Program Overview
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Candelaria 2200
Email: HSS@unco.edu
Website: www.unco.edu/hss/geography-gis-sustainability
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
Students in the Field Studies Concentration will have educational experiences that link their theoretical classroom knowledge to the application of real-world problems in transformative ways. This concentration gives students the opportunity to develop competencies (critical thinking, quantitative and qualitative data analysis), forge community connections, and have tangible experiences that encourage a deeper understanding of today’s issues.
Program Admission Requirements:
Academic Good Standing
Program Requirements:
- Students may take 3 of the credits outside the program with advisor approval.
- GEOG 325 may be taken for credit more than once with different topics. GEOG 492 may be taken for credit more than once, but only 3 credits will count toward the major.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 credits
To complete the degree in 120 credits as outlined, the program recommends the below LAC courses which also count toward the 46 required major credits.
Any additional coursework completed outside of the recommended list of LAC courses may extend the length of the program of study.
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any course to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
GEOG 100 World Geography or GEOG 110 Geography of the United States and Canada are recommended to fulfill the LAC Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
See Liberal Arts Curriculum
2. Required Major — 46 credits
Core Courses (22 credits)
Take all of the following courses:
Competencies Courses (6 credits)
Choose two of the following courses:
Field Courses (12 credits)
Choose four of the following courses:
| ANT 320 | Archaeological Research Methods | 3 |
| | or | |
| ANT 325 | Fieldwork in Archaeology | 4 |
| BIO 411 | Field Techniques in Biology | 2 |
| GEOG 111 | Introduction to Field Techniques | 1-3 |
| GEOG 249 | Controversies in Agriculture, Food, and Farming | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENST 249 | Controversies in Agriculture, Food, and Farming | 3 |
| GEOG 296 | Study Abroad Experience | 3 |
| GEOG 315 | Nature and Society | 3 |
| | or | |
| ENST 315 | Nature & Society | 3 |
| GEOG 385 | Natural Parks & Protected Areas Seminar | 3 |
| GEOG 391 | Western Colorado Rivers | 3 |
| GEOG 392 | Field Course in Geography | 1- 6 |
| ENST 209 | International Sustainable Development | 3 |
| ENST 451 | Food Systems Field Learning | 2- 3 |
Major Elective Courses (6 credits)
Choose two of the following courses:
GEOG 325 and GEOG 492 may be taken for credit more than once, but only 3 credits will count toward the major.
3. University-Wide Credits — 43 credits*
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for any degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 43 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.