Geography

A major in geography may be earned by completing the specified course work. A minor may be earned by selecting 18 hours from any geography courses. It is recommended that students take GEOG 2243, Fundamentals of Geography, prior to attempting other geography courses. At least 18 hours of advanced (3000, 4000) courses are required on a geography major. Eighteen hours of this major must be earned at NSU. A grade of “C” or better is required on all courses in the major.

Bachelor of Arts Geography Major

DEPT NO COURSE CREDIT
GEOG 2243 Fundamentals of Geography 3 hours
GEOG 3553 Physical Geography 3 hours
 
Human Topical Geography (to be selected from): 3 hours
GEOG 3133 Principles of Economic Geography
GEOG 4133 Cultural Geography
GEOG 4183 Geography of Agriculture
GEOG 4193 Urban Geography
GEOG 4303 Historical Geography of the U.S.
GEOG 4313 World Political Geography
GEOG 4823 Urban and Regional Planning
 
Physical Geography (to be selected from): 3 hours
GEOG 3033 Environmental Geography
GEOG 3343 Weather and Climate
GEOG 4343 Soil and Plant Geography
GEOG 4273 Landforms
 
Regional Geography (to be selected from): 3 hours
GEOG 3253 World Regional Geography
GEOG 4243 Geography of Oklahoma
GEOG 4463 Geography of Africa
GEOG 4483 Geography of East Asia
GEOG 4493 Geography of Latin America
GEOG 4513 Geography of the U.S. and Canada
 
Techniques in Geography (to be selected from): 6 hours
GEOG 3513 Map Interpretation
GEOG 3813 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG * 4833 Geographic Information Sysytems Applications
 
Elective Geography: 15 hours
Selected from courses not utilized above and from the following:
GEOG 4000 Workshop in Geography
GEOG * 4501 Special Problems in Geography
GEOG * 4990 Geography Internship
BADM * 3933 Business Statistics
    or
MATH * 3513 Statistical Methods
    or
PSYC * 3553 Psychological Statistics
    or
SOC * 3323 Social Statistics
SOC 4423 Urban Sociology
Total 36 hours
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts & Sciences. The geography major together with general education hours, provides for 62 hours. The student is advised to take a minor or second major in Liberal Arts & Sciences fields in order to satisfy this requirement.

*Prerequisites




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