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Geography Major

Geography Comprehensive Option
Human-Global Emphasis
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS  5512

Minimum General Studies = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major = 46
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 12 including:
HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours
Take one from:
HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
Natural Sciences minimum = 11
BIOL 315GS, Human Ecology - 3 hours
GEOG 101GS, Physical Geography I: The Atmosphere - 4 hours
GEOG 102GS, Physical Geography II: The Lithosphere - 4 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
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 = 62
Minimum total hours required coursework = 115
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 10
Minimum total hours required for BS in Geography Comprehensive/Human-Global Emphasis = 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 Comprehensive/Human-Global Emphasis Requirements (54 hours required)
Take all of the following:
GEOG 106GS, Human Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 206GS, Geography of the United States and Canada - 3 hours
GEOG 220GS, Geography of Globalization - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 305GS, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
GEOG 405, Environmental Consequences of Development - 3 hours
GEOG 410, Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 415, Internship - 3-6 hours
GEOG 450, Senior Geography Project - 3 hours
Take 3 courses from:
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
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 207GS, Physical Geology - 3 hours
GEOG 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
PHYS 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
GEOG 306, Geomorphology - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 102GS, GEOG 207GS)
GEOG 309, Climatology - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSY 372, Cross-Cultural Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
SOC 325, Sociology of Human Settlements - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 225)
 
B. Geography Comprehensive/Human-Global Emphasis Electives (8 hours required)
Take 8 hours from:
BMKT 430, International Marketing - 3 hours (Prereq: BMKT 300)
ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECON 430, International Economics - 3 hours (Prereq: ECON 270GS)
FCSC 315, Cultural Perspectives in Food & Nutrition - 3 hours
FCSC 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours
GEOG 316, Advanced Geographic Information Systems - 3 hours
GEOG 350, International Tourism - 3 hours
GEOG 443, Special Topics in Applied GIS - 3 hours
GEOG 456, Field Study - 3 hours  
GEOG 499, Independent Study - 3 hours
HIST 215, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours
HIST 339, Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America - 3 hours
HIST 441, Modern Latin America - 3 hours
HIST 452, Colonial India - 3 hours
HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours
HIST 471, History of the Pacific Rim - 3 hours
HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours
HIST 488, Nineteenth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 490, Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours
HIST 492, Soviet Russia - 3 hours
HIST 493, Modern Eastern Europe - 3 hours
INTS 300, Eastern European Studies - 4 hours
INTS 301, Greek and Eastern Mediterranean Studies - 4 hours
PHIL 260, Philosophy of Culture - 3 hours
PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
SPCH 454, Intercultural Communication - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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