BA in Geography

BA Course Requirements

The following requirements must be fulfilled:

The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Programs.

For the major, 37 credits, including 16 credits in required courses, 18 credits in courses taken from among three subject groups, and one 3-credit elective course.

Required

• Introduction to Human Geography
• Introduction to Physical Geography
• Introduction to Cartography and GIS
• Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
• Proseminar in Geographic Thought

Group A: Physical Geography

At least two courses from the following, one of which must be taken at the 3000 level.

• Biogeography
• Energy Resources
• Water Resources
• Environmental Hazards
• Weather and Climate
• Geomorphology
• Special Topics in Physical Geography

Group B: Human Geography

At least two courses from the following, one of which must be taken at the 3000 level.

• Urban Transportation
• Transportation Systems and Networks
• Population Geography
• People, Land, and Food
• Cities and Societies
• Cities in the Developing World
• Explorations in Historical Geography
• Military Geography
• Economic Geography
• Cultural Geography
• Political Geography
• Special Topics in Human Geography
• Planning Cities

Group C: Techniques

• Field Methods in Geography
• Techniques of Spatial Analysis
• Introduction to Remote Sensing
• Special Topics in Techniques
• Digital Image Processing and Analysis
• Programming for Geospatial Applications
• GIS for Emergency Management
• Geovisualization and Cartography
• Open Source Solutions for Geospatial Project Management

Group D: Nature and Society

At least two courses from the following, one of which must be taken at the 3000 level.

• Society and Environment
• World Regional Geography
• Environmental Quality and Management
• Urban Sustainability
• Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
• Geography of Latin America
• The Geography of Africa
• Geography of South Asia
• Environmental Law and Policy
• Special Topics in Regional Geography
• Arctic Systems

Elective

Any one course selected from Group A, B, C, or D.

All students take two techniques courses, GEOG 2104 and GEOG 3106, as part of the required major curriculum. Their elective course selection may be an additional techniques course or a course from one of the other three groups.