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2015-16 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Geography, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Department of Geography and Geology .

The Geology Major satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of 50-61 credits depending on the classes selected.

Required Courses, 26 credits

Select one class from each of the following Areas, 8-9 credits

Area 1 - Human/Planning/Geodesign

GEOG 315 - Wisconsin 2 or 3 cr.
GEOG 317 - Africa 3 cr.
GEOG 320 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 321 - Rural Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 330 - Urban and Regional Planning Analysis 3 cr.
GEOG 331 - Planning Theory and Ethics 3 cr.

Area 2 - Physical Geography/Human-Environment Interaction

GEOG 208 - Weather and Climate
GEOG 303 - Processes of Environmental Degradation 3 cr.
GEOG 305 - Environmental Hazards 3 cr.
GEOG 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future 3 cr.
GEOG 310 - Biogeography 3 cr.
GEOG 312 - Geomorphology 3 cr.
GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
GEOL 370 - Glacial Geology 3 cr.

Area 3 - Geospatial Techniques

Electives, 5-6 credits

Select from Geography or Geology courses numbered 200 or higher.

Mathematics, 4 credits

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Natural Science, 7-10 credits

Choose from:

BIOL 101 - General Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry 5 cr.
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles 5 cr.
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology 4 cr.
PHYS 201 - Applied Principles of Physics I 4 cr.
PHYS 202 - Applied Principles of Physics II 3 cr.
PHYS 203 - College Physics I 5 cr.
PHYS 204 - College Physics II 5 cr.

Communication in the Major, 6 credits

Choose from:

GEOG 330 - Urban and Regional Planning Analysis 3 cr.
GEOG 387 - Environment and Culture of the Mississippi Delta 1-3 cr.
GEOG 393 - Field Trip in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOG 490 - Senior Research 3 cr.
GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr.

Capstone Experience, 3 credits

GEOG 490 - Senior Research 3 cr. or
GEOG 491 - Senior Thesis 3 cr. or
GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr.