Core Courses for Students Enrolled Fall 2008 and Beyond
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| Courses | Description | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
GISAT 251 or MATH 220 |
Statistics |
3 |
GEOG 205 |
Cultural Geography |
3 |
GEOG 210 |
Physical Geography |
4 |
GEOG 215 |
Geospatial Tools I |
3 |
GEOG 216 |
Geospatial Tools II |
3 |
GEOG 230 |
Spatial Thinking |
3 |
GEOG 290 |
Human Interactions with the Physical Environment |
3 |
GEOG 305 |
History and Philosophy of Geography |
4 |
Senior Project (see criteria below) |
6 |
|
GEOG 390 |
Senior Project Design |
1 |
Choose one of the following (3 credit hours maximum can count toward the senior project from these courses) |
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GEOG 490 |
Senior Project I |
3 |
GEOG 491 |
International Study |
3 |
GEOG 495 |
Internship |
3 |
GEOG 496 |
Senior Project II |
2 |
OR |
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GEOG 499 |
Honors in Geography (Thesis) |
6 |
In addition to completing the Geography Core, students must choose from one of two CONCENTRATIONS.
Announcements
- Upcoming great study abroad opportunities for geographers: Peru, London, The Philippines, Malta and elsewhere: see OIP for more information…More >
- Dr. Henry Way and Dr. Zack Bortolot were awarded a Freddie Mac grant to develop a new course with the College of Business: a Geography Entrepreneurship Studio.
- Dr. Carole Nash has been awarded her PhD from American University, with a Distinction! Her dissertation title was: “Modeling Uplands: Landscape and Prehistoric Native American Settlement Archaeology in the Virginia Blue Ridge Foothills.”
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