Jeff Howarth
Cartography is probably the most difficult but rewarding class I have taken at Middlebury. Jeff is such a gifted professor, and you learn so much with him. However, this class is really determined by how much you put into it. Making good maps requires a lot of time and thought, and if you don't have that in you, this class will not be enjoyable. So, if you can put in the time, you'll develop amazing illustrator and Q skills, but expect a lot of late nights. I definitely recommend the class, but be aware of what you are getting into with it.
Cartography is probably the most difficult but rewarding class I have taken at Middlebury. Jeff is such a gifted professor, and you learn so much with him. However, this class is really determined by how much you put into it. Making good maps requires a lot of time and thought, and if you don't have that in you, this class will not b …Read more
I took this course as required for my major; however, I was relatively disappointed with what I got out from this course. While there were extenuating circumstances that contributed to my lack of excitement for the course material, the curriculum was relatively unstructured and somewhat random. The two major essays were extremely open-ended, but so open-ended to the point where I was questioning what I was getting out of writing them. Maybe I'm just simply uninterested in studying Earth's climate and environmental geography, but the class having a lot of busy work that only sometimes amounted to a class discussion made it not as enjoyable as it could have been.
I took this course as required for my major; however, I was relatively disappointed with what I got out from this course. While there were extenuating circumstances that contributed to my lack of excitement for the course material, the curriculum was relatively unstructured and somewhat random. The two major essays were extremely ope …Read more
This course had a lot of detailed work, but it was enjoyable. Making maps and learning new skills in QGIS and Adobe Illustrator were nice breaks from other class work. Jeff is a fantastic professor, and I highly recommend taking a class with him.