Geography-Urban and Regional Spatial Analysis Emphasis

The Geography major with Urban and Regional Spatial Analysis emphasis requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements (pages xxx-xxx) and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

Required:

  Geography core: 970:010; 970:026 (3 or 4 hrs.);  970:164; 970:170; 970:180; 970:181.....16-17 hours

Methods: one of the following.....3 hours

  Mathematics: 800:072.

  Sociology: 980:080.

Intermediate Systematic Geography.....15 hours

  At least 9 hours of the 15 hours required must come from one of the following three concentrations. Up to 6 hours in cognate courses may be taken with approval.

  Urban and Regional Planning: 970:104, 970:114, 970:117, 970:168, 970:179, 970:186*, 970:151 or 970:186*.

  Regional Economic Development and Business Geographics: 970:101, 970:117, 970:119, 970:121, 970:141, 970:168, 970:179, 970:111 or 970:116 or 970:151 or 970:186*.

  Environmental Management: 970:100, 970:126, 970:127, 970:129, 970:137, 970:168, 970:179.

Electives in Geography.....9 hours

43-44 hours

*970:186 Studies In courses require department approval for applicability to the major concentration.