Requirements for Concentration:

11 units, including an introductory course (ESCI 100  or GEOG 102 ); a geographic methods course (GEOG 220 , GEOG 224 , or GEOG 230 ); the Senior Seminar (GEOG 304 ); and another 300-level geography seminar. With the approval of the major adviser, two of the required 11 units may be taken at the 200- and 300-levels in cognate fields-such as anthropology, earth science, environmental studies, international studies, or urban studies, if the courses relate to the student’s focus in geography. After declaration of the major, no required courses may be taken NRO.

Senior-Year Requirement:

An optional senior thesis (GEOG 300 -GEOG 301  or GEOG 302 ) or another 300-level geography course; and GEOG 304  (Senior Seminar). Majors must write a senior thesis to be considered for departmental honors.

Recommendations:

ESCI 151 ; ESCI 290 - Field Work ; and a study-abroad experience.

The following core courses are highly recommended as they represent the key areas of geographical theories: GEOG 250 - Urban Geography: Space, Place, Environment ; GEOG 266 - Population, Environment, and Sustainable Development ; GEOG 276 - Economic Geography: Spaces of Global Capitalism ; GEOG 260 - Conservation of Natural Resources .

Students interested in focusing their geography program in areas such as social justice, political ecology, land-use planning, sustainable development, political economies of globalization, or historic preservation should see faculty in the department to discuss recommended course sequences in geography and related disciplines.