Off-campus study of urban conditions in New York-New Jersey metropolitan area: housing, mass transportation, social pathologies, inner city economics and the role of planning. On-campus discussion sessions alternate with field trips. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS303: Field Geography

Geographic analysis of local region. Uses of reconnaissance and survey, interviews, maps and ground and aerial photographs in information gathering. Requires individual area study. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS304: Geography of Europe

The modern European landscape created by the activities, over many centuries, by a variety of peoples of differing cultural backgrounds, economic systems and ideologies. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS306: Geography of South Asia

Political, cultural and economic study of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh; interrelationship between cultural and physical aspects of the regional landscape. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS309: Research Methods

The course introduces a widely used statistical package to analyze data. The application and interpretation of results of frequently used statistical techniques remains the primary focus. Survey research techniques are stressed. All the steps in the completion of a research project are emphasized. Meets the University Writing Requirement for GEEN, GEOG, GGED and GEUR majors. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS310: Quantitative Methods in Geography and Urban Studies

Treatment of measurements and design in geography; definition of problems, hypotheses formulation and tests of hypotheses by alternative methods of measurement. Geographic applications of computer methods, multi-variate analysis, systems analysis, data bank maintenance and evaluation. Meets the University Writing Requirement for GEEN and GEOG majors. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS311: Geography of Manufacturing

The world's manufacturing activities; measurement techniques; analysis of the economic, cultural and geographic bases in industrialization; plant location problems and the special situation of underdeveloped nations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS312: Historical Geography of the United States

The slow pace of settlement of the Eastern Seaboard and the development of distinctive culture hearths prior to 1800; the rapid settlement and diffusion of culture traits in the area beyond the Appalachians since 1800. Cross listed with History, HIST 312. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS314: Location of Economic Activity

Organization of economic activity past and present refined with changes of more complex economic systems. Location factors such as physical & human resources, accessibility, routing, services, industrial sites and market advantages analyzed under varied conditions in different economic systems. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ECON 101.

EUGS317: Managing the Urban Environment

An advanced interdisciplinary investigation of the modern city and its suburbs, emphasizing the impact of selected social, political and economic issues. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS320: Latin American Environments and Economies in a Global Framework

This course is structured to focus on the interactions of the physical world with economical, financial, and commercial activities in a global perspective. Environment and economics serve as thematic threads to develop dynamic models that are representative of regional--and increasingly--global linkages. Cross listed with Economics and Finance, ECON 320. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ECON 101 and 102.

EUGS330: Culture in Transition in India: An Anthropo-Geographical Approach

India in its geographical and socio-anthropological setting. The course focuses on the nature and processes bringing about transition in traditional values and social institutions. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS331: Urbanization and Environment

Examines interaction between man and the physical urban environment. Studies dynamic and physical processes as related to air, water and noise pollution, and hydrologic and geologic hazards. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: EUGS 100 or GEOS 107; and EUGS 206 or permission of the instructor.

EUGS352: Fluvial Geography

Detailed study of streams and rivers emphasizing processes causing variations of size and shape; the morphology of streams and stream channels; processes, quantitative techniques. Cross listed with Earth and Environmental Studies, GEOS 352. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GEOS 107 or 112 or 125 or EUGS 100.

EUGS360: Environmental Gerontology

This course examines the social, political, economic and spatial impacts of the older adult on the environment. Topics discussed are: demographic characteristics and environmental design of senior leisure and housing environments; migration patterns; mobility, and location of older adults; and the planning, site location, design, and financing of independent and assisted adult living environments. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS405: Computer Mapping

The course introduces a widely used computer mapping software to make thematic customized maps. Presentation of data in the form of a graph and a chart is also stressed. General cartographic principles are emphasized. Cross-listed with Earth and Environmental Studies, GEOS 405. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS408: Geopolitics

Main theories of the field and their application to selected political entities, current problem zones and the spatial interaction of nations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS409: Urbanization in World Perspective

Analysis of characteristics and patterns of urbanism and urbanization in world perspective. Studies multi-faceted problems created by rapid urbanization. Examines role of cities in regional development and modernization of rural sector in Third World. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS410: Environmental Law

The study of the National Environmental Policy Act; the Environmental Impact Statement; the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; Toxic Substances Control Act; Solid and Hazardous Waste; related environmental laws, i.e. OS&H act; and litigation are analyzed. Aspects of environmental law, within which institutions and corporations must operate, are discussed. Cross-listed with Earth and Environmental Studies, ENVR 410. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS411: Problems in Urban Geography

Seminar on the application of geographic concepts and theories to the analysis of urban problems. Field or library research projects by students on specific urban problems. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS412: Geography of Sub-Sahara Africa

Topical and regional study of African soils, vegetation, climate, physiography, mineral resources and other aspects of the physical environment in the light of man's habitation of the continent. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS413: Geography of the Middle East

Topical study of area extending from Morocco to Iran: arid land agriculture, nomadism, land tenure systems, settlement patterns, problems of industrial development, and socio-economic and military implications of region's oil wealth. Includes Arab culture and Islamic influences on urban and rural landscapes. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Non-Western Cultural Perspectives. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS417: Real Estate Principles

In this course the student is introduced to the principles of real estate from a historical, social, economic, legal, and spatial perspective. The topics explored are: urban-suburban development and the real estate product; the changing nature of real estate through planning, zoning, environmental and social considerations; real estate economics and demographics from a national, local and individual parcel level; and a detailed study of the legal instruments and concepts involved in residential, commercial and industrial real estate transactions. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS418: Advanced Real Estate

This course builds on the fundamental principles introduced in EUGS 417 and explores the following new topics: mortgage finance; market demand analysis for residential, retail commercial, office and industrial land use; location and site planning theory and analysis; real estate investment analysis and appraisal techniques; real estate research sources and methods; and public policy impacts on real estate. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: EUGS 417.

