GEOGRAPHY and GEOLOGY COURSES
offered at University of Wisconsin Colleges

Not all of these courses are offered at all UW College campuses.  The courses offered at any given campus 
depend on the expertise of the faculty there.   Please refer to the specific campus for details.

GEOGRAPHY COURSES GEOLOGY COURSES
Geo 101 - Introduction to Cultural Geography      Glg 100 - Survey of Geology
Geo 102 - Roots and Diversity      Glg 101 - Physical Geology
Geo 104 - Landscapes of North America      Glg 102 - Historical Geology
Geo 106 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences      Glg 104 - Landscapes of North America
Geo 107 - Introduction to Maps & Air Photos      Glg 107 - Introduction to Maps and Air Photos
Geo 110 - World Regional Geography      Glg 135 - Environmental Geology
Geo 115 - Economic Geography      Glg 169 - Earth Science and Human Environment
Geo 120 - The Physical Environment  (available as an asynchronous
                                                       online course)
     Glg 170 - Disasters: Living on the Edge
Geo 123 - Physical Geography: Weather & Climate      Glg 291 - Geological Field Studies
Geo 124 - Physical Geography: Landforms      Glg 297 - Special Topics in Geology
Geo 125 - Survey of Physical Geography      Glg 299 - Independent Reading
Geo 130 - Human Impact on the Environment      Glg 309 - Geomorphology
Geo 170 - Disasters: Living on the Edge      Glg 343 - Glacial and Pleistocene Geology
Geo 200 - Historical Geography of the American Frontier
Geo 277 - Geography of World Energy
Geo 291 - Geographic Field Study
Geo 297 - Special Topics in Geography

Courses in other departments offered by some geography/geology faculty:

Geo 299 - Independent Study METEOROLOGY 
Geo 300 - Population:  World Survey Mlg 100 - Introduction to Meteorology (available as an
                                   asysnchronous online  course)
Geo 342 - Geography of Wisconsin ASTRONOMY 
Geo 350 - Environmental Conservation Ast 100 - Survey of Astronomy


 
Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) courses:

  • Science, Society, and Global Catastrophes (Bio/Geo/Phy at UW-Marathon; available as a compressed video course)
  • Geo 115 - Economic Geography  (Geo/Eco at UW-Marshfield)
  • The Natural History of South Dakota (incl. Black Hills field trip;   Geo/Bio at UW-Marshfield)
  • Geo 342 - Geography of Wisconsin (Geo/His at UW Manitowoc)
  • Geo 120 - The Physical Environment (UW-Baraboo)
  • Geo 123 - Weather and Climate (UW-Baraboo)

Geography faculty at UW-Rock and UW-Marathon also teach Freshmen Seminar courses.

Study Abroad courses:

  • Glg 297 - Geology and Art in Italy (based at UW-Fox)

 

The following courses have been "banked" (i.e., put in storage, so to speak).   If at any time, student demand at any campus for one of these courses exists, it will be brought out of mothballs.

Geo 121 - Atmospheric Environment of Humankind
Geo 324 - Middle East and North Africa
Geo 347 - Middle America
Geo 348 - South America
Glg 130 and 131 - Geologic Methods I and II
Glg 301 - Principles of Mineralogy
Glg 302 - Elementary Petrology
Glg 306 - Gems and Precious Stones
Glg 314 - Geologic Field Methods (prereq=Glg 301, 302)
Glg 350 - Minerals and Public Policy