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2009-2010 Downtown Campus Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Geography BA
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Requirements for Major in Geography
Students must declare a major by the time they have completed 60 semester hours of course work. The geography program (within the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences) offers a BA degree that includes a full range of courses in the fundamentals of geography taught mainly by full-time faculty. Five degree options are available for the major in geography: general, environmental science, environmental studies, urban studies and planning and earth science. Total semester-hour requirements vary among the five options, but all options require a minimum of 24 hours of upper-division credit. In addition, for each option, at least 15 semester hours must be taken at the Downtown Campus.
Option 1—General Geography
Option Advisors: Frederick B. Chambers and Brian Page ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Choose six additional courses, including at least one course from each of the following subfields: Techniques for Geographical Analysis
OPTION TOTAL: 36 HOURS
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Option 2—Environmental Science
Option Advisor: Frederick B. Chambers
Option 2 allows geography majors to concentrate on course work in environmental science. ANCILLARY COURSES
Option 2 students must take either a general biology sequence OR a general chemistry sequence, and an introductory statistics course to develop their science disciplinary skills. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Choose six additional courses: Plus one class from the following list:
Upper-Division Environmental-Oriented Biology or Chemistry (3 Hours)
One upper-division biology or chemistry course related to the student’s environmental science interest must be taken as part of the environmental science option. Techniques for Environmental Analysis
Quantitative methods (one course): OPTION TOTAL: 40 HOURS
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Option 3—Environmental Studies
Option Advisors: Rafael Moreno and Deborah Thomas
Option 3 gives geography majors the opportunity to concentrate on the topic of human-environmental interaction, emphasizing environmental policy, sustainability and social issues. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Choose six additional courses: Plus one course from the following list:
Environmental Policy and Planning
Choose one: Techniques for Environmental Analysis
Choose two: Community/Professional Experience
(optional but highly recommended) OPTION TOTAL: 40 HOURS
Note: Up to 4 semester hours of honors thesis course work or up to 3 semester hours of internships may be counted toward the 18 hours of additional requirements. Such substitutions must be approved by a program option advisor.
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Option 4—Urban Studies and Planning
Option Advisors: Brian Page and Amanda Weaver
Option 4 allows geography majors to concentrate on social and spatial aspects of metropolitan growth and change. Students are given the opportunity to take advanced planning courses in their junior and senior years. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Choose six additional courses:
Urban Studies and Planning
Plus two courses from the following list:
Techniques for Urban Analysis
Choose two: Community/Professional Experience
(optional but highly recommended) OPTION TOTAL: 39 HOURS
Note: Up to 4 semester hours of honors thesis course work or up to 3 semester hours of internship may be counted toward the 18 hours of additional requirements. Such substitutions must be approved by a program option advisor.
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Option 5—Earth Science
Option Advisor: Ryan Sincavage
Option 5 allows geography majors to concentrate on studying natural and physical processes within and on the surface of the planet. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Choose six additional courses: Plus two of the following courses:
Techniques for Earth Science Analysis
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