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Offered by Department of Geography and Earth Science:

Geography Major

Geography Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5510

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including
GEOG 101GS, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 7
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
GEOG 315, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - 4 hours
Major Option = 36
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 112
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 13
Minimum total hours required for BS in Geography = 125
UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
A. Geography Core Requirements (19 hours required)
Take all of the following:
GEOG 102GS, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 310, Cartography - 3 hours
GEOG 410, Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours
B. Geography Requirements (12 hours required)
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours
GEOG 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
GEOG 301, Geography of Soils - 3 hours
GEOG 306, Geomorphology - 3 hours
GEOG 309, Climatology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 220, Geography of Globalization - 3 hours
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
GEOG 341, Geography of Latin America - 3 hours
GEOG 345, Geography of Europe - 3 hours
GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours
GEOG 348, Geography of Asia - 3 hours
GEOG 405, Environmental Consequences of Development - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 415, Internship - 3-6 hours
GEOG 450, Senior Geography Project - 3 hours
 
C. Geography Electives (5 hours required)
Take 5 hours from:
GEOG 300-499

11 May 2006
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