Offered by Department of Sociology, 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  (Prereq: junior or senior standing)

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 (16 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

Take 1 course from:

GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours

GEOG 310, Cartography - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

GEOG 410, Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours
GEOG 415, Internship - 1-6 hours
GEOG 443, Special Topics in Applied GIS - 3 hours

B. Geography Requirements (12 hours required)

Take 1 course from each of the following Geography Course Groupings:.

Human/Regional Geography Courses

GEOG 305 - Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 321 - Economic Geography - 3 hours
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 350 - International Tourism - 3 hours
GEOG 400 - Water Resources - 3 hours
GEOG 401 - Urban and Regional Planning - 3 hours
GEOG 440 - Special Topics in Regional Geography - 1-3 hours
GEOG 441 - Special Topics in Human Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 456 - Field Study - 3-4 hours
GEOG 499 - Independent Study - 1-3 hours

Physical Geography Courses

GEOG 301 - Geography of Soils - 3 hours
GEOG 305 - Environmental Conservation - 3 hours
GEOG 306 - Geomorphology - 3 hours
GEOG 309 - Climatology - 3 hours
GEOG 400 - Water Resources - 3 hours
GEOG 442 - Special Topics in Physical Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 456 - Field Study - 3-4 hours
GEOG 499 - Independent Study - 1-3 hours

Techniques Geography Courses

GEOG 300 - Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 310 - Cartography - 3 hours
GEOG 316 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems - 3 hours
GEOG 410 - Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours
GEOG 411 - Geographic Field Techniques - 3 hours
GEOG 412 - Environmental Planning - 3 hours
GEOG 415 - Internship - 1-6 hours
GEOG 443 - Special Topics in Applied GIS - 3 hours
GEOG 499 - Independent Study - 1-3 hours

C. Geography Electives (8 hours required)

Take 8 hours from:

GEOG 300-499