{"id":604,"date":"2022-09-23T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2023-03-28T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:28:21","slug":"geography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/history\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"604\" class=\"elementor elementor-604\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afd4003 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"afd4003\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b082033\" data-id=\"b082033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4aa4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4aa4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GEOGRAPHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c813da0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c813da0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c459394\" data-id=\"c459394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eecee8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eecee8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEPARTMENT MENU<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-804ea26 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"804ea26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3a7a77\" data-id=\"c3a7a77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d51efa elementor-nav-menu__align-justify elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0d51efa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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Staff<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-489\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/category\/college-of-liberal-arts\/history\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb73ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb73ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c968ad7\" data-id=\"c968ad7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a061d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a061d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geography at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909f44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"909f44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Geography Program is strong in Cultural and Human Geography. Courses typically offered include Physical Geography, World Regional Geography, Cultural Geography, Hurricanes and Their Impacts, Geographic Information Systems, Urban Economic Geography, Environmental Geography, and Louisiana Geography.<\/h4><p>Geography is dualistic discipline that focuses on Human Activity and Physical\/Natural Processes. The Human side deals with Culture, Population, Economics, and other Human Activity. The Physical side deals with Weather, Climate, Landforms, and Physical Processes.<\/p><h4><strong>Geography Minor<\/strong><\/h4><p>A minor in Geography requires the completion of 18 semester hours of geography courses of which 12 hours must be from geography courses numbered 300 and above.\u00a0 Geology 300 is an accepted substitute for an upper-level geography course.<\/p><ul><li>GEOG 103 \u2013 Physical Geography<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>GEOG 104 \u2013 World Regional Geography<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>GEOG\u00a0 and GEOL electives \u2013 (12 hours)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b998b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b998b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Geography Course Descriptions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1941\"><p class=\"text\" align=\"justify\"><strong>GEOG 103. Physical Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Physical processes and world patterns of weather, climate, soil, vegetation, landform, and ocean phenomena. [LCCN: CGRG 2213] (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 104. World Regional Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Human ecology; a survey of man\u2019s cultural environment. [LCCN: CGRG 2113] (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 310. Geographic Information Systems for the Humanities and Social Sciences.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and to the concepts and foundations of maps and map making principles with an emphasis on how GIS is used in the humanities and social sciences. (43.0407)<\/p><p><b>GEOG 325<\/b>.\u00a0<b>Environmental Geography.<\/b>\u00a03-3-0. An examination of how physical and human processes influence the natural environment.\u00a0 (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 330. Urban Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. An overview of the urban environment, including planning policies, theoretical concepts, and social organization. (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 331. Advanced Physical Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Prerequisite: GEOG 103 or GEOL 101 or permission of department head. Description and analysis of the processes that create various types of landforms. Fa only. (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 340. Cultural Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. An overview of contemporary theories and examination of cultural practices with attention on Louisiana\u2019s Bayou Region. (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 370. Meteorology.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Physical properties and processes of the atmosphere and regional differences in climate. (40.0401)<\/p><p class=\"text\" align=\"justify\"><strong>GEOG 375. Geography of Louisiana.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Study of Louisiana\u2019s natural environment as the home of man. (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 376. Special Topics in Geography.\u00a0<\/strong>3-3-0. Particular topics or issues in contemporary Geography. May be repeated for credit once if content differs. (45.0701)<\/p><p class=\"text\" align=\"justify\"><strong>GEOG 401. Medical Geography.<\/strong>\u00a03-3-0. Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of department head. An examination of the spatial manifestation of disease and health. Medical geography is the intersection of disease ecology, landscape, Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) and epidemiology. (45.0701)<\/p><p><strong>GEOG 403. Political Geography.\u00a0<\/strong>3-3-0. World patterns of political characteristics; roles of religion and language in nationalism; evolutions of states, problems of underdeveloped countries; international politics and boundary disputes. (45.0701)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af86d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af86d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more information contact:<br \/>Dr. Paul Wilson<br \/>paul.wilson@nicholls.edu<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT MENU Geography at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ The Geography Program is strong in Cultural and Human Geography. Courses typically offered include Physical Geography, World Regional Geography, Cultural Geography, Hurricanes and Their Impacts, Geographic Information Systems, Urban Economic Geography, Environmental Geography, and Louisiana Geography. Geography is dualistic discipline that focuses on Human Activity and Physical\/Natural Processes. 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