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
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
GEOG 104GS, World Regional Geography - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 32
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 = 101
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 24
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 (14 hours required)
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 (18 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 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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