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Nov 26, 2024
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2013-2014 CU Denver 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 CU Denver.
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 and Casey Allen
Option 2 allows geography majors to concentrate on course work in environmental science. ANCILLARY COURSES
Option 2 students must take one general biology and one general chemistry course (both with labs), OR a sequence of either (BIOL 2051 and 2061 with labs or CHEM 2031 and 2061 with labs). If applying to the MS in Environmental Sciences program, students must have taken both sequences. Course choices with descriptions are below: 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 (choose one course from the following): OPTION TOTAL: 40 HOURS
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Option 3—Environmental Studies
Option Advisors: Rafael Moreno, Deborah Thomas and Gregory Simon
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: Environmental Studies
Choose three courses from the following: Environmental Policy and Planning
Choose two courses from the following: Techniques for Environmental Analysis
Choose one course from the following: 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, both of the following (4000 or 5000 level):
Urban Planning (choose three courses from the following list):
Techniques for Urban Analysis
Choose one course from the following: 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: Techniques for Earth Science Analysis
Choose one course from the following: |
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