Two GIS certificates are available: Certificate of Achievement in Geographic Information Systems and Career Certificate for Geographic Information Systems Analyst. For information on the online degree program, visit www.foothillglobalaccess.org/main/aa_geography_new.htm. For general information, visit www.foothill.edu/bss.
| GEOG 1 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 5 Units |
| Study of the Earth's surface, including the earth's dimensions and systems; atmospheric processes; patterns of climate, vegetation and soils; and features, processes and interactions of land, water and various energy sources. Use of maps for interpretation. |
| Advisories: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or ESL 26 recommended; MATH 220 recommended. |
| Four hours lecture, one hour lecture-laboratory, two hours laboratory. |
| GE Areas: Natural Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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| GEOG 2 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 4 Units |
| The cultural geographic landscape. Study of the human population from origins to the present with an emphasis on the future. Examination of population densities, migrations and settlements; races, languages and religions; patterns of land use and major environmental perceptions and problems. Analysis of energy, mineral, and food resources and how cultures utilize them. |
| Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 1A or ESL 26 recommended. |
| Four hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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| GEOG 5 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY | 4 Units |
| Introduction to the geography of economic activity; the world wide distribution and characteristics of agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacturing, transportation, high technology and international trade. |
| Four hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 9 | CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHY | 4 Units |
| Study of extreme regional variations within California. Factors contributing to landscape change. Examination of exploration, settlement, economic development, and urban-industrial-transportation patterns. Extensive use of maps, GIS, Internet and current events. |
| Four hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 10 | WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | 4 Units |
| Survey of the world's major culture regions and major nations. Physical, cultural, economic features. Emphasis on historical influences on population growth, transportation networks, natural environment, potential and problems. Location, importance and impact of the foremost features of countries, states, major cities, rivers and landform regions. |
| Four hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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| GEOG 12 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) | 4 Units |
| Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Assessment of vector and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection, coordinate systems, Georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Discussion and analysis of uncertainty propagation with a GIS. Modeling with GIS. |
| Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
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| GEOG 34H | HONORS INSTITUTE SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHY | 1 Unit |
| Formerly: GEOG 34 |
| A seminar in directed readings, discussions and projects in geography. Specific topics to be determined by the instructor. |
| Prerequisite: Honors Institute participant. |
| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in GEOG 34. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 35 | DEPARTMENT HONORS PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY | 1 Unit |
| Seminar in readings, research, critical techniques and practice. Specific topics vary. |
| Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 36 | SPECIAL PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY | 1 Unit |
| Advanced readings, research, and/or project in geography. Specific topics determined in consultation with instructor. |
| Repeatability: Any combination of GEOG 36, 36X, 36Y & 36Z may be taken a maximum of six times for credit. |
| One hour lecture for each unit of credit. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 36X | SPECIAL PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY | 2 Units |
| Advanced readings, research, and/or project in geography. Specific topics determined in consultation with instructor. |
| Repeatability: May be taken for a maximum of six units. |
| Two hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 36Y | SPECIAL PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY | 3 Units |
| Advanced readings, research, and/or project in geography. Specific topics determined in consultation with instructor. |
| Repeatability: May be taken for a maximum of six units. |
| Three hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
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| GEOG 36Z | SPECIAL PROJECTS IN GEOGRAPHY | 4 Units |
| Advanced readings, research, and/or project in geography. Specific topics determined in consultation with instructor. |
| Repeatability: May be taken for a maximum of six units. |
| Four hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 52 | ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) | 4 Units |
| Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Data acquisition using GPS, digitizing and scanning techniques. Data management. Editing and verifying. Raster data manipulation and importing. Database management. Advanced queries and database manipulation. |
| Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 54A | SEMINAR IN SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I | 2 Units |
| Seminar on the diverse applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Weekly presentations by guest speakers. |
| Repeatability: May be taken two times for credit. |
| Two hours lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 54B | SEMINAR IN SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS II | 2 Units |
| Formerly: GEOG 54 |
| Students undertake an original GIS project of their choosing under guidance of the instructor. |
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| Six hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 58 | REMOTE SENSING & DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING | 3 Units |
| Physical basis of remote sensing. Aerial photography and high resolution multi-band imaging. Satellite multi-band optical remote sensing. Other forms of remote sensing (RADAR, SAR, LIDAR). Applications of remote sensing. |
| Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 59 | CARTOGRAPHY, MAP PRESENTATION & DESIGN | 2 Units |
| Map projections, geodes, coordinate systems. Map composition. Selection of colors and symbols. |
| One hour lecture, three hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 73 | DYNAMIC & INTERACTIVE MAPPING | 4.5 Units |
| Design and implementation of dynamic presentations for visualizing geographic information. Lab projects creating animated and multimedia presentations, and designing user-interfaces for interactive mapping systems. |
| Prerequisites: GEOG 12 and 52 or equivalent. |
| Two and one-half hours lecture, six hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 78 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE PROJECTS | 4.5 Units |
| Implementation of geographic information science projects in a group environment for targeted applications. Design and application of interactive mapping systems and dynamic animation in a GIS environment. Example project areas include (but are not limited to) Web mapping and Web GIS; advanced spatial databases; integrating remote sensing and geographic information systems; and geographic Web services. Projects may involve client organizations. |
| Prerequisite: GEOG 73. |
| Two and one-half hours lecture, six hours laboratory. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 90A | INTRODUCTION TO GIS FOR K-12 TEACHERS I: FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS SCIENCE | 1 Unit |
| Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Assessment of vector and raster systems, scale, resolution, map projection and coordinate systems. Applications and uses of GIS and data visualization in the classroom and in and out of the classroom. Integration of technology intensive curriculum with the traditional classroom model. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 90B | INTRODUCTION TO GIS FOR K-12 TEACHERS II: UTILIZING SPATIAL DATA & DATA ANALYSIS IN THE CLASSROOM | 1 Unit |
| Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Georeferencing and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Discussion and analysis of uncertainty propagation within a GIS. Applications of quantitative and statistical spatial analytical methods; modeling with GIS in the classroom. Helping students formulate geo-spatial questions. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 90C | INTRODUCTION TO GIS FOR K-12 TEACHERS III: DESIGNING & IMPLEMENTING A GIS | 1 Unit |
| Study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and its applications to spatial data management. Designing and creating an original GIS. Database design, fundamentals of data storage, scanning and heads-up digitizing. Finding and accessing free data sources on the Internet. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 100A | INTRODUCTION TO ARC VIEW GIS | .5 Unit |
| Introduction to ESRI's ArcView GIS software. Fundamental GIS concepts. Hands-on experience with basic elements of project file set-up, managing projects and conducting basic queries. |
| One-half hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 100B | INTRODUCTION TO GEO MEDIA & GEO MEDIA PRO | .5 Unit |
| Introduction to Intergraph's GeoMedia and GeoMedia Pro GIS software. Fundamental GIS concepts. Hands-on experience working with GeoWorkpspaces, Data Warehouses, and conducting basic queries. |
| One-half hour lecture |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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| GEOG 101 | A PREFACE TO GIS: AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-BASED MAPPING & GIS | 1 Unit |
| Non-technical introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with an emphasis on applications and career opportunities. Includes the application of GIS in a range of disciplines, GIS software and data available, how Global Positioning Systems (GPS) integrate with GIS, and career opportunities with GIS. Students will be introduced to a variety of free and low cost software and provided with practical exercises. |
| Repeatability: May be taken two times for credit. |
| One hour lecture. |
| GE Area: Non-GE Applicable |
| Not currently Scheduled. |
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