Major in Geography
(42-45 credits, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (17 Credits) | ||
| GEO201 | Human Geography | 3 |
| GEO202 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEO213 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| GEO341 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEO342 | Cartography | 4 |
| Required Statistics Course (3-4 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Spatial Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Public Policy | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Required Science Cognate (4 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Ecology | ||
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Electives (18-20 Credits) | ||
| Select six (6) courses in geography, at least four (4) of which must be systematic courses. | 18-20 | |
| Systematic Courses: | ||
| People-Environments Geography | ||
| Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning | ||
| Geography of Hazards | ||
| Issues in Urban Planning | ||
| Geography of Soils | ||
| Geography of Water Resources | ||
| Gender and Environment | ||
| Geography, Health and Environment | ||
| Advanced People-Environments Geography | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Geography of Socialism | ||
| Natural Resources: Utilization and Management | ||
| Geographic Information Systems Applications | ||
| Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) and Internship Seminar 1 | ||
| Regional Courses: | ||
| World Geography | ||
| Cities of the World | ||
| Geography of the United States and Canada | ||
| Geography of Asia | ||
| "Emerging" China and Critical Geopolitics | ||
| Total Credits | 42-45 | |
Major in Geography: Environmental Concentration
(47-48 credits, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (17 Credits) | ||
| GEO201 | Human Geography | 3 |
| GEO202 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEO213 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| GEO341 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEO342 | Cartography | 4 |
| Required Environmental Courses (9 Credits) | ||
| GEO203 | People-Environments Geography | 3 |
| GEO321 | Geography of Soils | 3 |
| GEO431 | Natural Resources: Utilization and Management | 3 |
| Required Statistics Course (3 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Spatial Statistics | ||
| Statistics and Public Policy | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Required Science Cognate Courses (8 Credits) | ||
| Select any two (2) of the following lab courses: | 8 | |
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Laboratory | ||
| Geomorphology 1 | ||
| General Biology I and Gen Bio 1 Lab | ||
| General Biology II and Gen Bio 2 Lab | ||
| Electives (10-11 Credits) | ||
| Select three (3) of the following systematic geography courses: | 10-11 | |
| Gender and Environment | ||
| Geography, Health and Environment | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) and Internship Seminar 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 47-48 | |
| 1 | Prereqs: GLG201 Physical Geology and GLG211 Physical Geology Laboratory |
| 2 | The internship and corequisite seminar may only be taken with the chair's permission and after the major has been completed or nearly so. Only four (4) credits of GEO480 Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) may count toward the elective requirements. |
Major in Geography: Urban Planning Concentration
(49-54 credits, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses (30 Credits) | ||
| GEO201 | Human Geography | 3 |
| GEO202 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEO213 | Economic Geography | 3 |
| GEO214 | Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| GEO241 | Spatial Statistics | 3 |
| GEO314 | Issues in Urban Planning | 3 |
| GEO341 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEO342 | Cartography | 4 |
| GEO441 | Geographic Information Systems Applications | 4 |
| Required Cognate Courses (9-11 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 9-11 | |
| Visual Programming | ||
| Web Page Design | ||
| Computer Science I: Foundations | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| American Govt and Politics | ||
| American Public Policies | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Electives (3 Credits) | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cities of the World | ||
| Geography of Hazards | ||
| Quantitative Analysis in Urban Planning | ||
| Geography, Health and Environment | ||
| Geography of the United States and Canada | ||
| Natural Resources: Utilization and Management | ||
| Required Internship (7-10 Credits) | ||
| Internship must be 6-9 credits, plus the corequisite seminar: | 7-10 | |
| Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) | ||
| Internship Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 49-54 | |
