Geography B.A.
Geography Major
The B.A. Geography major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes UNIFI/General Education requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours.
| Required | ||
| Geography: | ||
| GEOG 1110 | Global Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 1120 | Peoples, Cultures, and Environments | 3 |
| GEOG 1210 | Planet Earth | 3 |
| GEOG 1310 | Digital Earth | 3 |
| GEOG 2410 | Geographic Information Systems I | 3 |
| GEOG 4550 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 4560 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
| Geography Electives | 21 | |
| Choose any Geography course in consultation with a Geography faculty advisor. Up to three (3) non-Geography courses can count toward Geography Electives with departmental approval. | ||
| Total Hours | 40 | |
Four-Year Plan
Geography, B.A.
This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major. University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates. Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hour | |
| GEOG 1110 | Global Geography | 3 |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 1210 | Planet Earth | 3 |
| GEOG 1310 | Digital Earth | 3 |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG 1120 | Peoples, Cultures, and Environments | 3 |
| Geography Elective | 3 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 2410 | Geographic Information Systems I | 3 |
| Geography Elective | 3 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| Geography Electives | 6 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Geography Electives | 6 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| GEOG 4560 | Professional Seminar | 1 |
| GEOG 3598 | Research Experience in Geography | 1 |
| UNIFI/General Education or University or Major Electives | 13 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| GEOG 4550 | Senior Seminar in Geography | 3 |
| UNIFI/General Education or University or Major Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
Geography, B.A.
Communication
- SLO 3: Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills related to geographic knowledge.
Critical Thinking
- SLO 2: Demonstrate abilities in critical thinking and intellectual synthesis including synthesis of Geography’s multidisciplinary focus. This includes, but is not limited to, examples of human-environmental interaction, location theory, and transition models along with their past, present, and future impacts.
- SLO 4: Display evidence of professional, career skills such as independent problem solving, exhibiting professional judgment, and dependability.
- SLO 5: Conduct research through the development of a research question, identification and integration of relevant literature, select appropriate research methods, and execution of data collection, analysis, and interpretation.
Content Knowledge & Skills
- SLO 1: Identify patterns and processes of spatial relationships and interactions, movement, diffusion, and scale to explain their causes and significance, and to understand analytical methods to study them.