Geography Track CurriculumGeography Track Curriculum

Geography Track Curriculum

Below is the sequence of courses recommended for the geography track. You can also learn about the course sequences for business and economics and modern languages on their respective pages.

Below is a recommended framework of courses for completing the degree in four years.

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies: Geography Track: 120 Credits

(For other tracks please see Foreign Languages and Cultures and Business and Economics departments.)

The following eight-semester schedule of courses provides a recommended framework for completing this program of study in four years.

First Semester – 16 credits
CourseCredits

*GEO 100 Intro to Geography

3 crs.

**ENG 101 English Composition I

3 crs.

**UNI 100 First-Year Seminar

1 crs.

*FRE (SPN) 01 Elementary I

3 crs.

General Education Courses6 crs.

Second Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*GEO 105 Human Geography

3 crs.

**ENG 102 English Composition II

3 crs.

*FRE (SPN) 102 Elementary II

3 crs.

General Education Courses

6 crs.

Third Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*GEO 200 Economic Geography

3 crs.

*GEO 325 Geography of Europe

3 crs.

*FRE (SPN) 203 Intermediate I

3 crs.

Gen. Educ., Minor OR Elective Courses

6 crs.

Fourth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*GEO 328 Geography of Latin America

3 crs.

*FRE (SPN) 204 Intermediate II

3 crs.

*French (Spanish) Culture Course

3 crs.

300- or 400-Level Gen. Educ., Minor, OR Elective Courses

6 crs.

Fifth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*GEO 338 Geog. of the Pacific Basin

3 crs.

*FRE (SPN) 311 Conv., Comp. and Phon. I

3 crs.

300- or 400-Level Gen. Educ., Minor, OR Elective Courses

9 crs.

Sixth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*FRE (SPN) 312 Conv., Comp. and Phon. II

3 crs.

*Geography Elective (300- or 400-Level)

3 crs.

Gen. Educ., Minor, OR Elective Courses

9 crs.

Seventh Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredit

*Language Elective (400-Level)

3 crs.

300- or 400-Level Gen. Educ., Minor, OR Elective Courses

12 crs.

Eighth Semester – 15 credits
CourseCredits

*Language Elective (400-Level)

3 crs.

Gen. Educ., Minor, OR Elective Courses

12 crs.

* Required major and related courses
** Required and recommended General Education courses