Geography - General, BA

Pioneer Success Seminar

Required Course: 1

• WPU 1011 Pioneer First Year Success Seminar Credits: 1.0

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits (excluding those completed within the major): 34

Two (2) University Core Curriculum courses are completed as part of the major requirements:

• UCC Area 3C, Ways of Knowing; Social and Behavioral Sciences: GEO 1500   

         (One (1) more UCC Area 3C course is required to complete this goal.)

• UCC Area 6, Global Awareness: GEO 1500 ​  

University Core Curriculum requirements and courses.  

World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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Geography Major Core Courses

Required Credits: 15

• GEO 1500 World Regional Geography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 2030 Introduction To Geographic Information Sciences and Techniques Credits: 3.0
• GEO 2100 Human Geography Credits: 3.0

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  Select one (1) of the following three (3) research methods courses:

• MATH 1300 Elementary Statistics Credits: 3.0
• POL 2020 Research Methods in Political Science Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4020 Research Methods in Geography Credits: 3.0

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• GEO 4800 Senior Seminar Credits: 3.0

Regional Geography Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 6

Select two (2) of the following:

• GEO 3310 Geography of Asia Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3320 Geography of Middle East Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3330 Geography of Europe Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3340 Geography of Africa in Global Perspective Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3350 Geography of Latin America Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3360 Geography of the Commonwealth of Independent States Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3380 Geography of US and Canada Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3390 Geography of New Jersey Credits: 3.0

Geography and Related Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 12

Select four (4) courses; at least two (2) must be geography courses:

• GEO 1600 Introduction To Physical Geography Credits: 4.0
• GEO 2200 Environment and Humans Credits: 3.0
• GEO 2300 Global Population Issues Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3000 Political Geography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3030 Remote Sensing Credits: 4.0
• GEO 3100 Trade and Transportation Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3200 Cultural Geography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3210 Geography of the Global Economy Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3410 Geography of North American Cities Credits: 3.0
• GEO 3600 Geography of Hunger and Food Supply Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4010 Computer Cartography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4030 Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4060 Climatology Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4120 Geography of Health and Disease Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4410 Urban Planning Issues Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4500 Internship in Geography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4650 Biogeography Credits: 3.0
• GEO 4990 Independent Study Credits: 1.0 - 6.0
• ANTH 3300 Anthropology of Tourism Credits: 3.0
• ANTH 3560 Urban Anthropology Credits: 3.0
• ANTH 3590 Cultural Change Latin America Credits: 3.0
• ECON 2300 Economics of the Environment Credits: 3.0
• ENV 1100 Environmental Sustainability Credits: 4.0
• ENV 1150 General Geology Credits: 4.0
• HIST 2020 World History Since 1500 Credits: 3.0
• HIST 3140 History of New Jersey Credits: 3.0
• HIST 3190 Age of Global Connections Credits: 3.0
• POL 2250 Political Economy of US Credits: 3.0
• POL 3280 Urban Policies and Problems Credits: 3.0
• SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America Credits: 3.0
• SOC 2730 Global Cities Credits: 3.0
• SOC 3750 Social and Environmental Change Credits: 3.0
• WGS 3820 Gender and Global Migration Credits: 3.0

Technology Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 2

One (1) Technology Intensive course is completed as part of the major requirements: GEO 2030  

One (1) additional Technology Intensive course is required for graduation.

Technology Intensive requirement and courses.  

Writing Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed as part of the University Core Curriculum, Area 2B: ENG 1100  

Three (3) additional Writing Intensive courses are required for graduation.

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