B.S., Geography
Concentrations: Environmental Studies, Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies, and Geospatial Sciences
Minimum Requirements for Degree: 120 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | ||
| As part of the general education requirements, complete: | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | ||
| As part of the B.S. degree requirements, complete: | ||
| Environmental Ethics and Actions | ||
| Essential Calculus with Applications | ||
or MATH F251X | Calculus I | |
| Program Requirements | ||
| GEOG F101X | Expedition Earth: Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| GEOG F111X | Earth and Environment: Elements of Physical Geography | 4 |
| GEOG F312 | People, Places and Environment: Principles of Human Geography | 3 |
| GEOG F483 | Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods 1 | 3 |
| GEOG F490 | Geography Seminar 1 | 3 |
| GEOS F488 | Undergraduate Research 1 | 1-3 |
| or GEOG F300 | Internship in Geography | |
| NRM F338 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Concentrations | ||
| Complete one of the following concentrations: | 30-56 | |
Environmental Studies | ||
Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies | ||
Geospatial Sciences | ||
| 1 | Completion of these three courses will fulfill the baccalaureate capstone requirement. |
Concentrations
Environmental Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| As part of the general education requirements, complete: | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| As part of the B.S. degree requirements, complete: | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology I | ||
| Fundamentals of Biology II | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| GEOG F207 | Research Methods and Statistics in Geography | 3 |
| GEOG F307 | Weather and Climate | 3 |
| GEOG F339 | Maps and Landscape Analysis | 4 |
| GEOG F483 | Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods | 3 |
| Complete two from the following: | 6 | |
| Geography of Climate and Environmental Change | ||
| Geographic Assessment and Prediction of Natural Hazards | ||
| Environmental Decision-Making | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Complete three from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Introduction to Conservation Biology | ||
| Soils and the Environment | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Outdoor Recreation Management | ||
| Introduction to Watershed Management | ||
| Resource Management Planning | ||
| Wilderness Management | ||
| Soil Management for Quality and Conservation | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | ||
| Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| Applications of GPS and GIS in Geophysics | ||
| Survey Research in Natural Resources Management | ||
| GIS Analysis | ||
Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| As part of the general education requirements, complete: | ||
| Weather and Climate of Alaska | ||
| College Physics I | ||
| Program Requirements | ||
| GEOG F412 | Geography of Climate and Environmental Change | 3 |
| or ATM F456 | Climate and Climate Change | |
| GEOS F304 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| Complete three from the following: | 9 | |
| Maps and Landscape Analysis | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Polar Geography | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6 | |
| Geography of Alaska | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Ice Age Alaska | ||
| Ice in the Climate System | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6-12 | |
| Research Methods and Statistics in Geography | ||
| Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | ||
| Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| Applications of GPS and GIS in Geophysics | ||
| GIS Analysis | ||
Geospatial Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete four from the following: | 12-13 | |
| Introduction to Computer Programming | ||
| Research Methods and Statistics in Geography | ||
| Maps and Landscape Analysis | ||
| Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| GIS Analysis | ||
| Complete three from the following: | 6-7 | |
| Remote Sensing for Engineering | ||
| GIS Applications in Geological and Environmental Engineering | ||
| Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | ||
| Beyond the Mouse: Computer Programming and Automation for Geoscientists | ||
| Applications of GPS and GIS in Geophysics | ||
| GIS and Remote Sensing for Natural Resources | ||
| GIS Programming 1 | ||
| Natural Resource Applications of Remote Sensing 1 | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6 | |
| Polar Geography | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| Ice Age Alaska | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| 1 | Graduate-level credit used to complete this undergraduate degree program may NOT be applied towards future graduate degree programs. |
Note: Students and faculty advisors should carefully review prerequisites for courses outlined in each required and/or optional area. Some courses require successful completion of up to three prerequisite courses. Therefore, while students and faculty should note minimum degree credit hours are 120, the actual number of required course credits may exceed that number.
