Administered by Geography and Geosciences
Effective Spring 2007
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
41.101 World Physical Geography
41.102 World Cultural Geography
41.221 Economic Geography
41.242 Map Skills
41.462 Techniques of Geographic Measurement
41.492 Geography Seminar
18 semester hours to be selected from electives. The elective courses are divided into areas of specialization for your information. A minimum of 9 semester hours are to be selected from 300- and 400-level courses.
Physical:
41.125 Weather and Climate
41.303 Soil Resources Management
Human:
41.250 Elements of Planning
41.310 Population Geography
41.363 Urban Geography
Regional:
41.200 Geography of the United States and Canada
41.203 Geography of Australia
41.204 Geography of South Asia
or any regional geography course that may be offered
Environmental:
41.105 Environmental Issues and Choices
41.258 Environmental Conservation
41.301 Water Resources Management
41.302 Land Resources Management
41.304 Environmental Valuation
41.315 Geography of Recreation, Tourism and Sport
41.305 Environmental Risks and Hazards
Techniques:
41.264 Applied Cartography
41.342 Geographic Information Systems
51.320 Remote Sensing of the Earth
Special Topic: Title changes depending on topic
Optional Elective: 41.496 Internship in Geography
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.