Geography Comprehensive Major, 57 Hours: B.S. - No Minor Required

CIP: 450701

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Geography Fundamentals (18 hours)

GEOG 32101	Introduction to Geography *	3
GEOG 32102	People and Cultures of the World *	3
GEOG 32201	Maps and Spatial Reasoning	3
GEOG 32221	Economic Globalization	3
GEOG 32410	Geographic Approaches to Research	3
GEOG 32462	Digital Cartography and Geovisualization	3

GEOG 32101 and GEOG 32102 fulfill Northwest Core requirements as well as requirements of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation. 

Area of Emphasis (39 hours)

Choose one area of emphasis from the following options:

Geographic Information Science Emphasis

Required Courses (24 hours)

MATH 17114	General Statistics *	3
GEOG 32207	GPS Fundamentals	3
GEOG 32362	Web Mapping	3
GEOG 32364	Image Interpretation and Analysis	3
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOG 32463	Remote Sensing	3
GEOG 32465	Introduction to Customized GIS	3
GEOG 32565	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3

Elective in Regional Geography (3)

GEOG 32340	Geography of North America	3
GEOG 32441	Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 32442	Geography of Asia	3
GEOG 32443	Geography of the Middle East	3
GEOG 32444	Geography of Africa	3
GEOG 32445	Geography of Latin America	3

Systematic Elective (3 hours)

GEOG 32360	Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology	3
GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32370	Natural Disasters	3
GEOG 32401	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
GEOG 32415	Internship in Geography	1 to 3
GEOG 32520	Military Geography	3
GEOG 32521	Geopolitics	3
GEOG 32522	Cities and Urban Design	3

Approved Electives in Cognate Field (9 hours)

Culture and Society Emphasis

Required Courses (9)

PHIL 39277	Social Justice	3
GEOG 32521	Geopolitics	3
GEOG 32522	Cities and Urban Design	3

Electives in Regional Geography (9)

GEOG 32340	Geography of North America	3
GEOG 32441	Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 32442	Geography of Asia	3
GEOG 32443	Geography of the Middle East	3
GEOG 32444	Geography of Africa	3
GEOG 32445	Geography of Latin America	3

Systematic Electives (6)

GEOG 32360	Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology	3
GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32370	Natural Disasters	3
GEOG 32401	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
GEOG 32415	Internship in Geography	1 to 3
GEOG 32520	Military Geography	3
SOSC 36304	Planning, Mitigation, and Preparedness	3

Electives in Geographic Information Science (6)

GEOG 32207	GPS Fundamentals	3
GEOG 32362	Web Mapping	3
GEOG 32364	Image Interpretation and Analysis	3
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOG 32463	Remote Sensing	3
GEOG 32465	Introduction to Customized GIS	3
GEOG 32565	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3

Approved Electives in Cognate Field (9)

Environmental Geography Emphasis

Required Courses (12)

GEOG 32360	Dynamic and Synoptic Meteorology	3
GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32370	Natural Disasters	3
GEOG 32401	Conservation of Natural Resources	3

Electives in Regional Geography (6)

GEOG 32340	Geography of North America	3
GEOG 32441	Geography of Europe	3
GEOG 32442	Geography of Asia	3
GEOG 32443	Geography of the Middle East	3
GEOG 32444	Geography of Africa	3
GEOG 32445	Geography of Latin America	3

Systematic Electives (6)

GEOG 32415	Internship in Geography	1 to 3
GEOG 32520	Military Geography	3
GEOG 32521	Geopolitics	3
GEOG 32522	Cities and Urban Design	3
GEOL 27212	Historical Geology	4
GEOL 27320	Geology Field Trip	1 to 3
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	4

Electives in Geographic Information Science (6)

GEOG 32207	GPS Fundamentals	3
GEOG 32362	Web Mapping	3
GEOG 32364	Image Interpretation and Analysis	3
GEOG 32365	Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOG 32463	Remote Sensing	3
GEOG 32465	Introduction to Customized GIS	3
GEOG 32565	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3

Approved Electives in Cognate Field (9)

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours