Geography, BA
Requirements
The BA with a major in Geography requires 30 semester hours from among the following. No grade lower than ‘C-‘ can be applied to the major. A minor is required, as well as 4th semester proficiency in a foreign language.
The following 12 hours of required courses:
World Regional Geography | 3 | |
OR | ||
An Urban World: Introduction to Urban Studies | 3 | |
Physical Geography | 3 | |
Human Geography | 3 | |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 | |
OR | ||
Data Analysis and Visualization | 3 |
A minimum of 6 hours of courses with the regional designation (GEOG 305xx), including but not limited to:
Topics in Regional Geography | 3 | |
Geography of the United States | 3 | |
Geography of Latin America | 3 | |
Geography of Western Europe | 3 |
A minimum of 6 hours of courses with the systematic designation (GEOG 307xx) or (GEOG 308xx), including but not limited to:
Topics in Systematic Geography | 3 | |
Urban Geography | 3 | |
Cultural Geography | 3 | |
Geography of Religion | 3 | |
Applied Geography | 3 | |
Population Geography | 3 | |
Economic Geography | 3 | |
Geography of Beer and Wine | 3 | |
Sports, Geography, & Society | 3 | |
Topics in Environmental Geography | 3 | |
Environment and Society | 3 |
Electives (6 hours)
Six hours selected from any Geography courses listed in the BA degree plan OR courses pre-approved by departmental advisor.