Geography - General Option (B.A.)
Administered by Geography and Geosciences
Effective Fall 2010
In addition to 54 semester hours of general education requirements, a total of 30 to 60 semester hours is required for a major in geography. The balance of hours toward the 120-hour university requirement for a bachelor's degree is made up of elective courses
Core Courses: All Required
41.101 Introduction to Physical Geography (3)
41.102 World Cultural Geography (3)
41.221 Economic Geography (3)
41.242 Map Use and Analysis (3)
41.360 Principles of GIS I (3)
41.462 Techniques of Geographic Measurement (3)
41.492 Geography Seminar (3)
Electives
A minimum of 18 credits must be selected from the following courses (minimum of 9 credits from 300 and 400 level courses):
Physical:
41.125 Weather and Climate (3)
41.303 Soil Resources Management (4)
Human:
41.250 Elements of Planning (3)
41.310 Population Geography (3)
41.363 Urban Geography (3)
Regional:
41.100 World Regional Geography (3)
41.200 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
41.203 Geography of Australia (3)
41.204 Geography of South Asia (3)
or any regional geography course that may be offered
Environmental:
41.105 Environmental Issues and Choices (3)
41.301 Water Resources Management (3)
41.302 Land Resources Management (3)
41.304 Environmental Valuation (3)
41.305 Environmental Risks and Hazards (3)
41.315 Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport (3)
41.358 Environmental Conservation (3)
41.363 Urban Geography (3)
41.380 Dams, Reservoirs and Rivers (3)
41.386 U.S. Public Lands (3)
Techniques:
41.264 Applied Cartography (4)
41.361 Principles of GIS II (3)
51.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth (3)
Special Topic: Title changes depending on topic (3)
Optional Elective:
41.496 Internship in Geography (3-12)
Upon departmental approval a student may choose to undertake an internship of 3 to 12 semester hours of which a maximum of 3 semester hours may be applied to the required elective credits.