Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science:

Geography Major

Geography
Environmental Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5513

Minimum General Studies = 48

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3 including:

STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

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

Take 1 course from:

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 8

Take ONE of the following options:

Take 4 courses:

CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours   (see prerequisites)

CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours

CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour

OR take 2 courses:

BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours

BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours

Major Option = 35

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 = 106

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 19

Minimum total hours required for BS in Geography Environment Option = 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 Environment Option Requirements (26 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 305GS*, Environmental Conservation - 3 hours

ECON 420, Environmental Economics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:

GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours (Prereq: junior or senior standing)

GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: junior or senior standing)
Take 1 course from:

GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours

GEOG 412, Environmental Planning - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:

GEOG 410, Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours

GEOG 415, Internship - 3-6 hours

GEOG 416, Applications of Geographic Information Systems - 3 hours

GEOG 443, Special Topics in GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours

*Coursework may fulfill some General Studies requirements. Work closely with advisor.

B. Geography Requirements (9 hours required)
Must be approved by Academic Advisor

Take 9 hours from:

GEOG 300-499 (not including GEOG350)
BIOL 301 - Introduction to Soils - 4 hours
BIOL 307 - Ecology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 104GS and BIOL 107GS)
BIOL 380 - Agronomy - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 103GS or BIOL 104GS or equivalent experience with crop plants)
BIOL 405 - Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 307 or BIOL 418 or BIOL 419)
BIOL 406 - Plant Ecology - 3 hours
BIOL 472 - Fresh Water Biology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS)
CHEM 300 - Environmental Chemistry - 3 hours or 4 hours (Prereq: CHEM 250; or CHEM 360 and CHEM 360L)
PSCI 400 - Public Administration - 3 hours
PSY 371 - Environmental Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)