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  • GGS 101: Major World Regions (3 credits)
  • GGS 102: Physical Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 103: Human Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 110: Introduction to Geoinformation Technologies (3 credits)
  • GGS 121: Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere (4 credits)
  • GGS 122: Dynamic Geosphere and Ecosphere (4 credits)
  • GGS 300: Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis (3 credits)
  • GGS 301: Political Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 302: Global Environmental Hazards (3 credits)
  • GGS 303: Geography of Resource Conservation (3 credits)
  • GGS 304: Population Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 305: Economic Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 306: Urban Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 307: Geographic Approaches for Sustainable Development (3 credits)
  • GGS 308: Field Mapping Techniques (3 credits)
  • GGS 309: Introduction to Weather and Climate (3 credits)
  • GGS 310: Cartographic Design (3 credits)
  • GGS 311: Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 312: Physical Climatology (3 credits)
  • GGS 314: Severe and Extreme Weather (3 credits)
  • GGS 315: Geography of the United States (3 credits)
  • GGS 316: Geography of Latin America (3 credits)
  • GGS 317: Geography of China (3 credits)
  • GGS 320: Geography of Europe (3 credits)
  • GGS 321: Biogeography (3 credits)
  • GGS 325: Geography of North Africa and the Middle East (3 credits)
  • GGS 326: Geography of Eastern Europe and Russia (3 credits)
  • GGS 333: Issues in Regional Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 340: Health Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 344: Military Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 346: Geography of Religions and Belief Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 354: Data Analysis and Global Change Detection Techniques (3 credits)
  • GGS 357: Urban Planning (3 credits)
  • GGS 366: Spatial Computing (3 credits)
  • GGS 379: Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 380: Geography of Virginia (3 credits)
  • GGS 384: Special Topics in Geospatial Intelligence (3 credits)
  • GGS 399: Select Topics in GGS (3 credits)
  • GGS 400: Colloquium in Geoinformation Science (1 credit)
  • GGS 411: Geovisualization (3 credits)
  • GGS 415: Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methodology (3 credits)
  • GGS 416: Satellite Image Analysis (3 credits)
  • GGS 422: Drone Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 426: Physical Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 429: Remote Sensing of the Environment and Earth System (3 credits)
  • GGS 432: Spatial Modeling for Public Health (3 credits)
  • GGS 462: Web-based Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 463: RS: GIS Analysis and Application (3 credits)
  • GGS 470: Special Topics in Geographic Techniques (3 credits)
  • GGS 480: GGS Internship (1-3 credits)
  • GGS 485: Capstone in Geography and Geoinformation Science (3 credits)
  • GGS 499: GGS Independent Study (1-3 credits)
  • GGS 504: Population Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 505: Transportation Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 507: Geographic Approaches for Sustainable Development (3 credits)
  • GGS 515: Economic Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 516: Geography of Latin America (3 credits)
  • GGS 517: Geography of China (3 credits)
  • GGS 518: Geography of North Africa and the Middle East (3 credits)
  • GGS 526: Geography of Eastern Europe and Russia (3 credits)
  • GGS 531: Land-Use Modeling Techniques and Applications (3 credits)
  • GGS 533: Issues in Regional Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 540: Health Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 544: Military Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 551: Cartographic Design (3 credits)
  • GGS 553: Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 554: History of Cartography (3 credits)
  • GGS 557: Urban Planning (3 credits)
  • GGS 560: Quantitative Methods (3 credits)
  • GGS 562: Photogrammetry (3 credits)
  • GGS 563: Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 579: Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 590: Selected Topics in Geography (3 credits)
  • GGS 622: Drone Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 626: Physical Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 629: Remote Sensing of the Environment and Earth System (3 credits)
  • GGS 631: Spatial Agent-Based Models of Human-Environment Interactions (3 credits)
  • GGS 632: Spatial Modeling for Public Health (3 credits)
  • GGS 650: Introduction to GIS Algorithms and Programming (3 credits)
  • GGS 653: GIS Analysis and Application (3 credits)
  • GGS 655: Geovisualization (3 credits)
  • GGS 656: The Hydrosphere (3 credits)
  • GGS 657: The Lithosphere (3 credits)
  • GGS 658: Terrain Mapping (3 credits)
  • GGS 664: Spatial Data Structures (3 credits)
  • GGS 670: Introduction to Atmosphere and Weather (3 credits)
  • GGS 675: Location Science (3 credits)
  • GGS 680: Earth Image Processing (3 credits)
  • GGS 681: Social Media Analysis (3 credits)
  • GGS 684: Selected Topics in Geospatial Intelligence (3 credits)
  • GGS 685: Capstone Course in Geoinformatics (3 credits)
  • GGS 689: Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methodology (3 credits)
  • GGS 692: Web-based Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 695: Geography and Geoinformation Science Graduate Internship (1-6 credits)
  • GGS 698: Directed Readings and Research (1-3 credits)
  • GGS 700: Comprehensive Exam (1 credit)
  • GGS 740: Hyperspectral Imaging Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 754: Earth Science Data and Advanced Data Analysis (3 credits)
  • GGS 760: Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing (3 credits)
  • GGS 773: Interoperability of Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
  • GGS 777: Remote Sensing Natural Hazards (3 credits)
  • GGS 787: Scientific Data Mining for Geoinformatics (3 credits)
  • GGS 788: Deep Learning for Geoinformation (3 credits)
  • GGS 791: Advanced Spatial Statistics (3 credits)
  • GGS 798: Master's Research Project (1-6 credits)
  • GGS 799: Thesis (1-6 credits)
  • GGS 840: Hyperspectral Imaging Applications (3 credits)
  • GGS 900: Geography and Geoinformation Science Colloquium (1 credit)
  • GGS 998: Dissertation Proposal (1-12 credits)
  • GGS 999: Dissertation (1-12 credits)
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