2012-13 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Geography
Programs
- Geography, B.A. major
- Geography, B.S.
major
Geographic Information Systems Emphasis - Geography, B.S.
major
Regional, Park, Recreational, and Land Use Planning - Geography. B.S.
major
Traditional Emphasis - Social Studies, B.A.
major
Geography Emphasis - Wilderness Management and Outdoor Recreation Planning, B.A.S. major
- Geographic Information Systems minor
- Geography minor
Geography, B.S. major
Regional, Park, Recreational, and Land Use Planning
Required Credits: 54
Required GPA: 2.25
I REQUIRED CORE COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ENGL 3150 Writing In The Disciplines (3 credits)
- GEOG 1224 Introduction To Map Use (3 credits)
- GEOG 2100 Introduction To Physical Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 2200 Introduction To Human Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 2225 Aerial Photography And Remote Sensing (3 credits)
- GEOG 2300 Economic Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
- GEOG 3226 Cartography (3 credits)
- GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis And Planning (3 credits)
- GEOG 3320 Regional Planning Methods (3 credits)
- GEOG 4120 Urban Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 4190 Field Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 4200 Quantitative Procedures In Geographic Investigation (3 credits)
REGIONAL, PARK, RECREATIONAL, AND LAND USE PLANNING
REQUIRED PLANNING CORE
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
- GEOG 1400 World Regional Geography (3 credits)
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
or ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits) - BIOL 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits)
or GEOG 3630 Conservation Biology (3 credits) - POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
- GEOG 3410 Geography of North America (3 credits)
- GEOG 4110 Advanced Physical Geography (3 credits)
SELECT 2 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- GEOG 2231 Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- GEOG 2232 Techniques In Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
- GEOG 3300 Geography And Planning Of Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)
- GEOG 3520 Site and Resource Analysis in Outdoor Recreation Planning (3 credits)
SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- GEOG 3810 Geography Of Europe (3 credits)
- GEOG 3820 Geography Of Asia (3 credits)
- GEOG 3840 Geography of Africa (3 credits)
SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR GEOGRAPHY MAJORS
The following is a list of Geography Major courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in an orderly fashion; however, these are only suggestions and this schedule is flexible. Majors and minors in geography are strongly encouraged to meet with advisors in the Geography program prior to selecting courses.
Freshman
- GEOG 1224 Introduction to Map Use
- GEOG 1400 World Regional Geography
- GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 2200 Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 2231 Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 2300 Economic Geography
- Liberal Education requirements
Sophomore
- ENGL 3150 Writing in the Disciplines
- GEOG 2225 Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
- GEOG 2232 Techniques in Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning
- GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis and Planning
- GEOG 3320 Regional Planning Methods
- GEOG 3410 Geography of North America
- Electives in Geography (select one - GEOG 2500 Political Geography or GEOG 3300 Geography and Planning of Outdoor Recreation)
- Complete Liberal Education requirements
Senior
- GEOG 3226 Cartography
- GEOG 3800 Regional Geography
- or any course in the 3800 series, i.e., Europe, Asia, or Africa
- GEOG 4110 Advanced Physical Geography
- or GEOG 3520 Site and Resource Analyses in Outdoor Recreational Planning
- GEOG 4120 Urban Geography
- GEOG 4190 Field Geography
- GEOG 4200 Quantitative Procedures in Geographic Investigation
- GEOG 4210 History and Development of Geographic Thought
- GEOG 4233 Advanced Geographic Information Systems