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2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
Geography, BA Major in
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 Return to: Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs of HCLAS
Professor Saff, Advisor Students who major in Geography must choose between either a general BA in Geography or a BA in Geography with a specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students who choose the general Geography option are trained in all aspects of geography, including regional geography, and may also take classes in GIS. Students who choose the GIS option take courses in topical geography, and receive training in advanced GIS that will allow them to use GIS skills and techniques in their chosen profession.
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General Geography Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 30
At least 12 of the s.h. must come from 100-level courses. A grade of C- or better is required for each course in the major requirements. 2) At least 6 s.h. from the following topical and methodology courses:
3) At least 6 s.h. from the following topical and/or regional electives:
- GEOG 107 - Urban Geography of Western Europe Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 110 - (BH) Geography of the United States and Canada Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 113C - (CC) Geography of East and Southeast Asia Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 114 - (BH, CC) India and its Neighbors Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 122 - (BH) The Geography of Western Europe Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 123 - (BH) Eastern Europe and the Republics of the Former Soviet Union Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 131 - Japan Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 140 - (BH, CC) Geography of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 150 - (BH, CC) Caribbean Geographies Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 142 - (BH, CC) Geography of Mexico and Central America Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 143 - (BH, CC) Geography of South America Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 145 - (BH, CC) Geography of Africa Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 148 - (BH) Geography of Australia and the South Pacific Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 003 - (BH) The Geography of a Globalizing World Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GEOG 003 or GS 001, not both - GEOG 004 - (BH) Cultural Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 005 - (BH) Population and Migration Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 006 - (BH) Resources and Energy Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 007 - Fun with Maps and GIS Semester Hours: 1
- GEOG 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
- GEOG 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
- GEOG 080 - (BH) Global Transportation and Logistics Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GEOG 080 or GS 120, not both - GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 103 - (BH) Cities and Suburbs Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 104 A-Z - Special Topics in Geography Semester Hours: 1-3
- GEOG 106 - (BH, CC) Urbanization in the Developing World Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 115 - (IS)(CC) Global Health Geography Semester Hours: 3
Credit given for GS 115 or GEOG 115, not both - GEOG 135 - (BH) Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 153 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Semester Hours: 1-3
- GEOG 154 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Semester Hours: 1-3
- GEOG 159 - (IS) Creating Digital Maps Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 160 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 161 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Natural Sciences Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 162 - (IS) Geospatial Remote Sensing Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 170 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 193 - Seminar: Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 001 - (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
- GS 001 - (IS) Introduction to Global Studies Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GS 001 or GEOG 003, not both - GS 002 - (CC, IS) Cultural Globalization Semester Hours: 3
- GS 115 - (IS)(CC) Global Health Geography Semester Hours: 3
Credit given for GS 115 or GEOG 115, not both - GS 120 - (IS) Global Transportation and Logistics Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GS 120 or GEOG 080, not both - LACS 001 - (CC, IS) Putting Latin America and the Caribbean on the Map: Geography, Politics and Literature Semester Hours: 3
- SBLY 001 - (IS) Our Sustainable World Semester Hours: 3
- TPP 001 - (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
4) Depending on subject matter, credit for the following courses may be counted toward either the methodology, topical or the regional courses.
