College of Natural and Social Sciences
Department of
GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH SCIENCE
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- Gordon Bennett, Chair
- Associate Professors: L.C. Becker, S. Becker, Dart, Lind
Assistant Professors: Bennett, Narey
Lecturer: L.Y. Becker
Department Objectives:
- To acquaint students with the relationships that exist between people and the earth.
- To develop an appreciation for: the Physical Earth and the processes affecting it; the
effect of human habitation of the earth on a regional scale and its interrelationships
with the Physical Earth; and the factors and processes affecting human activities and
their distribution over the surface of the earth.
- To offer courses which lead to the preparation of teachers of geography and earth
science on the elementary and secondary levels.
GEOGRAPHY MAJOR
Three major options are available:
- Geography Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree or
Geography Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
- Geography Comprehensive Option - Bachelor of Science Degree
- Human-Global Emphasis
Environment Emphasis
- Geography Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of
Arts in Education or
Geography Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of
Science in Education
A Geography minor is available for students pursuing majors
in other disciplines
See also the interdisciplinary major in Tourism and Travel,
in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
Geography participates in the Social Science Teaching Field
Endorsement .
Courses with the prefix GEOG are offered by the department.
16 May 2005
