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Geography Major

Geography Minor

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BA/BS IN GEOGRAPHY

The primary objective of the geography program is to provide students with intellectual maturity, geographic information, theory, and skills related to the solution of problems in a professional career. Those careers, in governments, corporations, and education, are based on understanding the intricate relationships between places, people and cultures. The program is a foundation for prospective employment in the state, nation, foreign areas and for graduate study. For more information, contact Dr. Mike McGlade, 838-8381, mcgladm@wou.edu, Dr. Mark Van Steeter, 838-8855, vanstem@wou.edu, Dr. Sriram Khé, 838-8852, khes@wou.edu, or Dr. Shaun Huston, 838-8296, hustons@wou.edu

GEOGRAPHY MAJOR (64 Credits)

Foundations (12)

GEOG 105, 106, 107 Introductory Geography

Geographic Thought and Practice (16)

GEOG 341 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 495 History and Philosophy of Geography

Choose Two:

GEOG 240 Map and Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 321 Field Geography
GEOG 340 Cartography
GEOG 384 Qualitative Methods
GEOG 385 Quantitative Methods
GEOG 386 Making Digital Video for the Social Sciences

Geography and Society (8)

Choose Two:

GEOG 370 Human Migration
GEOG 391 Biogeography
GEOG 410 Global Issues
GEOG 411 Cultural Geography

Human-Environment Relations (8)

Choose Two:

GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation
GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy
GEOG 470 Energy, Environment and Society
GEOG 480 Nature and the American West

Capstone (4)

GEOG 499 Capstone Experience

Choose one of the following three concentrations:

Culture and Politics (16)

Choose four:

GEOG 207 Geography and Film
GEOG 327 Popular Culture in Global Perspective
GEOG 420 The West and the American Imagination
GEOG 421 The Changing American West
GEOG 433 Political Geography
GEOG 435 U.S. and Canadian Geopolitics
GEOG 480 Nature and the American West

Urban and International (16)

Choose four:

GEOG 314 Pacific Rim
GEOG 315 The Indian Subcontinent
GEOG 370 Human Migration
GEOG 371 Mexico and Central America
GEOG 410 Global Issues
GEOG 413 Urban Geography
GEOG 418 International Trade and Transportation
GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy
GEOG 470 Energy, Environment, and Society

Physical Environment (16)

Choose four:

GEOG 321 Field Geography
GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation
GEOG 391 Biogeography
GEOG 392 Physical Geography
GEOG 393 Soils Geography
GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy
GEOG 470 Energy, Environment, and Society
GEOG 480 Nature and the American West
GEOG 490 Climatology
GEOG 492 Regional Physiography of North America

Note: For and B.A. degree in Geography, students must complete MTH 105 or above and CS 101 or above, and the 3rd term of the 2nd year of a modern language course.

Note: For the B.S. degree in Geography, students must take the following courses: MTH 111 (or other math course above 111 with consent of the instructor), CS 121, and CS 122, GEOG 385.

GEOGRAPHY MINOR (27-28 Credits)

GEOG 105, 106, 107 Introductory Geography (12)

Choose one (3-4)

ES 391 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)
GEOG 321 Field Geography (4)
GEOG 341 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)
GEOG 495 History and Philosophy of Geography (4)

Any Three Upper-Division Geography courses (12)

GEOGRAPHY PLANNING MINOR (28 Credits)

GEOG 105, 106 Introductory Geography (8)
GEOG 413 Urban Geography (4)
GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy (4)

Choose one (3-4)

ES 391 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)
GEOG 240 Map and Air Photo Interpretation (4)
GEOG 341 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4)

Choose one (4)

GEOG 370 Human Migration
GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation
GEOG 411 Cultural Geography

Upper-division elective in Geography (4)

Contact

Division of Social Science Sharyne Ryals (503) 838-8288 | or e-mail: ryalss@wou.edu