Geography, BS

16 credits of core courses:

• GGS 102 - Physical Geography Credits: 3
• GGS 103 - Human Geography Credits: 3
• GGS 300 - Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis Credits: 3
• GGS 310 - Introduction to Digital Cartography Credits: 4
• GGS 415 - Seminar in Geography Credits: 3

12 credits of systematic and regional courses, chosen from:

Choose four courses from the following, including at least one systematic geography (GGS 301, 303, 304, 305) and one regional geography course (e.g. Geography of Latin America). Some of the regional courses fulfill the college-level, non-Western culture requirement:

• GGS 301 - Political Geography Credits: 3
• GGS 303 - Conservation of Resources and Environment Credits: 3
• GGS 304 - Populations Dimensions of Global Change Credits: 3
• GGS 305 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
• GGS Regional Courses at the 300 or 400 level

12 credits of applications and regional courses:

• GGS 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
• GGS 411 - Advanced Digital Cartography Credits: 3
• GGS 412 - Air Photography Interpretation Credits: 3

• and one of the following two courses:

• GGS 416 - Satellite Image Analysis Credits: 3

• or

• GGS 463 - Applied Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3

6 credits of electives:

• 6 additional credits of geography electives, which may also include an internship (
  GGS 480
   ) approved by the program advisor before enrollment