Geography: Human Geography option, B.A.

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Please note - As of April 24, 2015, this program is not currently accepting new students.

This major is administered by the Department of Geography and Geology .

The Geography Major satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the Catalog.

Consists of a minimum of 52 credits depending on the option selected.

Geography core

Required courses

GEOG 101 - The Physical Environment 5 cr.
GEOG 120 - Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 276 - Introduction to Cartography: Map Conceptualization and Development 3 cr.
GEOG 279 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems 2 cr.
GEOG 280 - Seminar: Geography as a Profession 3 cr.
GEOG 390 - Applied Statistics in Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 490 - Senior Research 3 cr. or
GEOG 491 - Senior Thesis 3 cr. or
GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr. (GEOG 496 required for urban planning option)

World Language Courses, 8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, then you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement

Mathematics

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Human Geography option

Required

GEOG 347 - GIS Applications in Historical Studies 3 cr.
GEOG 366 - Historical Geography 3 cr. or
GEOG 369 - Political Geography 3 cr.

Take 6 additional credits from

Note

* whichever was not taken above

Take 9 additional credits from

GEOG 211 - Wisconsin 2 or 3 cr. (required for teacher certification)
GEOG 226 - North America 3 cr.
GEOG 300 - Africa 3 cr.
GEOG 301 - Middle America 3 cr.
GEOG 302 - Southwest Pacific 3 cr.
GEOG 325 - Geography of China 3 cr.
GEOG 328 - Europe 3 cr.
GEOG 329 - Environmental Geography of Europe 3 cr.
GEOG 365 - Tourism Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 366 - Historical Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 368 - Geography of Religion 3 cr.
GEOG 369 - Political Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 373 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 374 - Rural Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 382 - Dynamic Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 391 - Special Topics 1-3 cr. (when offered as a human geography topic)
GEOG 393 - Field Trip in Geography 1-3 cr. (when offered with a human geography emphasis)
GEOG 395 - Directed Study 1-3 cr.
GEOG 399 - Research 1-3 cr.
GEOG 476 - Geographic Information Systems I 3 cr.
GEOG 479 - Geographic Information Systems II 3 cr.

Recommended courses

SOC 300 - The American Community 2 or 3 cr.
SOC 356 - Urban Sociology 3 cr.
SOC 360 - Population Problems 3 cr.
POLI 315 - Minority Group Politics 3 cr.
POLI 341 - Urban Politics 3 cr.
ECON 342 - Ecological Economics 3 cr.
ECON 362 - Economic Development 3 cr.
ECON 374 - Regional Economic Growth 3 cr.
HIST 280 - American Environmental History 3 cr.
HIST 292 - Native American History 3 cr.
HIST 385 - Women, War, and Peace 3 cr.
HIST 393 - Wisconsin Indians 3 cr.

Communication in the Major

Choose any two:

GEOG 280 - Seminar: Geography as a Profession 3 cr.
GEOG 382 - Dynamic Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 389 - Urban and Regional Planning Analysis 3 cr.
GEOG 393 - Field Trip in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOG 490 - Senior Research 3 cr.
GEOG 496 - Community Development Practices 3 cr.

Capstone Experience

GEOG 490 - Senior Research 3 cr. or
GEOG 491 - Senior Thesis 3 cr.