Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Human Geography)

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Bachelor of Arts, Major in Geography (Human 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 1369Elementary Statistics3
MAJOR
Environmental Geography - select one of the following3-4
Weather and Climate 3
Physical Geography
Environmental Geography
Human Geography
GEOG 3350Cultural Geography3
Select two of the following: 46
People, Place and the Envrnmt
World Reg Geo-Eur Asia Aust
Reg Geo-Lat Am Africa So Asia
Core of Concentration - Select five of the following:15
GEOG 3310 Sustainable Development
Tourism Geography
Economic Geography
Urban Geography
Population Geography
Transportation Geography
Cultural Field Study
Geographic Techniques - Select one of the following:3-4
Geo-Spatial Technology
Intro to Geographic Info Sys
Computer Cartography
Geographic Information Systems for Public Health
Applied Geographic Info Systms
Remote Sensing
Advanced Geography Electives3
Geography Elective3
Electives 513
Minor (required)18
Total Hours120-122
1

FOLG 2311 and FOLG 2312 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) and three semester credit hours of Component Area IX (Component Area Option).

2

HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

3

GEOG 1401 also satisfies Core Component Area III OR the degree-specific requirement for Life and Physical Sciences.

4

GEOG 1321 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences).GEOG 2355 and GEOG 2356 satisfy the Core Component Area IV.

5

 Electives should be used to satisfy the 42 advanced hour requirement.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
Component Area II3Component Area III4ENGL 130213
Component Area IX1FOLG 14114 
ENGL 130113HIST 130133 
GEOG 1401 or 33013-4MATH 13693 
HUMAN GEOG23  
 13-14 14 3
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours 
Component Area V3Component Area III4 
FOLG 14124FOLG 231153 
HUMAN GEOG Course23Minor Course3 
HIST 130233POLS 230643 
POLS 230543  
 16 13 
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHoursSummerHours
FOLG 231253Component Area VIII3Minor3
GEOG Techniques Course73-4 Elective (Advanced)3 
Major Concentration Core Courses66GEOG 33503 
Minor Course3Major Concentration Core63 
 Minor Course3 
 15-16 15 3
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours 
Electives83Electives84 
Geography Elective3GEOG Advanced Elective3 
Major Concentration Core63Major Concentration Core63 
Minor Course6Minor Course3 
 15 13 
Total Hours: 120-122
1

 Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communications).

2

 HUMAN GEOG Courses: GEOG 1321, GEOG 2355, GEOG 2356.

3

Satisfies Core Curriculum Component Area VI (U.S. History).

4

 Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)..

5

FOLG 2311 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture), and FOLG 2312 satisfies the Core Curriculum requirement for three semester credit hours of Component Area IX (Component Area Option).

6

HUMAN GEOG CONCENTRATION CORE Courses: GEOG 3352, GEOG 3310, GEOG 4351, GEOG 4356, GEOG 4357, GEOG 4359, GEOG 4360.

7

Geographic Techniques Courses: GEOG 2364, GEOG 2464GEOG 3363, , GEOG 4361, GEOG 4365, GEOG 4468.

8

 Electives should be used to satisfy the 42 advanced hour requirement.