Geography B.A. 2006-2007 Degree Requirements Checklist

Requirements for Major (45 semester hours)

Core Courses (21 semester hours)

SEM/YR	Grade	Course	Course Title	Credits
		GEOG 101	Geography and the Natural Environment	3
		GEOG 103	Geography and Contemporary Society	3
		GEOG 201	Interpretation of Geographic Data	3
		GEOG 321	Geography of Economic Activity	3
		GEOG 328	Cultural Geography	3
		GEOG 380	Quantitative Methods in Geography or equivalent statistics course	3
		ENG 215 or ENG 225	Writing for Humanities and Social Sciences or Writing for Science and Technology	3 or 3

Block I: Physical Geography (6 semester hours)

Select two courses:

GEOG 300	Climatology	GEOG 309	Biogeography
GEOG 319	Natural Hazards and Disasters	GEOG 320	Earth Surfaces Processes
GEOG 409	Landscape Ecology

SEM/YR

Grade

Course #

Course Title

Credits

3

3

Block II: Analytical Techniques (3 semester hours)

Choose one course:

GEOG 385	Field Methods in Geography and Environmental Science	GEOG 441	Environmental Impact Assessment
GEOG 470	Remote Sensing and Air Photo Interpretation	GEOG 480	Geographic Information Systems and Computer Visualization
GEOG 485	Advance Geo-spatial Techniques

SEM/YR

Grade

Course #

Course Title

Credits

3

Block III: Culminating Experience (3 semester hours)

Choose one course:

GEOG 495

Senior Seminar

GEOG 498

Senior Thesis

SEM/YR

Grade

Course #

Course Title

Credits

3

Four Upper Division Elective Course (300-400 level) In Geography

SEM/YR

Grade

Course #

Course Title

Credits

Note: Where appropriate, and with the approval of the Geography chairperson, one Special Topics (GEOG 494) course may be substituted for a listed course under blocks I or II. Also, with approval of the Geography chairperson, up to three of the six Geography electives (in lieu of GEOG 498 above) may be drawn from appropriate courses in related disciplines.

Revised 2/2/07