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Major Program

Total number of hours:  43

Introductory Requirements (12 Hours):

  • Geo 140 Human Geography
  • Geo 200 Physical Geography I
  • Geo 201 Physical Geography II
  • Geo 204 Geographic Techniques

Regional Requirements (6 hours):

  • One course from: Geo 230 Latin America, Geo 250 Africa, Geo 255 Asia
  • One course from: Geo 215 United States, Geo 220 Illinois, Geo 240 Europe, Geo 245 Former Soviet Union

Thematic Requirements (6 hours):

  • Two courses from: Geo 150 Economic Geography, Geo 205 Global Environmental Issues, Geo 208 Political Geography, Geo 210 Historical Geography, Geo 336 Urban Geography

Techniques Requirements (9 hours):

  • Geo 300 Cartography
  • Geo 303 Geographic Information Systems
  • One course from: Geo 305 Remote Sensing, Geo 308 Quantitative Methods in Geography, Geo 310 Field Geography, Geo 370 Urban and Regional Planning

Elective Requirement (3 hours):

  • One course from: Geo 130 The Traveler’s World, Geo 276 Environmental Geology, Geo 287 Independent Study, Geo 304 GIS Applications, Geo 306 Regional and Area Studies, Geo 351 Cartographic Processes, Geo 380 Geomorphology,
    or any of the following not completed to fulfill another major requirement:
    Geo 150 Economic Geography, Geo 205 Global Environmental Issues, Geo 208 Political Geography, Geo 210 Historical Geography, Geo 305 Remote Sensing, Geo 308 Quantitative Methods in Geography, Geo 310 Field Geography, Geo 336 Urban Geography

Capstone Requirements (7 hours):

  • Geo 315 Seminar in Geography
  • Geo 398.01 Professional Practice Internship in Geography