EUGS419: Geography of the Soviet Union

Topical and regional analysis. Emphasizes demographic-ethnic composition of Soviet people, physical resource base, interregional relationships, and spatial effects of state planning programs. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS421: Population Problems of the World

Identification, description and analysis of the present-day distributional patterns of the world's people; demographic trends, man-land ratios. Mobility, migration and socio-economics and geographic forces affecting world population. Techniques for measurement and analysis. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS423: Culture and Resource Utilization

Evaluation and utilization of resources. Examines changes of characteristics of physical resources in relation to technological and cultural change, population increases, resource depletion and accelerated redundance of man. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS424: Geography of New Jersey

Demographic and economic organization of the State. Spatial contrasts in population density; suburban-central city interactions; the influence of New York and Philadelphia on landscape organization. Philosophical concepts of regionalism and investigation of micro-regionalism in New Jersey. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS425: Readings in Geography

Open only to Geography honor students. Students will be expected to read a number of the more definitive works in modern geography. Examination will be both oral and written. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS426: Independent Study in Geography

Preparation of a research paper or project to be presented to members of the staff. May be repeated three times for a maximum of 10.0 credits as long as the topic is different. 1 - 4 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior majors only.

EUGS427: Pro-Seminar in Geography

Problem-oriented seminar. Specific topics in urban, environmental studies or geography. Content changes according to the needs of the instructor. May be taken three times for a total of nine credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS428: Urban Studies: London and the British New Towns Movement

An "in-the-field" study of London and the new towns movement in the greater London metropolitan region. Students will meet with officials and planners in such agencies as the department at environment, new towns association, and borough government and study: planning and design of new towns and greenbelts; contrasting social, political, economic, cultural and life styles of central city London and surrounding new towns; and urban re-development in central London. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS444: Village to Metropolis: Urbanization in Latin America

Examines urbanization in Latin America from Columbian times to the present. Portugese and Spanish town planning practices and their evolution into modern times, including their impacts upon evolving urban morphology and subsequent metropolitanization. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS460: Urban Planning

The course focuses on the principles, processes, and practices of urban planning. The formulation of policies and the management roles of the planning agencies are emphasized. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior or senior status or permission of the instructor.

EUGS461: Seminar in International Economic Geography

An interdisciplinary seminar focusing the techniques of economics and geography on a common theme to achieve a synergistic conclusion. Cross listed with Finance and Economics, ECON 461. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Junior standing and one course in geography and ECON 101 and ECON 102.

EUGS462: People and Cities: Comparative Urban Studies

Introduction and cross-cultural investigation of the processes of urbanism and urbanization: formation, structure and functioning of cities throughout the world. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ANTH 100 or 210; or junior or senior status; or permission of the instructor.

EUGS463: Internship

A full semester internship in an urban or environmental agency. Students will be expected to carry out agency assignments, observe and participate in decision making processes and engage in middle management activities. 3 - 12 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval and at least 24 semester hours in the major.

EUGS464: Senior Seminar in Urban Study (Urban Studies Internship)

A seminar to be taken in conjunction with the urban studies semester internship, and designed as a synthesis of the various approaches in urban studies which the student has acquired in previous urban-related courses. Each semester the seminar focuses upon a specific in-the-field research project, and an analysis and evaluation of the student's internship experience. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

EUGS465: Honors Research

Provides original research experience to superior undergraduates. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

EUGS466: Senior Seminar Geography

The course provides students with the tools and experience to develop and complete a geographic research project from start to finish. Students will be introduced to issues associated with becoming a professional geographer. Students will produce a senior thesis. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Senior status only.

EUGS467: Senior Seminar in Geographic Information Science

Provides students with the tools and experience to develop and complete a research or problem-solving project in geographic information science. Students will produce a senior thesis or digital presentation portfolio. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Senior standing, approval of mentor, and EUGS 470 , ENVR 455 or EUGS/GEOS 475.

EUGS470: Geographic Information Systems (G.I.S.)

This course deals with fundamental principles and applications of G.I.S. Various ways in which G.I.S. can be used in planning and management analysis and research will be discussed. Students will learn the issues which need to be considered when planning and implementing G.I.S. One or two widely used software packages will be employed as a tool to study G.I.S. applications. Cross-listed with Earth and Environmental Studies, GEOS 470. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GEOS 107 or 112 or 125 or EUGS 100.