Geography: Geospatial Intelligence (BS)

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Geography Bachelors BS

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Variable Credit Max

Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

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Core Geographic Knowledge and Skills

Learning Outcome

Explain and apply the National Geographic Society-related foundational concepts of Human Societies and Spatiality, Physical Environments, Human-Environmental Interaction, Regional Geography, Critical Spatial Thinking, and Effective Communication.

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Intelligence and the Intelligence Community

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to act professionally using fundamental principles of intelligence (e.g. collection analysis) and describe how intelligence is used in government and private environments.

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Geography and Security

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to analyze simple security and intelligence problems using a geographic perspective relating human actions to cultural political economic social and physical landscapes.

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Case Study Analysis

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to analyze social science data (case histories) using structured analytical methods peculiar to intelligence analysis as practiced in the US.

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Collaboration and Problem Solving

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to combine their acquired group research habits with their individual competencies in oral and written information exchange using geographic concepts and investigative techniques.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 — Complete 20 hours

Core courses:

course - The Geographic Approach 2.0

course - Global Environment 3.0

course - Landscapes of Disaster 3.0

course - Geography & World Affairs 3.0

course - Intro to Human Geography 3.0

course - Mapping Your World 3.0

course - Statistics for Geographers 1 3.0

Requirement 2 — Complete 12 hours

course - Intro to GIS 3.0

course - Geog of Climates 3.0

course - Remote Sensing 1 3.0

course - Statistics for Geographers 2 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 3 hours

course - Economic Geography 3.0

course - Political Geography 3.0

course - Sem in Geospatial Intellig 2 3.0

course - Environment and Society 3.0

course - Geog of Contemporary Issues 3.0

Requirement 4 —Complete 3 hours

GIS courses:

course - Programming for Geographers 3.0

course - Intermediate GIS 3.0

course - Cartographic Desgn 4.0

course - Analytical Cartography 3.0

course - Advanced GIS 3.0

course - Remote Sensing 2 3.0

Requirement 5 —Complete 2 of 7 Courses

Regional geography courses:

course - Middle & South America 3.0

course - Russia & Former Soviet Union 3.0

course - Middle East 3.0

course - East Asia 3.0

course - Southeast Asia 3.0

course - The Pacific Islands 3.0

course - Africa South of the Sahara 3.0

Note: Geog 271 is highly recommended.

Requirement 6 —Complete 3 hours

course - Sem in Geospatial Intellig 1 3.0

Requirement 7 — Complete 3 hours

Experiential Learning. Complete 3 hours from the following.

course - Academic Internship 0.5-6.0v

course - Field Methods 1.0-3.0v

course - Mentored Research 1.0-3.0v

Note: A Geography course taken during a study abroad may be counted for this requirement with department approval. Double counting with other requirements is not allowed.

Requirement 8 — Obtain confirmation from your advisement center that you have completed the following:

Complete the exit assessment during the final semester, no later than one month before graduation.