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 | ||
| MATH 1369 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| WOLC 1411 & WOLC 1412 | Beginning Foreign Language I and Beginning Foreign Language II | 8 |
| WOLC 2311 & WOLC 2312 | Intermediate Foreign Language and Intermed Foreign Language II 1 | 6 |
| MAJOR | ||
| Environmental Geography | 10 | |
| Weather and Climate 2 | ||
| Environmental Geography | ||
| Sustainability & Environment | ||
or GEOG 2341 | Physical Geography | |
| Human Geography - Select one of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| People, Place and the Envrnmt | ||
| 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 | ||
| Hydrology and Water Resources | ||
| Conservation of Natural Res | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Geographical Techniques - Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| 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 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Tourism Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Advanced Geography Electives 4 | 6 | |
| Minor (required) | 18 | |
| Advanced Electives | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 120-122 | |
| 1 | WOLC 2311 AND WOLC 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 | 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. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | Electives and minor should be used to satisfy the 120 SCH requirement and the 42 advanced hours requirement. |
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| Component Area VIII | 3 | Component Area III | 4 | ENGL 13021 | 3 |
| Component Area II | 3 | HIST 13014 | 3 | ||
| ENGL 13011 | 3 | MATH 1369 | 3 | ||
| GEOG 14012 | 4 | WOLC 1411 | 4 | ||
| Human GEOG Course3 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | 14 | 3 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Component Area V | 3 | Component Area IX | 1 | ||
| GEOG 2341 OR 2320 | 3 | GEOG Techniques Course6 | 3-4 | ||
| HIST 13024 | 3 | Minor Course | 3 | ||
| POLS 23055 | 3 | POLS 23065 | 3 | ||
| WOLC 1412 | 4 | WOLC 23117 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 13-14 | ||||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| GEOG 3301 | 3 | Component Area III | 4 | ||
| GEOG Concentration Core Course9 | 3 | GEOG Concentration Core9 | 6-7 | ||
| Minor Course | 3 | Advanced GEOG elective | 3 | ||
| WOLC 23128 | 3 | Advanced Minor Course | 3 | ||
| 12 | 16-17 | ||||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| Component Area IV | 3 | Component Area IX | 3 | ||
| Advanced Elective10 | 6 | GEOG Advanced Human Geography11 | 6 | ||
| Advanced Minor Course | 6 | Advanced Geography Elective | 3 | ||
| Advanced Minor | 3 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| 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 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 | Geographic Techniques Courses: GEOG 2464, GEOG 4333, GEOG 4361, GEOG 4365, GEOG 4468. |
| 7 | Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture). |
| 8 | Satisfies three semester credit hours of the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IX (Component Area Option). |
| 9 | Environmental GEOG Concentration Courses: GEOG 1401, GEOG 3301, GEOG 2320 or GEOG 2341. |
| 10 | Electives and minor should be used to satisfy the 120 SCH requirement and the 42 advanced hours requirement. |
| 11 | Advanced HUMAN geography include GEOG 3350, GEOG 3352, GEOG 4351, GEOG 4356, GEOG 4357, or GEOG 4359 |
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers. Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.
The BA in Geography (Environmental Geography)is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:
- Ability to understand environmental patterns, problems, forces.
- Ability to understand, identify, and synthesize environmental & population data and produce it into map form.
- GIS & map design and analysis.
- Land use analysis.
- Technical writing.
