B.S., Geography
Admission to this program is currently suspended.
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Minimum Requirements for Geography B.S.: 120 credits
Concentrations: Environmental Studies, Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies, and Geospatial Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | ||
| 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 | |
| Geography 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/NRM F338 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG F483 | Research Design, Writing and Presentation Methods 1 | 3 |
| GEOG F490 | Geography Seminar 1 | 3 |
| GEOS F488 | Undergraduate Research 1 | 3 |
| or GEOG F300 | Internship in Geography or Geoscience | |
| STAT F200X | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
| or GEOS F430 | Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology | |
| or STAT F300 | Statistics | |
| 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 | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ATM F101X | Weather and Climate of Alaska | 4 |
| GEOG F339 | Change Detection in Arctic Systems | 4 |
| Environmental Studies | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6-7 | |
| Geopolitics of Energy | ||
| Geological Hazards | ||
| Climate Change Processes: Past, Present, Future | ||
or ATM F456 | Climate and Climate Change | |
| Environmental Decision-Making | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Environmental Systems | ||
| Complete three from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Introduction to Conservation Biology | ||
| Soils and the Environment | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Wilderness Management | ||
| Principles of Outdoor Recreation Management | ||
| Introduction to Watershed Management | ||
| Resource Management Planning | ||
| Soil Management for Quality and Conservation | ||
| Techniques | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | ||
| GIS Analysis | ||
| Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| Applications of GPS and GIS in Geophysics | ||
| Survey Research in Natural Resources Management | ||
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 | ||
or PHYS F211X | General Physics I | |
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| GEOS F480 | Climate Change Processes: Past, Present, Future | 4 |
| or ATM F456 | Climate and Climate Change | |
| GEOS F304 | Geomorphology | 3 |
| Landscape Processes | ||
| Complete three from the following: | 9-10 | |
| Change Detection in Arctic Systems | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| Permafrost 1 | ||
| Climate Change | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6 | |
| Climate and Climate Change 2 | ||
or GEOS F480 | Climate Change Processes: Past, Present, Future | |
| Geography of Alaska | ||
| Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | ||
| Methods and Applications | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | ||
| GIS Analysis | ||
| Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | ||
| Applications of GPS and GIS in Geophysics | ||
| 1 | Graduate-level credit used to complete this undergraduate degree program may NOT be applied towards future graduate degree programs. |
| 2 | If ATM F456 or GEOS F480 is used in the "Program Requirements" section, it cannot be used in the "Climate Change" section. |
Geospatial Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| CS F103 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 3 |
| GEOG F339 | Change Detection in Arctic Systems | 4 |
| GEOG/NRM F435 | GIS Analysis | 4 |
| GEOS F422 | Geoscience Applications of Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GIS/Remote Sensing | ||
| Complete three from the following: | 8-10 | |
| 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 | ||
| Landscape Study | ||
| Complete two from the following: | 6 | |
| Geography of the Arctic and Circumpolar North | ||
| The Dynamic Alaska Coastline | ||
| 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.
