2018-19 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Geography Department
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Wendy Miller, chair
Old Main, Room 138
607-753-4107
Fax: 607-753-4114
Email: geography.department@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/geography
School of Arts and Sciences
Faculty
Scott Anderson, Christopher Badurek, Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Wendy Miller, Melinda Shimizu
Adjunct Faculty
For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section of this catalog.
Degrees
Master of Science in Education in Adolescence Education: Social Studies (7-12) with a concentration in either geography or history
Description
The Master of Science in Education in Adolescence Education: Social Studies is intended primarily for social studies teachers in grades 7-12 seeking professional or permanent certification. Since substantial graduate-level work is done either in geography or history, students may also want to use their degree for careers relevant to those academic fields.
Programs
GRY 516 - Tourism Planning and Development The spatial analysis of tourism as a component of economic development. A regional comparison of the marketing of tourism resources in the developed and less developed countries of the world. Examination of the resources necessary for the development of tourism and an analysis of the economic and environmental impact on a location as a result of marketing those resources. Not open to students with credit for REC/GRY 415. Also listed as Also listed as REC 516. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 520 - Maps in the Classroom Classroom-laboratory approach to map use for students and teachers. Formal study of map elements. Map reading, interpretation. Classroom map exercises, their design, use. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
GRY 524 - GIS in the K-12 Classroom Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology as a medium for delivering instruction and a tool for enhancing the analysis of geographic information in the K-12 classroom. Use of ArcView software. Creation of learning modules that address New York State learning standards. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
GRY 529 - Special Topics in Geography Selected topics. May be taken more than once as subtitle changes. Prerequisites: Designated by department as appropriate for content and academic level of credit. (1-4 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 545 - Teaching Geography Through Film Investigates the use of film as a powerful medium for teaching K-12 students about the world. Explores how the strong visual imagery and effective power of film can support other modes of instruction. Film resources will include feature films, documentaries, short fiction films and music videos. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code M = offered in Summer
GRY 580 - Historical Geography of North America This course takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining 500 years of geographical history on the North American continent. Using secondary and primary source materials, it looks at the evolving human and cultural geography of North America from the first few insecure European “points of attachment” to permanent colonies, expanding empires, transcontinental nations and finally a macroculture of global impact in the 21st century. It examines the changing economic and technological conditions, the clash of cultures (European, Native American and African) and the historical and geographical processes of environmental and landscape change that accompanied these transformations. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
GRY 581 - Teaching the Geography of New York State Topical, regional analysis focusing on interrelationships of cultural, economic and physical patterns and processes of New York state. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
GRY 585 - Teaching the Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa Topical, regional analysis focusing on interrelationships of cultural, economic and physical patterns and processes of Sub-Saharan Africa. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
GRY 595 - Independent Study in Geography Independent research in selected geographic problems. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 600 - Trends in Human Geography Major trends in selected areas of human geography at the graduate level. Recommended for students enrolled in the Adolescence Education: Social Studies M.S.Ed. program with the geography concentration. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 640 - Seminar in Geographic Techniques Intensive work in geographic techniques. Prerequisite: Nine hours of geography. May be repeated for credit with departmental approval. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 668 - Integrative Teaching with Technology Focuses on preparing teachers to innovatively address learning standards for mathematics, science and technology, and to integrate subjects across the school curriculum using current technologies, such as Geographic Information System mapping software, Global Position System, Internet sources. Team problem solving, the scientific method, field-based experiments and lesson construction are applied in a variety of methods to implement mathematics/science/technology learning standards. Also listed as Also listed as EDU 668. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code O = offered occasionally
GRY 687 - Culminating Master's Experience This course serves as a culminating experience for students in the M.S.Ed. program for adolescence education: social studies with a geography concentration. Students may choose between a comprehensive exam or short thesis. Through either the exam or the thesis, candidates must demonstrate competent understanding and skill in the course work and geographical material required by the program. Students must complete at least 24 credit hours in the program before taking this course. S, U grades assigned. (1 cr. hr.)
Frequency code A = offered every semester
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