Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Environmental Geography)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Environmental Geography) | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| FOLG 1411 & FOLG 1412 | Beginning Foreign Language I and Beginning Foreign Language II | 8 |
| FOLG 2311 & FOLG 2312 | Intermediate Foreign Language and Intermed Foreign Language II 1 | 6 |
| HIST 1301 & HIST 1302 | United States History To 1876 and United States History Sn 1876 2 | 6 |
| MATH 1369 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| MAJOR | ||
| Environmental Geography | 10 | |
| Weather and Climate 3 | ||
| Environmental Geography | ||
| Human Geography - Select one of the following: 4 | 3 | |
| People, Place and the Envrnmt | ||
| Sustainability and Environment | ||
or GEOG 2341 | Physical Geography | |
| World Reg Geo-Eur Asia Aust | ||
| Reg Geo-Lat Am Africa So Asia | ||
| Core of Concentration - Select three of the following: | 9-10 | |
| Sustainable Development | ||
| Conservatn Of Naturl Resources | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Geographical Techniques - Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Hydrology and Water Resources | ||
| Intro to Geographic Info Sys | ||
| Field Studies | ||
| Geographic Information Systems for Public Health | ||
| Applied Geographic Info Systms | ||
| Remote Sensing | ||
| Advanced Human Geography -Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Tourism Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Advanced Geography Electives | 3 | |
| Geography Elective | 3 | |
| Minor (required) | 18 | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120-122 | |
| 1 | FOLG 2311 & FOLG 2312 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture), three semester credit hours of Component Area IX (Component Area Option), and the Degree Specific requirement. |
| 2 | HIST 1301 & HIST 1302 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History) and the Degree Specific requirement |
| 3 | GEOG 1401 satisfies four semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) OR Degree Specific requirement, but not both. Students applying this course toward the geography major may need to complete additional coursework in order to meet the 120 credit-hour requirement for graduation. |
| 4 | GEOG 1300 fulfills Component Area VIII of the Core Curriculum, while GEOG 2355 and 2356 fulfills Component Area IV. Students applying these courses to the Geography major may need to complete additional coursework in order to fulfill the 120 credit-hour graduation requirement. |
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| Component Area VIII | 3 | Component Area III | 4 | ENGL 13021 | 3 |
| Component Area II | 3 | FOLG 1411 | 4 | ||
| ENGL 13011 | 3 | HIST 13014 | 3 | ||
| GEOG 14012 | 4 | MATH 1369 | 3 | ||
| Human GEOG Course3 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Component Area V | 3 | Component Area IX | 1 | ||
| FOLG 1412 | 4 | FOLG 23116 | 3 | ||
| GEOG 2341 OR 2320 | 3 | GEOG Techniques Course7 | 3-4 | ||
| HIST 13024 | 3 | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| POLS 23055 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13-14 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| FOLG 23128 | 3 | GEOG Concentration Core9 | 6-7 | Minor | 3 |
| GEOG 3301 | 3 | Advanced GEOG elective | 3 | ||
| GEOG Concentration Core Course9 | 3 | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 6 | Component Area IV | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15-16 | 3 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Electives10 | 3 | GEOG Advanced Human Geography11 | 6 | ||
| Electives10 | 7 | Geography Elective | 3 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | Minor | 3 | ||
| 13 | 12 | ||||
| Total Hours: 120-122 | |||||
| 1 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications). |
| 2 | Satisfies four semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area III (Life and Physical Science). Students applying GEOG 1401 towards the major may need to complete additional coursework in order to fulfill the 120 credit-hour graduation requirement. |
| 3 | HUMAN GEOG Courses: GEOG 1300, GEOG 2320 or GEOG 2341, GEOG 2355, GEOG 2356. GEOG 1300 also satisfies Core Curriculum Component Area VIII, GEOG 2355 and GEOG 2356 also satisfy Core Curriculum Component Area IV. Students applying any of these courses towards the geography major may need to complete additional coursework in order to meet the 120 credit-hour requirement for graduation. |
| 4 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History). |
| 5 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government). |
| 6 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture). |
| 7 | Geographic Techniques Courses: GEOG 4361, GEOG 4365, GEOG 4430, GEOG 4333, GEOG 4468. |
| 8 | Satisfies three semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). |
| 9 | Environmental GEOG Concentration Courses: GEOG 3310, GEOG 4331, GEOG 4432. |
| 10 | Electives should be used to satisfy the 120 SCH requirement and the 42 advanced hours requirement. |
| 11 | Advanced HUMAN geography include GEOG 3352, GEOG 4351, GEOG 4356, GEOG 4357, or GEOG 4359 |
