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Geography Major, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree 

Advisors: Becker, Feig, Francek, Heumann, Li, Liesch, Patton, Tian, Wang, Zheng

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

To declare a major, students must meet with a Geography and Environmental Studies faculty advisor. 

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (12 hours)

GEO 105Physical Geography

3(2-2)

GEO 120QREnvironmental Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 121Human Geography and Globalization

3(3-0)

GEO 203QRIntroduction to Geographic Information Science

3(2-2)

Required Courses II (6 hours)

 
GEO 300Research Methods in Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 450WIGeography Capstone

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:
GEO 201Weather and Climate

4(4-0)

GEO 205/GEL 205Oceanography

3(3-0)

GEO 210Landforms

3(2-2)

GEO 310Surface Hydrology

3(2-2)

GEO 334/BIO 334Soil Science

3(2-2)

GEO 335Biogeography

3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:
GEO 312Geography of Contemporary Global Issues

3(3-0)

GEO 317Economic Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 320Population Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 331Land Use Planning

3(3-0)

GEO 340Urban Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 342Historical Geography

3(3-0)

GEO 345Political Geography

3(3-0)

Required Courses V (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:
GEO 315Food and Agriculture

3(3-0)

GEO 325Resiliency of Socio-Ecological Systems

3(3-0)

GEO 330Resource Perception and Utilization

3(3-0)

GEO 355Environmental Catastrophes

3(3-0)

Required Courses VI (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:
GEO 350United States and Canada

3(3-0)

GEO 365A Geography of Modern Europe

3(3-0)

GEO 373Latin America

3(3-0)

GEO 385China: Environment and People

3(3-0)

GEO 395Michigan

3(3-0)

GEO 515Geography of the Great Lakes Region

3(3-0)

Electives (0-6 hours)

Select in consultation with and approved by a geography major advisor.

Total: 36 semester hours