5) The following courses:
Up to 6 s.h. chosen from the following courses may be included in the 30 s.h. toward the major in geography. An additional 3 s.h. of non-geography courses may be counted toward the major, with permission of the chairperson. 6) Grade requirement
A grade of C- or better is required in each course. 7) Residency requirement
At least 15 s.h. must be in residence. Geography Specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Total Semester Hours: 30
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a technical sub-field of geography. It answers spatial questions and solves geographical problems. A background in geography and GIS is valuable to many careers and real-world applications. Using geographical knowledge through GIS, we can better understand and act on a range of spatialized issues. The BA in Geography with a specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provides a conceptual geographic foundation with focused training in GIS techniques, methods and theories, as well as related applications in other liberal arts and professional fields. Completion of a minimum of 30 s.h. of course work is required as outlined below, consisting of: 12 s.h. of core required courses in GIS/geography courses; 3 s.h. in applied GIS elective courses; 6 s.h. of geography elective courses; 6 s.h. of electives, selected from the list of courses specified below. At least 12 of the s.h must come from 100-level courses. A grade of C- or better is required for each course in the major requirements. 1) Required Courses – Total Semester Hours: 15
2) Minimum of 3 s.h. of applied GIS electives chosen from:
3) Minimum of 3 s.h. of geography electives chosen from:
4) Minimum of 6 s.h. of electives chosen from:
- BIOL 142 - Urban Habitats Semester Hours: 2
- BIOL 136 - General Ecology Semester Hours: 3
- CSC 015 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design Semester Hours: 4
- CSC 016 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming Semester Hours: 4
- CSC 120 - Algorithms and Data Structures Semester Hours: 3
- CSC 170 - Principles of Database Management Semester Hours: 3
- ECO 010 - (BH) Economics, Environment and Community Semester Hours: 3
- ECO 165 - Urban and Regional Economics Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 010 - Computational Methods in Engineering Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 047 - Environmental Engineering Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 060 - Water Quality for Environmental Engineers Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 110 - Project Management Semester Hours: 3
- ENGG 112 - Engineering Drawing Semester Hours: 2
- ENGG 120 - Transportation Engineering I Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 001 - (BH) Global Environments and Cultures Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 002 - (BH) People, Place and Power Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 003 - (BH) The Geography of a Globalizing World Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GEOG 003 or GS 001, not both - GEOG 005 - (BH) Population and Migration Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 007 - Fun with Maps and GIS Semester Hours: 1
- GEOG 006 - (BH) Resources and Energy Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
- GEOG 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
- GEOG 080 - (BH) Global Transportation and Logistics Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GEOG 080 or GS 120, not both - GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 103 - (BH) Cities and Suburbs Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 106 - (BH, CC) Urbanization in the Developing World Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 135 - (BH) Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 153 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Semester Hours: 1-3
- GEOG 154 - Undergraduate Research in Geography Semester Hours: 1-3
- GEOG 159 - (IS) Creating Digital Maps Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 162 - (IS) Geospatial Remote Sensing Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 161 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Natural Sciences Semester Hours: 3
- GEOG 193 - Seminar: Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
- GS 001 - (IS) Introduction to Global Studies Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GS 001 or GEOG 003, not both - GS 002 - (CC, IS) Cultural Globalization Semester Hours: 3
- GS 120 - (IS) Global Transportation and Logistics Semester Hours: 3
Credit will be given for GS 120 or GEOG 080, not both - GEOL 001 - (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 015 - (NS) Global Climate Change Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 033 - Environmental Geomorphology Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 104 A-Z - Special Topics in Geosciences Semester Hours: 3
- GEOL 125 - Geohazards Semester Hours: 3
- IT 030 - Web Development and Analytics for Business Semester Hours: 3
- IT 031 - Data-driven Web Application Development Semester Hours: 3
- IT 076 - Introduction to E-Commerce Semester Hours: 3
- IT 117 - Database Management Systems Semester Hours: 3
- JRNL 055 - Design and Visual Strategies Semester Hours: 3
- JRNL 056 - Publication Design Semester Hours: 3
- JRNL 083 - Data Journalism Semester Hours: 3
- METR 001 - Physical Meteorology and Climatology Semester Hours: 3
- METR 002 - Physical Meteorology and Climatology Semester Hours: 3
- METR 016 - (NS) Fundamentals of Weather and Climate Semester Hours: 3
- METR 125 - Weather Forecasting Semester Hours: 3
- MASS 110 - Media and Urban and Suburban Communication Semester Hours: 3
- MASS 130 - Social Media, Technologies and Policy Semester Hours: 3
- MKT 144 - Marketing Research and Analytics Semester Hours: 3
- MKT 172 - Principles of Exporting and Importing Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
- PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
- SBLY 001 - (IS) Our Sustainable World Semester Hours: 3
- SBLY 002 - (IS) Sustainability Planning and Policy Semester Hours: 3
- SBLY 140 - Energy and Sustainability Semester Hours: 3
- SOC 141 - (BH) Urban America Semester Hours: 3
- SOC 147 - (BH) World Population Semester Hours: 3
- SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
5) Depending on approved topic, up to 3 s.h. of internships can be counted toward category 2 or 3:
6) Grade Requirement
A grade of c- or better is required in each course. 7) Residency requirement
At least 15 s.h. must be in-residence. Recommended Program Sequence - Total Hours: 124
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