General Geography Option
Brief Description:
The General Geography option is a 42-43 credit hour track for those wishing to pursue a rigorous training in modern geography without specializing in the human or physical side of the discipline. Students are required to take 15-16 hours from the geography core courses: these are Geography 101 (Geography of Developing Countries), Geography 102 (Weather and Climate), Geography 103 (Earth’s Physical Systems), Geography 104 (Social and Cultural Geography), and Geography 271 (Spatial Analysis). They may select any three from Geog 101, Geog 102, Geog 103, and Geog 104, but must take Geog 271 (Spatial Analysis); they are also strongly encouraged to take Geography 373 (Cartography). Selection from the core courses will provide students with a broad-based introduction to a selection of the principal thematic issues in modern geography, as well as provide them with instruction in contemporary methodological approaches within the discipline. Thereafter, students must select a further 15 credit hours in geography drawn from the department’s 200 and 300 level course offerings: 6 hours of which must be taken at the 300 level. In addition to the required geography course selections, students must take a further 12 credit hours in consultation with the geography advisor.
| Core Requirements | |
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS |
| 11-12 | Students must select 3 of the following four courses: |
| Geog 101 Geography of Developing Countries Geog 102 Weather and Climate Geog 103 Earth’s Physical Systems Geog 104 Social and Cultural Geography |
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| Students must take: | |
| 4 | Geog 271 Spatial Analysis |
| Note: Students are strongly encouraged to take Geog 373 – Map Compilation and Construction. Students are encouraged to elect techniques courses as part of their programs. Technique courses include: | |
| Geog 185 Introduction to Social Statistics Geog 273 Spring Field Course Geog 277 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs Geog 290 Individual Study (Spatial Programming) Geog 370 Introduction to Quantitative Methods Geog 373 Map Compilation and Construction Geog 377 Introduction to Remote Sensing Geog 378 techniques of Remote Sensing Image Analysis Geog 379 Principles of Geographic Information Systems |
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| ³15 | 200 and 300 level geography courses (of which 6 hours must be at the 300 level) |
| ³12 | Supporting courses selected with approval of the Department of Geography Undergraduate Advisor |
| Note: students must complete at least 40 hours in the major including core courses. | |