Geography - Pre-Environmental Law Emphasis (BA)

Geography

The objective of the geography program is to provide an understanding of the interrelationships between people and their cultural and physical environments. Factual information is combined with geographic theories to identify, through critical thinking, the spatial relationships found on the Earth's surface. Attention is also given to the geographic tools and techniques used to analyze the natural and human patterns found on the Earth's surface.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree may earn a major or a minor in geography as outlined below. Note required grade average in the Division of Social Sciences .

Core Requirements:

The degree of Bachelor of Arts, with a major in geography, requires successful completion of 120 semester hours, including (1) the Program of General Studies ; (2) the geography program listed below; and (3) a program of electives or a minor as worked out with the student's adviser. Students are encouraged to enroll in modern language courses. Junior/Senior students may also complete a 3-to-6-hour internship subject to the approval of the geography faculty.

Emphasis Requirements:

33 Hours

• GEOG 200 Physical Geography (3)
• GEOG 300 Sustainable Development (3)
• GEOG 320 Geopolitics (3)

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• POSC 104 American Federal Government (3)
• POSC 202 State and Local Government (3)
• POSC 230 Politics and Ecology (3)
• POSC 401 Constitutional Law (3)

Three courses from the following:

• GEOG 340 Geography of Soils (4)
• GEOG 360 Meteorology and Climatology (4)
• GEOG 380 Biogeography and Environmental Change (4)

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• GEOL 101 Earth Processes, Resources, and the Environment (4)
• GEOL 205 Environmental and Applied Geology (4)

Additional Information

This area of emphasis will prepare students for graduate work in public policy, public affairs, or environmental law. It can be used to supplement any major.