Geography
 

Geography: Global Studies

Geography: Global Studies
BS
Hours41 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 8 courses
Geography core courses:
GEOG 100 - The Geographic Approach 1.0
GEOG 101 - Global Environment: Understanding Physical Geography 3.0
GEOG 110 - Landscapes of Disaster: An Introduction to Natural Hazards 3.0
GEOG 120 - Geography and World Affairs 3.0
GEOG 130 - Introduction to Human Geography 3.0
GEOG 211 - Map Use and Interpretation 4.0
GEOG 212 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3.0
GEOG 222 - Statistics for Geographers 1 3.0
requirement 2 Complete 3 courses
Regional courses:
GEOG 245 - Geography of Utah 3.0
GEOG 250 - United States and Canada 3.0
GEOG 255 - Middle and South America 3.0
GEOG 260 - Europe 3.0
GEOG 265 - Russia and the Former Soviet Union 3.0
GEOG 271 - Middle East 3.0
GEOG 272 - East Asia 3.0
GEOG 273 - Southeast Asia 3.0
GEOG 285 - Africa South of the Sahara 3.0
requirement 3 Complete 3 courses
Systematic courses:
GEOG 303 - Biogeography 3.0
GEOG 304 - Geography of Climates 3.0
GEOG 305 - Geography of Landforms 3.0
GEOG 306 - Global Conservation Designations 3.0
GEOG 331 - Economic Geography 3.0
GEOG 336 - Urban Geography 3.0
GEOG 341 - Political Geography 3.0
GEOG 346 - Population Geography 3.0
GEOG 348 - Tourism: Patterns and Analysis 3.0
GEOG 349 - Global Adventure Travel 3.0
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 110, 120, 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

Recommend viable solutions to current world problems based on increased knowledge, understanding, passion and emphathy(Courses: Geog 120, 331, 341, 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.