Geography, BA (GPS)

Term One

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• PLS 2000 - Power and Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
• HST 1100 - Western Civilizations to 1500 Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Term Two

• CORE - EC 2000  or EC 2900  preferred Credit Hour(s): 3
• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• SOC 2000 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Arts/Humanities CORE Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s) 3

Term Three

• GEO 2100 - Physical Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 2000 - Growth and Change in Urban Society Credit Hour(s): 3
• EES 1050 - Dynamic Earth Credit Hour(s): 4
• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Term Four

• GEO 2200 - Human Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3

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• EES 1070 - Sustainable Earth Credit Hour(s): 4 and
• EES 1070L - Sustainable Earth Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 0
• GEO 3100 - Economic Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*

Term Five

• GEO 3300 - World Regional Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• GEO 4100 - Remote Sensing Credit Hour(s): 3
• Geography Elective
• Any additional WSU core course
• GE Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s) 3

Term Six

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• GEO 3400 - Urban Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• GEO 3500 - Environmental Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• GEO 4410 - Cartography Credit Hour(s): 4
• ​​GE Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s) 3
• GE Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s) 3

Term Seven

• GEO 4430 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
• GEO 4860 - Foundations and Methods of Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
• URS 3980 - Quantitative Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Eight

• GEO 4440 - Advanced GIS Applications Credit Hour(s): 4
• GEO 4950 - Geography Internship Credit Hour(s): 3
• GEO 4990 - Applied Research Project Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 1

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN).

Program Description

Geography is the study of the location and interrelationships of human and physical phenomena on the earth’s surface. Because of its emphasis on spatial organization and distribution of these phenomena, geography has a broad cross-disciplinary base. Topics of study such as cartography, climatology, landform analysis, remote sensing, settlement theory, spatial interaction, and urban morphology indicate the breadth of contemporary geography. The undergraduate major in geography includes the study of cultural, economic, physical, and regional geography, as well as cartography, quantitative methods, and field work. Backgrounds in the natural and social sciences, humanities, statistical methods, and computer programming are useful to the geography major. The geography program allows students to select a curriculum best suited to their particular interests or future plans. Depending on their interests or plans, geography majors must select a program leading to either a Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science degree.

Career Opportunities

For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information

The School of Public and International Affairs

325 Millett Hall

(937) 775 - 2942

urbanaff_geo@wright.edu

http://www.wright.edu/academics/urs_geo/geography.htm

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