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 | Digital Map Design | 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 | ||
GEO332 | ||
| 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
(48-49 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 | Digital Map Design | 4 |
| Required Environmental Courses (10 Credits) | ||
| GEO203 | People-Environments Geography | 3 |
| GEO321 | Geography of Soils | 4 |
| 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 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
GEO332 | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) and Internship Seminar 1, 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 48-49 | |
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The internship and corequisite seminar may only be taken with the chair's permission and after the major has been completed or nearly so.
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Prereqs: GLG201 Physical Geology and GLG211 Physical Geology Laboratory
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Only four (4) credits of GEO480 Internship in Geography (3,6, or 9) may count toward the elective requirements of the Environmental concentration.
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 |
| GEO314 | Issues in Urban Planning | 3 |
| GEO341 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| GEO342 | Digital Map Design | 4 |
| GEO344 | Spatial Statistics | 3 |
| 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 | ||
GEO332 | ||
| 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 | |
