Geography - Environmental Planning (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
GEOG.101 World Physical Geography
GEOG.105 Environmental Issues and Choices
GEOG.250 Elements of Planning
GEOG.301 Water Resources Management
GEOG.302 Land Resources Management
GEOG.350 Advanced Planning
GEOG.360 Principles of GIS I
GEOG.497 Internship in Planning
GEOG.498 Applied Planning Seminar
GEOSCI.100 Environmental Geology
Electives - A minimum of three courses, 9 or 10 credits total must be selected from the following:
GEOG.258 Environmental Conservation
GEOG.303 Soil Resources Management
GEOG.304 Environmental Valuation
GEOG.305 Environmental Risks and Hazards
GEOG.315 Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport
GEOG.380 Dams, Reservoirs, and Rivers
GEOG.386 U.S. Public Lands: Geography, Politics and Management
GEOSCI.370 Hydrology
MARSCI.250 Wetlands Ecology
Skills and Tools (18-19 credits total)
Required courses:
COMMSTUD.103 Public Speaking
GEOG.240 Writing for Environmental Careers
MATH.141 Introduction to Statistics
POLISCI.120 U.S. Government
Choose two from the following four courses
GEOG.242 Map Skills
GEOG.264 Applied Cartography
GEOG.361 Principles of GIS II
GEOSCI.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth