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Undergraduate Degree
Geography - Bachelor of Arts
Program:
Geography - Bachelor of Arts
Plan Code:
GEOGRA_BA1
Program Level:
Undergraduate
Award Type:
Bachelor of Arts
College:
College of Social Science
Department:
Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:
Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
College of Social Science
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Undergraduate Programs
Geography - Bachelor of Arts
View this text within the context of the catalog.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography provides comprehensive academic training in the human dimensions of the environment, particularly how people are affected by the environment, and how they alter and change it. Geographic knowledge is essential for understanding rapid social and environmental change in a globalized society. Geographers describe, analyze, and explain the arrangement of the Earth’s physical and social features. With training in both the natural and social sciences, geographers have a wide range of career opportunities in public, private, academic, and non-profit sectors. Geographers are increasingly in demand for jobs that require expertise in geospatial techniques, such as geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), drones, remote sensing, cartography, data science, and data analytics.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography
The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the
Undergraduate Education
section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Geography major is met by completing Geography 480. That course is referenced in item 3. a. below.
The Experiential Learning requirement is satisfied with a minimum numeric grade of 2.0 in GEO 480.
The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The following courses with a minimum 2.0 grade-point average across all attempted GEO courses (minimum of 30 credits):
a.
Complete a minimum of 12 credits from the following courses:
GEO
113
Introduction to Economic Geography
3
GEO
151
Introduction to Human Geography
3
GEO
201
Introduction to Plant Geography
3
GEO
203
Introduction to Meteorology
3
GEO
204
World Regional Geography
3
GEO
206
Physical Geography
3
GEO
206L
Physical Geography Laboratory
2
GEO
208
Physical Geography of the National Parks
2
GEO
211
Environmental Policy and Practice
3
GEO
214
Geography of Drugs
3
GEO
215
Sports Geography
3
GEO
221
Introduction to Geographic Information
3
GEO
221L
Introduction to Geographic Information Laboratory
1
GEO
235
Geography of Environment and Health
3
GEO
286
Undergraduate Research in Geography
3
b.
The following course (3 credits):
GEO
480
Undergraduate Seminar in Geography (W)
3
c.
Complete an additional minimum of 15 credits from any GEO course at the 300-level or 400-level.
Students are encouraged to complete a first-year seminar such as UGS 110, as well as an internship experience, which can apply as GEO 498 when approved by the student’s academic advisor. Students planning to complete a graduate degree in geography are encouraged to complete GEO 113, GEO 151, GEO 206, GEO 221, and GEO 363.
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