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

B.A. degree or B.S. degree

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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 105	Physical Geography	3(2-2)
GEO 120	Digital Earth: Understanding Environmental Change Using Maps	3(3-0)
GEO 121	Human Geography and Globalization	3(3-0)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)

Required Courses II (6 hours)

 

GEO 300	Research Methods in Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 450WI	Geography Capstone	3(2-2)

Required Courses III (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:

GEO 201	Weather and Climate	3(2-2)
GEO 205/GEL 205	Oceanography	3(3-0)
GEO 210	Landforms	3(2-2)
GEO 310	Surface Hydrology	3(2-2)
GEO 334/BIO 334	Soil Science	3(2-2)
GEO 335	Applied Conservation Geography	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:

GEO 312	Geography of Contemporary Global Issues	3(3-0)
GEO 317	Economic Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 320	Population Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 331	Introductory Urban Planning	3(3-0)
GEO 340	Urban Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 342	Historical Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 345	Political Geography	3(3-0)

Required Courses V (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:

GEO 315	From Farm to Table: Food Systems in a Changing World	3(3-0)
GEO 325	Resiliency of Socio-Ecological Systems	3(3-0)
GEO 330	Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development	3(3-0)
GEO 355	Environmental Catastrophes	3(3-0)

Required Courses VI (3-9 hours)

Select from the following:

GEO 350	United States and Canada	3(3-0)
GEO 365	A Geography of Modern Europe	3(3-0)
GEO 373	Latin America	3(3-0)
GEO 385	China: Environment and People	3(3-0)
GEO 395	Michigan	3(3-0)
GEO 515	Environmental Management and Policy	3(3-0)

Electives (0-6 hours)

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

Total: 36 semester hours