University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Geography:

Geography Major - Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5510
General Studies = 45
General Studies required by major:
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major = 30
Minor or 2nd Major = 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 = 99
Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 26

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
Take all of the following:
GEOG 105GS, Physical Geography - 4 hours
GEOG 106GS, Cultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 206GS, Geography of Anglo-America - 3 hours
GEOG 300, Map Investigation - 3 hours
GEOG 450, Geography Seminar - 1 hour

B. Geography Requirements
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 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours
GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours
Take 3 hours from:
GEOG 340, Developing Nations - 3 hours
GEOG 341, Geography of Latin America - 3 hours
GEOG 344, Geography of the Pacific World - 3 hours
GEOG 345, Geography of Europe - 3 hours
GEOG 347, Geography of Africa - 3 hours
GEOG 440, Seminar in Regional Geography - 1-3 hours
Take 3 courses:
GEOG 310, Cartography - 3 hours
GEOG 410, Geographical Techniques and Thought - 3 hours
GEOG 311, Quantitative Methods in Geography - 3 hours

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