PHYSICAL AND EARTH SCIENCES

GEOGRAPHY MAJOR CHECKLIST

 

GEOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES CONCENTRATION

 

General Studies Core           

 

Area I – Written Composition (6 hrs)

EH 101

EH 102

 

Area II – Humanities/Fine Arts (12 hrs)

Literature – 6 hrs (choose any two)

EH 201, 202, 203, 204, 231, 232,

      219, 220

 

Fine Arts – 3 hrs (select one)

ART 202, DR 242, MU 233, FL 101

 

Speech – EH 141 (3 hrs)

 

Area III – Natural Science/Math (11 hrs)

Natural Science - Select one sequence:

BY 101, 102, 103, 104

CY 105, 106, 107, 108

GY 250, 251, 252, 253

GL 241, 242, 243, 244

PHS 201, 202, 203, 204

 

Math – MS 112

 

Area IV – History/Social/Behavioral (12 hrs)

History – Select one sequence – 6 hrs

HY 101 & 102 OR HY 201 & 202

 

Social/Behavioral – 6 hrs

GY 120

GY 220

 

Area V – Support Courses  (23 hrs)

Science elective – 4 hrs – select from:

BY 101/103     OR      GL 242/244 OR

CY 105/107     OR      PHS 201/23

MS 204

CS 201

GY 208

AN 224

Elective – 4 hrs

Geography Core (17 hrs)

 

GY 208 – see Area V

GY 220 – see Area IV

GY 250/252 <OR> GL 241/243

GY 315

GY 316

GY 490

 

 

Geotechniques Concentration (18 hrs)

 

GY 302 – Remote Sensing

GY 307 - GIS

GY 308 – Cartography/Map Design

GY 312 – Public Service Mapping

GY 406 – Digital Image Analysis

GY 451 – Advanced GIS (up to 5 times)

 

Total this concentration – 35 hrs

 

 

 

 

Students must have a second major or a minor and several electives to bring their total number of hours for graduation to 128.