Geography Requirements
Requirements for the Major
The major in Geography consists of seven courses in addition to the prerequisite courses.
Prerequisite: GEOG 1 or GEOG 3; and any two techniques courses from the following: GEOG 11, GEOG 50, GEOG 51, GEOG 56, GEOG 57, or GEOG 59.
Required courses:
- GEOG 90; this serves as the culminating activity in the geography major.
- One course from each of the following three themes: Nature-Society, Human-Social Geography, and Physical Geography.
Courses consisting of Nature-Socity Geography Include:
6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 40, 44, 48
Courses consisting of Human-Social Geography include:
2, 9, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 41, 43, 45, 47, 81, 82
Courses consisting of Physical Geography include:
4, 5, 31, 32, 33, 35
3. Three additional courses.
Note: Student advising and major card signatures may be obtained from Mona Domosh, Richard Wright or Xun Shi. Any cross-listed courses used for the geography major/minor requires sign-up in the geography enrollment.
Degree Requirements
Courses consisting of Nature-Society Geography include:
| GEOG 6/INTS 16 | Introduction to International Development (Identical to INTS 016) | |
| GEOG 12 | Wilderness, Culture and Environmental Conservation | |
| GEOG 13 | Population, Culture, and Environment | |
| GEOG 14 | Global Water Resources | |
| GEOG 15 | Food and Power | |
| GEOG 16 | Moral Economies of Development | |
| GEOG 35/EARS 71 | River Processes and Watershed Science | |
| GEOG 44/ENVS 44 | Environment and Politics in Southeast Asia | |
Courses consisting of Human-Social Geography include:
Courses consisting of Physical Geography include:
NOTE: Student advising and major card signatures may be obtained from Mona Domosh, Richard Wright or Xun Shi. Any cross-listed courses used for the geography major/minor requires sign-up in the geography enrollment.