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Geography B.A.

Information about the Department of History and Geography can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

Core IMPACTS Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the Core IMPACTS general education requirements, as listed in the Core IMPACTS section of this catalog. 

Total Credit Hours:42

 

Field of Study Requirements

Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives.

Required Courses

GEOG 1101Intro to Human Geography

3
GEOG 1102World Regional Geography

3
GEOG 1112Intro to Weather & Climate

3
GEOG 1112LIntro to Weather & Climate Lab

1
GEOG 1113Intro to Landforms

3
GEOG 1113LIntro to Landforms Lab

1
Foreign Language 2002

3
GEOG 1101, GEOG 1102 - unless completed in Area E.
GEOG 1112, GEOG 1112L, GEOG 1113, GEOG 1113L - unless completed in Area D.
Foreign language requirement options include FREN 2002, GRMN 2002, ITAL 2002, and SPAN 2002. Up to three courses (1002, 2001, 2002) used to complete this requirement may be used in Area F. 

Seminar

Satisfactorily complete 1 hour from the following courses:
GEOG 2920Honors Seminar

1 - 4
GEOG 2990Geographic Research Seminar

1 - 4

Additional Courses

Additional courses as required to complete 18 hours in Area F:
ANTH 1102Introduction to Anthropology

3
BIOL 1120Biodiversity

3
and
BIOL 1120LBiodiversity Lab

1
BIOL 2800Ecology

4
CSCI 1000Intro to Computer Sci & Appl

3
ECON 2105Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ENSC 1000Intro to Environmental Science

3
and
ENSC 1000LIntro to Environ Science Lab

1
GEOG 2920Honors Seminar

1 - 4
GEOG 2100Intro to Geospatial Science

1
GEOL 1121Physical Geology

3
and
GEOL 1121LPhysical Geology Lab

1
HIST 1132World Civilization & Soc II

3
HIST 2112The United States Since 1877

3
MATH 1401Elementary Statistics

3
POLS 1150Politics & Society

3
POLS 2101Intro to Political Science

3
POLS 2401Intro to Intl Relations

3
SOCI 1121Sociological Perspectives

3
Note: Additional courses may be selected pending approval by the Geography coordinator.

 

Major Requirements

Physical/Environmental Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:
GEOG 4080Environmental History

3
GEOG 4112Advanced Weather & Climate

3
GEOG 4120Natural Hazards

3
GEOG 4710Biogeography

4
GEOG 4740Environmental Conservation

3
GEOG 4400Resource Use

3
GEOG 4450Environment & Society

3

Human Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:
GEOG 4205Political Geography

3
GEOG 4210Geography of War

3
GEOG 4215Insurgency and Terrorism

3
GEOG 4220Economic Geography

3
GEOG 4230Geography of Cities

3
GEOG 4250Geography of Health

3
GEOG 4305Cultural Geography

3
GEOG 4310Geography of Race & Ethnicity

3

Regional Geography

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:
GEOG 3500Regional Geography:Spec Topics

3
GEOG 3505Geography of North America

3
GEOG 3510Geography of the Southern US

3
GEOG 3515Geography of Latin America

3
GEOG 3520Geography of Europe

3
GEOG 3525Geography of the Middle East

3
GEOG 3530Geography of Africa

3
GEOG 3540Geography of Asia

3
GEOG 4500Comparative Regional Geography

3

Geographic Techniques

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:
GEOG 3100Intro Geographic Information

3
GEOG 4100Adv Geographic Information

3
GEOG 4105Geospatial Data Management

3
GEOG 4110Remote Sensing

3
GEOG 4115Computer Cartography

3

 

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Additional courses required to complete this requirements will count toward general elective hours.
Total Credit Hours:0-12

 

Electives

Total Credit Hours:24-33

 

Senior Capstone

Satisfactorily complete 3-9 hours from the following courses:
GEOG 4960Internship

1 - 15
GEOG 4970Senior Thesis

1 - 3
GEOG 4980Study Abroad

1 - 15
or other approved academic endeavor

Total Credit Hours: 120

NOTES:
  1. GEOG 4940 (Independent Study) or GEOG 4950 (Special Topics) may be applied to the most appropriate category above for sections 1-4 with permission of the geography coordinator.
  2. At least one geography course must be taken from each of thematic sections 1-4 above. Any other upper-division geography courses may be used to satisfy the remaining hours (0-12) as long as no more than 9 hours are applied from any one section. Students may petition for one non-geography course to be used as a substitute for an upper-division geography elective with permission of the geography coordinator.
  3. Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at Georgia College.
  4. A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses that count toward the major.
  5. A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
  6. Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade (credit does not count toward minimum credit hour requirement for graduation.