Geography, B.S.

MATH credits from Areas A and D 1-2 Hours

1000-2000 level courses from GEOG, CS, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS 6-8 Hours

Additional 1000-2000 level hours from COSM, COSS, or COAH as necessary 0-5 Hours

Concentration

Required Courses: 30-39 Hours

• GEOG 1112 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hours (or)
• GEOG 1113 - Landform Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 2202 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 2010 - Political Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 2503 - Cultural Geography 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area E)
• GEOG 4083 - Faculty-Mentored Research 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3253 - Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3643 - Urban Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Three of the following: 9 Hours

• GEOG 3085 - Selected Topics in Regional Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3405 - Geographies of Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3644 - Atlanta’s Geographies 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4253 - Seminar in Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4500 - Moral Geographies 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4643 - Seminar in Urban Geography 3 Credit Hours

3000/4000 level hours any GEOG courses: 9 Hours

Minor and/or electives: 21-30 Hours

Concentration

Required Courses: 30-39 Hours

• GEOG 1112 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D or F)
• GEOG 2202 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4400 - Energy and Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4700 - Global Environmental Change 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3405 - Geographies of Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4083 - Faculty-Mentored Research 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4086 - Internship 3 Credit Hours

Two of the following: 6 Hours

• GEOG 3713 - Meteorology 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3800 - Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3900 - Ecological Climatology 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4103 - Geography of Soils and Water 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4900 - Dendrochronology 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3253 - Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3643 - Urban Geography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4500 - Moral Geographies 3 Credit Hours

Interdisciplinary Offering: 9 Hours

• Select upper level courses in ANTH, COMM, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS/PLAN, PSYC, SOCI or other approved disciplines when those courses focus on environmentally relevant topics. Must be approved by advisor.

Senior Seminar

• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Minor and/or electives: 21-30 Hours

Concentration

Required Courses: 27-38 Hours

• GEOG 1112 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D or F)
• GEOG 1112L - Weather and Climate Laboratory 1 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D or F)
• GEOG 1113 - Landform Geography 3 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D or F)
• GEOG 1113L - Landform Geography Laboratory 1 Credit Hours (if not taken in Area D or F)
• GEOG 4083 - Faculty-Mentored Research 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Four of the following: 12 Hours

• GEOG 3713 - Meteorology 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3723 - Physiography of United States 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3800 - Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 3900 - Ecological Climatology 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4103 - Geography of Soils and Water 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4400 - Energy and Sustainability 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4700 - Global Environmental Change 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4800 - Advanced Topics in Biogeography 3 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4900 - Dendrochronology 4 Credit Hours
• GEOL 4003 - Geomorphology 3 Credit Hours

3000/4000 level hours Any GEOG Courses: 12 Hours

Senior Seminar

• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Minor and/or electives: 22-33 Hours

Concentration

Required Courses 39-43 Hours

One of the following (*: If not taken in Core Areas A-E) 0-4 Hours

• GEOG 1112 - Weather and Climate 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 1113 - Landform Geography 3 Credit Hours *
• GEOG 2202 - Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours *
• CS 1030 - Introduction to Computer Concepts 3 Credit Hours *
• CS 1300 - Introduction to Computer Science 4 Credit Hours *
• CISM 2201 - Foundations of Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours *

All of the following 16 Hours

• GEOG 3563 - Remote Sensing and GIS Integration 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4553 - Geographic Information System 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4554 - Computer Cartography 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4083 - Faculty-Mentored Research 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4084 - Geography Capstone 3 Credit Hours

Three of the following: 12 Hours

• GEOG 4562 - Airphoto Interpretation and Photogrammetry 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4564 - Contemporary Remote Sensing Applications 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4753 - Contemporary GIS Applications 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4755 - GIS Database Design 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4757 - Programming and Customization in GIS 4 Credit Hours
• GEOG 4893 - Practicum in GIS 4 Credit Hours

3000/4000 level hours GEOG, GEOL, CS, POLS, MGNT, or CISM: 11 Hours

Minor and/or electives: 17-21 Hours