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CATALOG HOME DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE PDF FORMAT	Back to undergraduate degree chart Note: The online catalog is for informational purposes only. read full disclosure Geography Professor: Michael McGlade Associate professors: Shaun Huston, Sriram Khe, Mark Van Steeter Mission To be recognized for excellence in teaching and scholarship, and graduating students who are critical thinkers with a keen awareness and appreciation of the geographic dimensions of society. Learning Outcomes Develop a thorough understanding of current trends in geographic thought and practice. Understand the role of geography in society. Develop a clear understanding of the nature and significance of human-environment relations. Geography major (72 credits) GEOG 105, 106, 107 Introductory Geography (12) GEOG 240 Map and Air Photo Interpretation (4) GEOG 440 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (4) GEOG 495 History and Philosophy of Geography(4) Choose one course from each of the following three groups: (12) Physical Geography (4) GEOG 391 Biogeography GEOG 392 Physical Geography GEOG 393 Soils Geography GEOG 490 Climatology Human Geography (4) GEOG 207 Geography and Film GEOG 411 Cultural Geography GEOG 413 Urban Geography GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy GEOG 433 Political Geography Regional Geography (4) GEOG 310 World Regional GEOG 314 The Pacific Rim GEOG 370 Human Migration GEOG 420 The West and the American Imagination GEOG 421 The Changing American West GEOG 432 Geography of Africa GEOG 451 South Asia GEOG 463 Geography of Mexico and Central America For the B.S. in Geography: GEOG 321 Field Geography (4) GEOG 385 Quantitative Methods in Geography (4) Electives in Geography (planned with adviser) (12) Approved electives(planned with adviser) (16) Note: For any B.S. degree, students must complete 12 hours in math, computer science, and/or statistics. For a B.S. degree in geography, students must take the following courses: MTH 111 (or other math course above 111 with consent of instructor), GEOG 385, CS 121 and CS 122. For the B.A. in Geography: Electives in Geography (20) Planned with adviser Approved electives (16) Planned with adviser Note: For any B.A. degree, students must complete MTH 105 or above and CS 101 or above, and the third term of the second year of a modern language course. Geography minor (27-28 credits) GEOG 105, 106, 107 Introductory Geography (12) Choose one: (4) GEOG 321 Field Geography (4) GEOG 440 Geog. Info. Systems (GIS) (4) –or– ES 492 GIS: Applcn. in Earth Science (3) GEOG 495 History and Philosophy of Geography (4) Any three upper-division Geography courses (12) Planning minor (27-28) GEOG 105, 106 Introductory Geography (8) GEOG 413 Urban Geography (4) GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy (4) Choose one: GEOG 240 Map and Air Photo Interpretation (4) GEOG 440 Geog. Info. Systems (GIS) (4) –or– ES 492 GIS: Applcn. in Earth Science (3) ES 492 GIS: Application in Earth Science (3) Choose one: (4) GEOG 370 Human Migration GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation GEOG 411 Cultural Geography Upper-division elective in Geography (4) Back to undergraduate degree chart Note: The online catalog is for informational purposes only. read full disclosure
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