Undergraduate Curriculum

Curriculum

Faculty

Urban, Regional & Global Studies

Undergraduates who are interested in the Urban, Regional and Global Studies specialization will need to meet the following requirements and complete the required course work to earn a B.A. in Geography. Undergraduates also will be interested in the acquired skill sets as a part of this course work, the types of issues and topics that are addressed, and the career opportunities that are available within this field.

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Requirements

Required Geography credit hours:47+
Other Required course:Statistics 145 or higher

Required courses

Below are the course requirements for students in the Urban, Regional and Global Studies specialization. Please be aware that requirements are subject to change. The definitive version can be found in the Department of Geography Undergraduate Manual.

CourseCreditsPrerequisitesQuarter(s) Offered
Geog 580: Introduction to Cartography5NoneAll
Geog 607: Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems5NoneAutumn
Geog 683: Intro to Geog Analysis5Stat 145 or 245Autumn
System courses (4 required)
CourseCreditsPrerequisitesQuarter(s) Offered
Geog 450: Making of the Modern World 5NoneWinter
Geog 460: Political Geography5NoneAll
Geog 630: Conservation of Natural Resources OR Geog 635: Globalization and Environment5 / 5None / NoneWinter / Winter
Geog 640: Economic Geography OR Geog 642: Geography of Development5 / 5None / NoneAutumn / Spring
Geog 645: Geography of Transportation5NoneAutumn, Spring
Geog 650: Urban Geography OR Geog 660: Urban Political Geography5 / 5None / NoneWinter, Spring / Varies
Geog 655: Theory and Methods of Regional Analysis5Geog 240Spring
Geog 670: Population Geography5Geog 240Winter
Physical Courses (1 Required)
CourseCreditsPrerequisitesQuarter(s) Offered
Geog 210: Physical Geography and Environmental Issues5NoneAll
Geog 520: Climatology5NoneAutumn, Winter
Geog 597.02: Integrated Earth Systems5NoneWinter
Regional Courses (1 Required)
CourseCreditsPrerequisitesQuarter(s) Offered
Geog 400: Geography of United States and Canada5NoneAll
Geog 510: Geography of Western Europe5NoneVaries
Geog 512: Geography of the former Soviet Union5NoneAutumn
Geog 605: Special Problems in the Geography of Latin America5NoneWinter
Geog 608: South Africa: Society & Space5NoneVaries
Geog 612: Special Problems in the Geography of the former U.S.S.R.5NoneWinter
Electives (1 Required)

Any of the courses listed on the previous pages may be used toward an elective, but the course may not be used toward both an elective and requirement. Some suggested electives are listed below.
CourseCreditsPrerequisitesQuarter(s) Offered
Geog 605: Special Problems in the Geography of Latin America5None Winter
Geog 608: South Africa: Society & Space5NoneVaries
Geog 612: Special Problems in the Geography of the former U.S.S.R.5NoneWinter
Geog 630: Conservation of Natural Resources5NoneWinter
Geog 640: Economic Geography5NoneAutumn
Geog 642: Geography of Development5NoneSpring
Geog 643: Governance, Society & Dev. in the Global Economy5NoneSpring
Geog 645: Geography of Transportation5NoneAutumn, Spring
Geog 647: Locational Analysis5NoneSpring
Geog 650: Urban Geography5NoneWinter, Spring
Geog 652: Cities, Cultures, & the Political Geography of Difference5NoneWinter
Geog 655: Theory and Methods of Regional Analysis5Geog 240Spring
Geog 660: Urban Political Geography5NoneVaries
Geog 670: Population Geography5Geog 240Winter
Geog 680: Numerical Cartography5Geog 580, Math 150Winter
Geog 685: Intermediate GIS5Geog 607Winter

Issues and topics

The following is an example of the types of issues and topics students will study within the Urban, Regional and Global Studies specialization.

Political geography

Area/location studies

Transportation

Globalization

Development

Spatial analysis


Acquired skill sets

Students can expect to acquire and perform the following skills sets within this specialization. Students also should have a solid background in mathematics and the physical sciences.

Technical skills:


Career opportunities

Geographers can find career opportunities in many fields both within and outside the field of geography. Below is a partial listing of careers that students within the Urban, Regional and Global Studies specialization are well-suited and where previous graduates have found employment.