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2006-2007 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2006-2007 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Geography, B.A. Specialization in

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Program Requirements

B.A. Specialization in Geography consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours in geography including 3 s.h. in statistics (MATH 8 or QM 1, or equivalent, with permission of the chairperson). 18 of the s.h. in geography courses must come from 100-level courses.

1) Required Courses

GEOG 1 - World Regional Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 2 - (BH) Human Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 60 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 191 - Seminar: Geographic Methodology Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

2) At least 6 s.h. from the following topical courses:

GEOG 3 - (BH) Geographic Systems: An Introduction to Topical Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 80 - (BH) Transport Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 103 - (BH) Urban Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 106 - (BH, CC) Urbanization in the Developing World Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 135 - (BH) Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 160 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOG 193 - Seminar: Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

3) The following courses may be included in the 30 s.h. toward the major

ECO 165 - Urban and Regional Economics Semester Hours: 3 s.h.
GEOL 1 - (NS) Physical Geological Science Semester Hours: 3 s.h.

4) only courses with a grade of C- or better

will be counted toward the major.

See Also: Complete B.A. Requirements

The complete B.A. requirements are available in the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of this Bulletin.