Geography

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Faculty

Jennifer Speights-Binet, Chair, Professor
Jennifer L. Rahn, Associate Professor
Jordan R. Cissell, Assistant Professor
Jonathan Fleming, Assistant Professor

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Major
Geography Major (B.S.)  

Minors
Environmental Studies Minor 
Geographic Information Science Certificate/Minor 
Traditional Geography Minor  

Interdisciplinary Minor
Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Minor*  

The Department of Geography offers a major in geography or geography with GIS leading to a bachelor of science degree. The department also offers minors in environmental studies minor, geographic information science, and traditional geography.
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*The Latin American studies interdisciplinary minor is offered in cooperation with the Department of History  and the Department of World Languages and Cultures . See those department sections for more information.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

See General Education Overview  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

Geography majors cannot use geography to satisfy the general education natural and computational science or social science requirement.

Geography Minors

The geography department strongly recommends that students select a minor. For students other than geography majors, the department offers two options: the traditional minor for students seeking one to complement history, political science, international relations, public administration, education, or other disciplines and programs; and a certificate in geographic information science for students interested in GIS technology. The latter is suitable for business administration, the natural sciences, math, or computer science.

Geography majors may complete the geographic information systems certificate/minor (not a concentration), but may not pursue the traditional geography minor.

Programs

• Geography Major (B.S.)
• Geography Major w/GIS Certificate/Minor (B.S.)

• Environmental Studies Minor
• Traditional Geography Minor

• Geographic Information Science Certificate/Minor

Courses

• GEOG 101 - Global Geography: Places, Landscapes, and Regions (4)
• GEOG 150 - Environmental Geography: Understanding Planet Earth (4)
• GEOG 216 - Mapping a Changing World (4)
• GEOG 299 - Essentials of Geography and Environmental Studies (4)
• GEOG 301 - Independent Study (1-4)
• GEOG 305 - Globalization: Geographies of Economic Change (4)
• GEOG 311 - Directed Teaching Experience (1-4)
• GEOG 316 - Applied GIS (4)
• GEOG 330 - Natural Hazards and Disasters (4)
• GEOG 350 - Coastal and Marine Geography: Modern Marine Science (4)
• GEOG 360 - Urban Geography: The North American City (4)
• GEOG 361 - Bridging London (4)
• GEOG 370 - Suburban Nation (4)
• GEOG 391 - Exploring North American Landscapes (4)
• GEOG 392 - Geographies of Africa (4)
• GEOG 395 - Giants of Asia: China & India in the 21st Century (4)
• GEOG 397 - Andes to Amazon: Physical Landscapes of Latin America (4)
• GEOG 416 - Geospatial Analysis (4)
• GEOG 460 - Geography Internship (1-4)
• GEOG 480 - Caribbean Field Course: Adventures in SCUBA Diving on Coral Reefs, Coastal Processes, & Island Geography (4)
• GEOG 485 - Landscapes of the American South (4)
• GEOG 490 - Special Topics in Geography (4)
• GEOG 499 - Senior Seminar (4)