2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Geography [GRY]


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The Geography Department's  bachelor's program prepares students for graduate school, international studies, international commerce and tourism development-related activities.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Study the world from a spatial perspective and be able to identify problems resulting from that study.
  2. Design and apply appropriate methodologies which investigate some of those problems.
  3. Suggest problems and hypothesize solutions to the problems with the use of statistical, methodological, and theoretical tools.
  4. Develop the skills necessary to gather relevant information, evaluate it critically, and communicate it effectively.
  5. Define the five themes of Geography (place, location, region, movement, human-environment interaction) and apply this knowledge globally (national learning objective).  Students will be able to:
  • Locate and analyze the spatial patterns and features of major landforms, bodies of water, climate, and vegetation regions
  • Explain interactions between natural and human systems within the earth's environment
  • Locate and analyze major features of human activity on the earth, such as urban centers, agricultural regions, political divisions, and patterns of development
  • Organize the earth's surface into logical regions at different scales, such as neighborhoods, metropolitan areas, regions of the US and other recognized regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, the Pacific Rim, etc.
  • Use the techniques of geography and GIS to cartographically represent spatial patterns of physical and human phenomena
  • Spatially analyze numerical data and communicate their meaning and context

Career Potential

  • Census Bureau data analyst
  • Military intelligence officer
  • International commerce
  • Tourism development planner

B. Elective Courses in Geography: 15 credit hours


Total Credit Hours in Geography: 34


C. Other Elective Course Work: 45-58 credit hours


May include a minor of 15-21 credit hours.

D. Modern Foreign Language


Proficiency in a modern foreign language through the intermediate level: 0-12 credit hours

E. General Education: 28-29 credit hours


Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 120


Example of B.A/B.S in Geography over four years


 General Education (GE); Foreign Language

Total credit hours for semester: 16


First Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 16


Second Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Second Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 16


Third Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Third Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 15


Fourth Year Fall


Total credit hours for semester: 16


Fourth Year Spring


Total credit hours for semester: 12


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