Geography Major Program
Department of Geography | Faculty of Environment
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Spring
Students must complete 120 units including 45 upper division units.
Transfer students may enter the program before fulfilling all lower division requirements. See the advisor as soon as possible about program entry.
Students should consult with the advisor when formally declaring a geography major, or risk prolonging their program.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 18 units including all of
- GEOG 100 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography (3)
- GEOG 111 Earth Systems (3)
- GEOG 221 Economic Geography (3)
- GEOG 241 Social Geography (3)
and one of
- GEOG 213 Introduction to Geomorphology (3)
- GEOG 214 Weather and Climate (3)
- GEOG 215 Biogeography (3)
and one of
- GEOG 251 Quantitative Geography (3)
- GEOG 253 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
- GEOG 255 Geographical Information Science I (3)
In addition, GEOG 261-3 is strongly recommended to students who intend to take upper division courses in urban geography.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete 32 units of 300 and 400 division courses in geography within one of the following two concentrations.
Society and Environment Concentration
Students choosing this concentration complete two of
- GEOG 325 Geographies of Consumption (4)
- GEOG 362 Geography of Urban Built Environments (4)
- GEOG 363 Urban Planning and Policy (4)
- GEOG 377 Environmental History (4)
- GEOG 381W Political Geography (4)
- GEOG 382 Population Geography (4)
- GEOG 386 Health Geography (4)
- GEOG 387 Geography and Gender (4)
and one of
- GEOG 311 Hydrology (4)
- GEOG 312 Geography of Natural Hazards (4)
- GEOG 313 River Geomorphology (4)
- GEOG 314 The Climate System (4)
- GEOG 315 World Ecosystems (4)
- GEOG 316 Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles (4)
- GEOG 317 Soil Science (4)
- GEOG 318 Soils in Our Environment (4)
and any three other courses from the full list of 300 level geography courses
and one of
- GEOG 420 Cultural Geography (4)
- GEOG 432 Problems in Environmental History (4)
- GEOG 440 Law and Geography (4)
- GEOG 441 Cities, Space, and Politics (4)
- GEOG 449 Environmental Processes and Urban Development (4)
- GEOG 486 Health Care Geographies (4)
and any one other course from the full list of 400 level geography courses
and any additional courses, in geography and across the University, to complete the required total of 45 upper division units.
Resources, Economy, and Environment Concentration
Students choosing this concentration complete two of
- GEOG 322 World Resources (4)
- GEOG 323 Industrial Location (4)
- GEOG 324 Geography of Transportation (4)
- GEOG 327 Geography of Tourism (4)
- GEOG 383 Regional Development and Planning I (4)
- GEOG 385 Agriculture and the Environment (4)
- GEOG 389W Nature and Society (4)
and one of
- GEOG 311 Hydrology (4)
- GEOG 312 Geography of Natural Hazards (4)
- GEOG 313 River Geomorphology (4)
- GEOG 314 The Climate System (4)
- GEOG 315 World Ecosystems (4)
- GEOG 316 Global Biogeochemical and Water Cycles (4)
- GEOG 317 Soil Science (4)
- GEOG 318 Soils in Our Environment (4)
and any three other courses from the full list of 300 level geography courses
and one of
- GEOG 422 Theories and Practices of Development (4)
- GEOG 426 Industrial Change and Local Development (4)
- GEOG 427 Selected Topics in the Geography of Tourism (4)
- GEOG 428 World Forests (4)
- GEOG 445 Resource Planning (4)
- GEOG 468 Society and Environment in China (4)
and any one other course from the full list of 400 level geography courses
and any additional courses, in geography and across the University, to complete the required total of 45 upper division units.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
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Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
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