Geography Programs

NOTE: Students who declared the geography major prior to September 1, 2005 may choose to remain in the program in effect at the time they declared the major, or they may choose one of the programs described on this page. Each student should consult with an advisor in the department before making this decision, in order to balance educational goals with timely progress toward graduation.

The Department of Geography offers two options for students wishing to major in geography:

1. The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) is intended for students who wish to pursue graduate study or careers as Geography practitioners in government agencies, nonprofit organizations, or private industry.
2. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A) is intended for students who wish to pursue a career in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education.

The department also offers a Minor in Geography, which students may combine with any other major offered by the college. See the Minor page for details.

Each student will develop an individual course of study in close consultation with a faculty advisor. The course of study will include the following minimum requirements:

Core Requirements	18 credit hours
Degree-Specific requirements for B.A. or B.S.	6 credit hours
Cognate Requirement	3 credit hours
	39 Credit hours total

Students will also be strongly encouraged to take additional courses in foreign languages, mathematics, study abroad, and natural sciences, according to their goals and interests.

Core Requirements

18 hours

All geography majors must complete the following courses:

GEOG 121	Physical Geography
GEOG 151	Human Geography
GEOG 290	Geographic Analysis
GEOG 370-389	Any regional geography course
GEOG 213	Geographic Information Systems (GIS) I
GEOG 490	Seminar in Geography

Degree-specific Requirements for the B.S. or B.A.

6 hours

Geography majors are required to complete the following additional courses, according to the degree being pursued.

B.S. degree
GEOG 315	Quantitative Methods in Geography
GEOG 413	Geography Information Systems (GIS) II

B.S. students are strongly encouraged to complete GEOG 498: Internship in Geography or Planning.

B.A. degree
GEOG 340	Geography Methods and Materials
GEOG 441	Geographic Frameworks

Cognate requirement

3 hours

All geography majors must complete the following cognate requirement:

MATH 110

Elementary Statistics I

Program Electives

12 hours

Geography majors must complete any four additional courses, chosen from the list on the following page in consultation with their advisor:

GEOGRAPHY Program Electives List:

GEOG 221	Meteorology
GEOG 222	Climatology
GEOG 314	Satellite Image Processing Applications to the Environment
GEOG 315	Quantitative Methods in Geography
GEOG 317	Air photo Interpretation – Remote Sensing
GEOG 321	Meteorology II
GEOG 322	Biogeography
GEOG 323	Water Resources
GEOG 324	Earth Surface Process
GEOG 331	Geography of Environmental Problems
GEOG 332	Management and Preservation of the Natural Environment
GEOG 333	Environmental Justice
GEOG 340	Geography Materials and Methods
GEOG 350	Economic Geography
GEOG 353	Urban Geography
GEOG 354	Field Methods in Urban Geography
GEOG 355	Political Geography
GEOG 363	Locational Analysis
GEOG 365	Geography of Transportation
GEOG 374	Geography of Middle East
GEOG 375	Geography of South Asia
GEOG 376	Geography of East Asia
GEOG 380	Geography of Russia C.I.S
GEOG 381	Geography of Latin America
GEOG 382	Geography of Europe
GEOG 383	Geography of the United States
GEOG 386	Geography of Canada
GEOG 388	Geography of Africa
GEOG 400	Special Topics in Geography
GEOG 413	Geography information Systems (GIS) II
GEOG 422	Online Weather Studies
GEOG 431	Environmental Regulations
GEOG 441	Geographic Framework
GEOG 462	Principles of Urban and Regional Planning
GEOG 463	Applications in Urban Planning
GEOG 497	Undergraduate Research in Geography
GEOG 498	Internship in Geography or planning
GEOG 499	Directed Study in Geography

Last Modified: October 25, 2005