May 20, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HELP

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Geography Major, BA - Geospatial Science and Technology Concentration

Students who enter the major having completed a laboratory science sequence other than geography may petition the department to waive the GEOG 131* /GEOG 137* and GEOG 132* /GEOG 138* requirements. Students who enter the major with more than 60 hours credit may petition the department to waive the GEOG 101* or GEOG 121* requirement.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Prerequisites

Select one course:

GEOG 131* - Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 137* - Honors: Weather, Climate, and Climate Change 4 Credit Hours

Select one course:

GEOG 132* - Landscapes and Environmental Change 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 138* - Honors: Landscapes and Environmental Change 4 Credit Hours

Select one course:

GEOG 101* - World Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 111* - Our Digital Earth 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 121* - Sustainable Human Geographies 3 Credit Hours

Major requirements

Complete:

GEOG 311 - Geovisualization and Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 415* - Quantitative Methods in Geography 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 499 - Practicing Geography and Sustainability 3 Credit Hours

Select five courses (at least 15 hours):

GEOG 312 - First Steps in GIS Programming 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 313 - Geospatial Field Methods of UAVs, LiDAR, and GPS 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 314 - Introduction to Uncrewed Aerial Systems 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 315 - Special Topics in GIST 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 409 - GIS for Environmental and Socio-Economic Applications 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 411 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 412 - Environmental Modeling and Geospatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 413 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 414 - Spatial Data Management 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 416 - GIS Project Management 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 420* - GIS in the Community 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 421 - Maps, Society, Power 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 422 - Geographic Software Design 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 424 - LiDAR Technology and Applications 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 425 - Human Dimension in GIScience 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 449* - Geography of Transportation 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 454 - GIS for Terrain Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 490 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 494 - Undergraduate Research Experience 1-3 Credit Hours
GEOG 495 - Special Topics in Geography 1-4 Credit Hours

Select 6 additional hours:

300-400 level geography courses

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .