Geography Courses of Instruction

(GEOG)

Administered by the Department of History.

Available as a major on the B.A. degree and as a minor on the B.A. and B.S. degrees.

Requirements for the B.A. degree with a major in Geography. No grade lower than "C" can be applied to the major. 30 semester hours including:
GEOG 10003 World Regional Geography
GEOG 20013 Human Geography
GEOL 10113 Understanding the Earth

At least six hours of the following regional courses:
GEOG 30503 Topics in Regional Geography
GEOG 30513 United States
GEOG 30523 Latin America
GEOG 30533 Western Europe

At least six hours of the following systematic courses:
GEOG 30703 Topics in Systematic Geography
GEOG 30713 Urban Geography
GEOG 30723 Cultural Geography

And at least three hours of the following Geology courses:
GEOL 30113 Weather and Climate
GEOL 40493 Geomorphology

A maximum of six hours from the following list of approved courses may be applied toward the major:
ANTH 30723 Ethnology of Selected Areas
BIOL 50313 Biogeography
GEOL 50113 Soils
GEOL 50493 Physical Hydrology
GEOL 50721 Geographic Information Systems
GEOL 50731 Remote Sensing Technology
GEOL 50741 Image Processing
GEOL 50751 Image Interpretation
GEOL 50762 Advanced GIS


Requirements for a minor in Geography. Eighteen semester hours including GEOG 10003, GEOG 20013, nine semester hours of upper-division geography courses, and 3 semester hours from GEOL 1013, GEOL 30113, or GEOL 40493. No grade lower than "C" can be applied to the minor.

Courses of Instruction

GEOG 10003 World Regional Geography. A survey of the world's primary regions and the human and physical geography that shape them. Interactions between natural environment, cultural geography, geopolitics, history, land use, and economic geography are highlighted.

GEOG 20013 Human Geography. The systematic subdivisions of human geography are surveyed, including urban, cultural, political, economic, historical, agricultural, and population geography. Within each subdiscipline, applications of geographic concepts and processes are emphasized.

GEOG 30503 Topics in Regional Geography. An analysis of the human and physical geography of a specific region. Examples of regions include Texas, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe. Regional characteristics investigated may include economic, political, historical, and cultural components as well as topography, climate, and natural resources. May be repeated for credit provided the specified region changes.

GEOG 30513 Geography of the United States. An exploration of the human and physical geography of the United States. Areas of the country, such as thePacific Northwest and New England, will be surveyed, analyzing the physical, historic, cultural, and economic characteristics that embody their unique regional identities.

GEOG 30523 Geography of Latin America. An exploration of the human and physical geography of Latin America. This course analyzes Latin America from a geographical perspective and addresses topics such as landforms, climate, environmental hazards, indigenous peoples, culture, ethnicity, religion, agriculture, political geography, population, cities, and economic production.

GEOG 30533 Geography of Western Europe. An exploration of the human and physical geography of Western Europe. Countries and regions of the realm will be surveyed, analyzing their economic, political, language and religious characteristics as well as topography, climate, and natural resources. Themes may include the impact of population trends, environmental problems, trade and economic development, interactions between ethnic groups, and geopolitical change.

GEOG 30703 Topics in Systematic Geography. Concepts, principles, patterns, and processes associated with a specific subdiscipline in geography. Examples of topics include Economic Geography, Geopolitics, Medical Geography, and Physical Geography. May be repeated for credit provided the specified subdiscipline changes.

GEOG 30713 Urban Geography. Urban Geography is the geographical study of cities. Examples of topics include: urban ecosystems; the role of physical geography in the origins and growth of cities; theoretical models of urban size, location, and land use structure; the internal geography of urban economic and social activity; and international and historical variation in the form, functions, and degree of urbanization.

GEOG 30723 Cultural Geography. Cultural Geography is the study of human culture from the perspectives of its five geographic themes: culture region, diffusion and migration, cultural ecology, cultural landscape, and cultural integration. Each theme is applied to a variety of topics, which may include religion, language, cultural conflict, folk culture, popular culture, and demography.

GEOG 30970 Topical Studies in Geography. Topical studies in Geography.

GEOG 40010 Field Studies in Geography. An intensive field study in the regional and systematic geography of a selected area. Examples include France, Central America, and the American West. May be repeated for credit provided the selected area changes.

GEOG 50970 Special Studies in Geography. Supervised reading, research, and preparation of a substantial paper focused on a specific regional analysis or topical subdiscipline of geography. Regional characteristics investigated may include economic, political, historical, and cultural components as well as topography, climate, and natural resources. Examples of topics include advanced studies in Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, Geopolitics, and Historical Geography.

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