University Studies - BS, Geography Concentration
The discipline of Geography examines and describes the human environment: Earth. Understanding Earth requires a consideration of both natural and social processes, hence Geography is by nature interdisciplinary. Human-Environment interactions are of particular interest in Geography. The area of concentration in Geography offers students a broad perspective of Earth as a human habitat, while permitting them to complete two supporting minors in other disciplines. The area of concentration is flexible in that numerous courses are included to permit students to build a course of study in Geography that is tailored to their interests. Ideally, the minors would be in related fields to build depth and breadth around themes that are of most interest to the student.
Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
GEOG 201 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3 |
GEOG 202 | Geography of the Global Village | 3 |
GEOG 203 | Planet Earth | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Cartography and Visualization | ||
Economic Geography | ||
Introduction to Urban Geography | ||
Geography of Energy | ||
Cultural Geography | ||
Data Analysis in Geography | ||
Global Climatic Regions | ||
Resources and the Environment | ||
Geomorphology | ||
Pattern and Process in Biogeography | ||
GNSS in the Geosciences | ||
Concepts in Geographic Education | ||
Natural Hazards | ||
Remote Sensing in Geosciences | ||
Coastal Processes | ||
Workshop in Environmental Studies | ||
Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
Interpretation of Aerial Photographs | ||
Arid Lands Geomorphology | ||
Political Geography | ||
Spatial Thinking, Perception and Behavior | ||
Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Urban Issues | ||
Geography of Terrorism | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Hydrology and Environment | ||
Principles of Plant Geography | ||
History and Nature of Geography | ||
Past Climates | ||
Field Geography | ||
Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management | ||
Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems | ||
Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | ||
GIS Practicum | ||
Directed Studies | ||
Special Topics in... | ||
Research | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Arid Lands Geomorphology | ||
Political Geography | ||
Spatial Thinking, Perception and Behavior | ||
Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Urban Issues | ||
Geography of Terrorism | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Hydrology and Environment | ||
Principles of Plant Geography | ||
History and Nature of Geography | ||
Past Climates | ||
Field Geography | ||
Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management | ||
Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems | ||
Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | ||
GIS Practicum | ||
Directed Studies | ||
Special Topics in... | ||
Research | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Geography of the United States 1 | ||
Economic Geography | ||
Geography of Texas 1 | ||
Introduction to Urban Geography | ||
Geography of Energy | ||
Cultural Geography | ||
Data Analysis in Geography | ||
The Middle East | ||
Geography of Latin America | ||
Global Climatic Regions | ||
Geography of Europe | ||
Geography of South Asia | ||
Resources and the Environment | ||
Geomorphology | ||
Pattern and Process in Biogeography | ||
GNSS in the Geosciences | ||
Concepts in Geographic Education | ||
Natural Hazards | ||
Remote Sensing in Geosciences | ||
Coastal Processes | ||
Workshop in Environmental Studies | ||
Principles of Geographic Information Systems | ||
Interpretation of Aerial Photographs | ||
Arid Lands Geomorphology | ||
Political Geography | ||
Spatial Thinking, Perception and Behavior | ||
Geographic Perspectives on Contemporary Urban Issues | ||
Geography of Terrorism | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Hydrology and Environment | ||
Principles of Plant Geography | ||
History and Nature of Geography | ||
Past Climates | ||
Field Geography | ||
Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management | ||
Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems | ||
Advanced Topics in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) | ||
GIS Practicum | ||
Directed Studies | ||
Special Topics in... | ||
Research | ||
University and College Requirements | ||
GEOG 213 | Planet Earth Lab | 1 |
MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences | 3 |
MATH 142 | Business Calculus | 3 |
POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
Life and Physical Science electives 2 | 8 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Weather and Climate and Weather and Climate Laboratory and Oceanography and Oceanography Laboratory | ||
Botany and Zoology | ||
Introductory Biology I and Introductory Biology II | ||
Fundamentals of Chemistry I and Fundamentals of Chemistry II | ||
Principles of Geology and Principles of Geology Laboratory and Historical Geology | ||
College Physics and College Physics | ||
American History | 6 | |
Communication | 6 | |
Creative Arts | 3 | |
Language, Philosophy and Culture | 3 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
Minor 1 | 15-18 | |
Minor 2 | 15-18 | |
General Electives 3 | 18-24 | |
Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
- 1
GEOG 301 and GEOG 305 cannot be used in combination to meet this requirement.
- 2
Department requires that you take 8 hours Life & Physical Sciences in the same discipline to meet this requirement.
- 3
Any 100-499 course not used elsewhere.
Two courses that meet the writing requirement are required.
A graduation requirement includes 3 hours of international and cultural diversity course and 3 hours of cultural discourse. A course satisfying a University Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective may be used to satisfy this requirement.