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Apr 28, 2024
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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Geographic Science, Environmental Conservation, Sustainability and Development Concentration, B.A.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Required Courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Foreign Language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours 2
- Philosophy course(s) (in addition to General Education courses) 3 Credit Hours
- Major requirements 53 Credit Hours
- Electives 18-22 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 For Honors students, the advanced sequence is GEOG 499A , GEOG 499B , and GEOG 499C .
2 Students may opt for a capstone experience that entails three or six hours of independent research (GEOG 490 ), with the approval of and in close consultation with a project adviser.
Additional Information
In addition to the geography core courses, students must choose one of two concentrations, listed in the “Concentrations” section. All courses for the major must be taken on a graded basis. Students must earn a “C” or better in each of the core courses as they are prerequisites to most concentration courses.
Concentration Requirements
The environmental conservation, sustainability and development (ECSD) concentration focuses on the geographical contexts within which people and places interact. Required and elective course work allows students to explore spatial and temporal patterning between human communities and the natural environment at multiple scales. The curriculum addresses global issues such as global climate change and globalization; environment and human interactions including political, economic, physical and ethical factors; human and ecological aspects of sustainable development; natural resource management including energy, forests, wildlife and biodiversity; cultural ecology; regional geography and population issues.
In addition to the geography core requirements, students in the environmental conservation, sustainability and development concentration must complete the following course work.
Required Courses
- ECSD Electives 15 Credit Hours
- Cognate course 3 Credit Hours
Senior seminar course, selected from the following: 3 Credit Hours
ECSD Electives
Students select four courses from the list below. These 300-level courses are identified on the concentration form, which will be reviewed and approved by the student’s academic adviser.
In consultation with the academic adviser, a student may select one non-geographic science course as an elective.
Cognate Course: 3 Credit Hours
(three credit hours selected from the following)
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