Major/Minor Requirements

The course of study in geography is designed to provide a 
strong background in the discipline and a substantial
foundation for a liberal arts education. A major in geography
is good preparation for those interested in graduate work in
geography, environmental and resource fields, urban
planning and policy, or in careers in law, journalism,
government, international affairs, business, and public service.

MAJOR   The major in geography consists of a minimum of NINE courses which must include:

Two of the following three HUMAN GEOGRAPHY courses (social science credit): 
             GEOG 209 -- Economic Geography
             GEOG 211 -- Political Geography
             GEOG 220 -- Cultural Geography

Any two PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY courses such as (natural science credit):
              GEOG 110 -- World Environmental Systems (lab)
              GEOG 113 -- Human Impact on the Environment (non-lab)
              GEOG 175 -- Landforms of the World (lab)
              GEOG 231 -- Weather and Climate (lab)
              GEOG 235 -- Marine Environment (non-lab)
              GEOG 332 -- Evolution, Ecology, and Human Impact (lab)
              GEOG 345 -- Food and the Environment (lab)

One geography METHODS course, usually satisfied by GEOG 204--Applied Geographic Information Systems, but a substitute is possible with department approval (e.g., statistics or language study).

Four other geography courses (includes CAPS 411 courses);

Some courses in other departments are accepted toward the major: GEOL 106 -- Environmental Geology (counts for the physical geography requirement), and others with geography department approval.

MINOR   The geography minor consists of five courses, at least one of which is a geography science course, and no more than one of which may be at the 100 level.