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Wendy Miller, chair
Old Main, Room 138
607-753-4107
Fax: 607-753-4114
Email: geography.department@cortland.edu
cortland.edu/geography

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Scott Anderson, Christopher Badurek, Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Wendy Miller, Melinda Shimizu

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration  section.

Degrees and Minors

Bachelor of Arts in Geography
Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Geography (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Systems
Minor in Geographic Information Systems
Minor in Geography
Minor in Tourism Development

Concentrations

Offered in Geography
Tourism Development

Offered in Geographic Information Systems 
Advanced Geospatial Applications
Computer Techniques
Demographics and Business Geographics
Environmental Science

Description

Through the geography department, students may choose a program leading to the award of a bachelor of arts degree in geography that includes a 12 credit hour foreign language requirement. The bachelor of science program in geographic information systems incorporates specialization in advanced geospatial applications, computer techniques, environmental science, or demographics and business geographics (see GIS program below).

Special Features

• High-tech training in a friendly, supportive environment
• ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) authorized learning center with 25 GIS workstations – learn advanced applications including network analysis and 3D modeling applications
• Global Positioning System (GPS) – master field survey techniques using handheld units.
• Internships – numerous opportunities with local, state and federal agencies and study abroad options at various locations
• Student-faculty research opportunities

Requirements

1. Degree Requirements  listed in this catalog apply to the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours B.S. – 60 credit hours

Programs

• Geographic Information Systems [GIS]
• Geography [GRY]
• Geography: Concentration in Tourism Development [GRY_TOUR]

• Dual Major in Adolescence Education: Social Studies and Geography (7-12) [SST_GRY]

• Geographic Information Systems Minor [GIS]
• Geography Minor [GRY]
• Geography: Minor with an Emphasis in Tourism Development [TOUR]

Courses

• GRY 110 - Physical Geography
• GRY 120 - Cultural Geography
• GRY 125 - Human Geography and Global Development
• GRY 129 - Special Topics in Geography
• GRY 215 - Geography of Travel and Tourism
• GRY 221 - Social Geography
• GRY 229 - Special Topics in Geography
• GRY 240 - Economic Geography
• GRY 301 - Science, Human Affairs and the Environment
• GRY 315 - Ecotourism
• GRY 324 - Introduction to Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
• GRY 326 - Computer Graphics in GIS
• GRY 327 - Service Learning: Computer Mapping
• GRY 328 - Geographic Information Systems
• GRY 329 - Special Topics in Geography
• GRY 330 - Advanced GIS Techniques
• GRY 331 - Global Position System Technology
• GRY 334 - Historical Geographic Information Systems
• GRY 337 - Programming in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• GRY 341 - Advanced GIS and Crime
• GRY 345 - Environmental Remote Sensing
• GRY 348 - Web GIS
• GRY 370 - Will the World Provide? A Research Experience for Students
• GRY 400 - Geographical Analysis
• GRY 415 - Tourism Planning and Development
• GRY 425 - Geography in the Classroom
• GRY 429 - Special Topics in Geography
• GRY 440 - Seminar in Geography
• GRY 450 - Urban Geography
• GRY 460 - Geography and Film
• GRY 470 - Resource Geography
• GRY 480 - United States
• GRY 481 - Geography of New York State
• GRY 482 - The Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
• GRY 484 - Geography of Europe
• GRY 485 - Africa, South of the Sahara
• GRY 486 - Geography of South and East Asia
• GRY 495 - Independent Study in Geography
• GRY 499 - Internship in Applied Geography
• GRY 520 - Maps in the Classroom
• GRY 524 - GIS in the K-12 Classroom
• GRY 529 - Special Topics in Geography
• GRY 545 - Teaching Geography Through Film
• GRY 580 - Historical Geography of North America
• GRY 581 - Teaching the Geography of New York State
• GRY 585 - Teaching the Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
• GRY 595 - Independent Study in Geography

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