Geography: Global Studies
Geography: Global Studies
| Hours | 40 Credit Hours |
| MAP | Major Academic Plan |
Program Requirements
requirement 1 Complete 8 courses
Geography core courses:
requirement 2 Complete 3 courses
Regional courses:
requirement 3 Complete 9.0 hours from the following course(s)
Systematic courses:
requirement 4
Complete the exit assessment during the final semester, no later than one month before graduation.
Program Outcomes:
Human and Environmental Processes
Evaluate the core human and environmental processes which create the context for global issues (Geog 101, 110, 120, 130 and other human and physical geography courses)
Regional Geography
Examine the characteristics of a given place or region vis a vis the physical and human patterns and processes that are present (NGS element: Places and Regions).
Current World Issues
Recognize and illustrate the tradeoffs associated with current world issues from an increase in knowledge, understanding, passion and emphathy (Courses: Geog 120, 110, 130, 331, 341, 346 and various regional courses).
Core geographic knowledge and skills
Understand, explain and apply the NGS-related foundational concepts of Human Societies and Spatiality, Physical Environments, Human-Environmental Interaction, Regional Geography, Critical Spatial Thinking, and Effective Communication.