Undergraduate Program

As a geography major you must meet all the perspectives, electives, and other requirements in the General College and in the College of Arts and Sciences. To ensure that you are on track to accomplish all of these, you should consult with your General College or Arts and Sciences Geography advisor each semester. Many of these requirements are spelled out in the Undergraduate Bulletin.

Courses offered in Spring 2004
Courses offered in Fall 2004

To major in Geography you must pass a minimum of nine courses within the major. Six of the nine must be passed with a grade of "C" or better. Some 100-level courses (noted with a *) have prerequisites, see "Geography Courses" below for details.

Geography Major Requirements

All majors take the following 5 courses:

• __ GEOG 010 Geography of Environmental Systems
• __ GEOG 020 World Regional Geography
• __ GEOG 070 Introduction to Geographic Information
• __ GEOG 110 Fundamental Concepts of Physical Geography
• __ GEOG 120 Fundamental Concepts of Human Geography

Each major declares a concentration in Geography from the following 3 concentrations:

• Earth Environmental Systems (EES)
• Geographic Information Sciences (GISc)
• Geography of Human Activity (GHA)

Each major is required to take 3 courses in their concentration from the following courses:

Earth Environmental Systems __ GEOG 90 Quantitative Methods in Geography ___  ___ at least (2) 100-level EES courses (see below)	Geography of Human Activity __ 1 regional course (see below)   ____  ____ at least (2) 100-level GHA courses (see below)	Geographic Information Sciences __ GEOG 90 Quantitative Methods in Geography ____  ____ at least (2) 100-level GISc courses (see below)
EES Courses 10  Geography of Environmental Systems 11  Weather and Climate 12  Environmental Conservation 53 Introduction to Atmospheric Processes 110  Fundamental Concepts of Physical Geography 112 Synoptic Meteorology 114  Physical Climatology 116  Applied Climatology  119  Terrain Analysis 140 Earth Surface Processes 141 Watershed systems 143  Ecological Plant Geography 144  Landscape Biogeography	GHA Courses 22  Geography of Economic Activity 23  Cultural Landscapes 28  Urban Social Geography 30  Third World Development Issues 120 Fundamental Concepts of Human Geography 121  Industrial Location 122  Geography of International Trade and Business 123  Social Geography 125  Space, Place and Difference 128  Urban Geography 132  The World’s Food Supply 134  The Cultural Ecology of Urbanization, Agriculture, and Disease 137  Natural Resources 145  Medical Geography 146  Geography of Health Care Delivery 150  Population Geography 153  Political Geography 154  Historical Geography of the United States 160  Economic Geography   Regional Courses 20  World Regional Geography 59  Latin America 60  North America’s Landscapes 62  Geography of North Carolina  157    Geography of Resource and Agriculture in Latin America 158  Urban Latin America 161  The South 164  Europe Today 166  Eastern Asia 167  Tropical Asia 168  Africa	GISc Courses 70  Introduction to Geographic Information 71  Map Design and Image Interpretation 177    Introduction to Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 178 Advanced Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing 90  Quantitative Methods in Geography 191  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 192  Applied Issues in Geographic Information Systems

Elective Courses

In addition to the 5 common foundation courses and the 3 courses in their chosen concentration, students must take 1 - 5 further courses to a total minimum of 9, maximum of 13. Elective courses are chosen from the departmental course list with advisor approval. Additional courses in the student’s concentration and from among the regional/integrative courses are strongly recommended. Geography’s first year seminars (GEOG 6E 1 & 6E 2) may be counted towards a student’s total electives. Appropriate students are strongly encouraged to pursue an honors degree, if they do so they will also need GEOG 98 and 99 (honors readings and research and theses hours). For more details see the Undergraduate Bulletin or the Department's Geography Courses Offered Home Page.

Minor Requirements

To minor in Geography you must pass a minimum of 5 courses in Geography of which 2 must be foundation courses (see above). Students minoring in Geography are encouraged to pursue elective courses in one of Geography’s major concentrations, and from among the regional courses Students wishing more information should consult a Geography advisor.

Independent Study and Research

Opportunities for independent study and research are available with many of the department’s faculty. Students interested in these opportunities take GEOG 95 with the faculty member of their choice. For more information contact the individual faculty member.

Honors Program

Qualifying students are strongly encouraged to pursue an honors degree. To gain admission to the honors program students need a minimum GPA of 3.2. Honors students take GEOG 98 and GEOG 99 (honors readings and research and theses hours) with their honors thesis chair in their senior year. Honors study involves the completion of a substantial piece of original research and the formal presentation of the results in an honors thesis and oral defense. Those who successfully complete the program are awarded their A.B. with either “Honors" or “Highest Honors" in Geography.

Minors for Geography Majors

A number of Arts and Sciences departments offer courses of study leading to a minor that would complement a geography major. Contact the Undergraduate Bulletin and the department in question for more details. In all cases, Geography majors must meet all the requirements in the minor field. To ensure that you are on track to accomplish this, you should consult with your minor department advisor each semester.

Suggested Minors for Geography Majors

Regional Focus

African Studies
American Studies

Topical Focus

Anthropology
Biology
Ecology Curriculum/Environmental Studies
Economics
Geology
History
Information Sciences
Marine Sciences
Public Policy Analysis
Political Science

Foreign Language Focus

Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Russian and Slavic Studies
The Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
Spanish