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Geography B.A. – Global and Area Studies Emphasis

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact: James Dunn, Ph.D., Department Chair

Location: Candelaria 2200

Telephone: 970.351.2834

Fax: 970.351.2890

Website: http://www.unco.edu/geography/

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

  1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
  2. Required Major Credits
  3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

Those electing the Global and Area Studies Emphasis are generally preparing for graduate school or careers in cartography, recreation/travel planning, military or political intelligence or resource management. Examples of specific employment opportunities include map design and construction, international business representative, tour planning/operation and area specialist. Additional positions include travel agent, real estate agent, park ranger and peace corps volunteer.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Program Requirements:

  • GEOG 300 and GEOG 325 may be taken for credit more than once with different topics.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required Specified LAC — 3 credits

LAC area 5.b. — Geography

GEOG 100World Geography

3
or
GEOG 110Geography of the United States and Canada

3

Remaining LAC — 37 credits

See “Liberal Arts Core”.

2. Required Major — 39 credits

Take all of the following courses:

GEOG 200Human Geography

3
GEOG 210Introduction to GIS an GPS

3
GEOG 220Climate and Vegetation

3
GEOG 230Landforms, Water & Hazards

3
GEOG 375Quantitative Techniques in Geography

3
GEOG 495Senior Seminar

3

Choose one of the following courses:

GEOG 302Cartography

3
GEOG 307Geographic Information Science

3

Regional Credits (6 credits)

Choose two of the following courses:

GEOG 218Emerging Asia

3
GEOG 224Exploring Colorado

3
GEOG 250The Making of the American Landscape

3
GEOG 296Study Abroad Experience

3
GEOG 326Africa

3
GEOG 333South America

3
GEOG 335Geography of Middle America

3
GEOG 340Europe

3
GEOG 395Advanced Regional Geography: Topics

3

Human Geography Credits (9 credits)

Choose three of the following courses:

GEOG 249Controversies in Agriculture, Food, and Farming

3
or
ENST 249Controversies in Agriculture, Food, and Farming

3
GEOG 300Advanced Human Geography: Topics

3
GEOG 310Urban and Regional Planning

3
GEOG 312Economic Geography of the Industrialized World

3
GEOG 315Nature and Society

3
GEOG 320Population Geography

3
GEOG 324Crime Mapping

3
GEOG 330Cultural Geography

3
GEOG 360Nations, States, and Territory

3
GEOG 370The City

3
GEOG 380Sustainable Geographies

3
or
ENST 380Sustainable Geographies

3
GEOG 385Natural Parks & Protected Areas Seminar

3
GEOG 390Geographic Inquiry: Applying Spatial Thinking

3
GEOG 444Global Climate Change

3
GEOG 445Landscape Ecology

3

Physical Geography (3 credits)

Choose one of the following courses:

GEOG 325Advanced Physical Geography: Topics

3
GEOG 345Environmental Geography: Earth at Risk

3
GEOG 391Western Colorado Rivers

3
GEOG 392Field Course in Geography

1-6
GEOG 440Biogeography

3
GEOG 444Global Climate Change

3
GEOG 445Landscape Ecology

3

NOTE: Up to 3 credits of GEOG 492 Internship may be substituted for one of the upper-division elective emphasis courses.

3. University-Wide Credits — 41 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 41 credits.