Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor's Degree Programs
Geography
The Bachelor of Arts degree in geography provides a general introduction to the philosophy, content, and methods of the discipline. The Department of Geography is also developing an applied emphasis in environmental analysis, including courses in field methods, remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information systems. Students can thus select a broad academic program or emphasize acquisition of job-related skills.Students must complete the School of Liberal Arts graduation requirements and a minimum of 31 credit hours in geography, as detailed below. The core courses are intended to provide a foundation for more specialized upper-division courses, and thus should be taken at the beginning of the major program. Geography G309 is normally offered every fall semester and G311 every spring. The capstone experience, normally taken during the senior year, is intended to help students integrate and reflect on their undergraduate training.
Four core courses:
- G107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
- G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
- G309 Frontiers in Geographic Thought (3 cr.)
- G311 Introduction to Research Methods in Geography (3 cr.)
- G300 The World of Maps (3 cr.)
- G337 Cartography and Graphics (3 cr.)
- G338 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
- G436 Advanced Remote Sensing(3 cr.)
- G438 Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)
- G439 Seminar in Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)
- G488 Applied Spatial Statistics (3 cr.)
Environmental geography:
- G303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)
- G305 Environmental Change: Nature and Impact
- G307 Biogeography (3 cr.)
- G310 Human Impact on Environment (3 cr.)
- G315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
- G390 Topics: Environmental Focus (3 cr.)
- G404 Soils Geography (3 cr.)
- G446 Cultural Biogeography (3 cr.)
- G475 Climate Change (3 cr.)
- G302 Introduction to Transportation Analysis (3 cr.)
- G314 Urban Geography (3 cr.)
- G331 Economic Geography (3 cr.)
- G355 Political Geography (3 cr.)
- G360 Geography of Wine (3 cr.)
- G390 Topics: Human Geography Focus (3 cr.)
- G418 Historical Geography (3 cr.)
- G321 Geography of Europe (3 cr.)
- G323 Geography of Latin America (3 cr.)
- G324 Geography of the Caribbean (3 cr.)
- G323 Geography of Latin America (3 cr.)
- G326 Geography of North America (3 cr.)
- G327 Geography of Indiana (3 cr.)
- G328 Rural Landscapes of North America (3 cr.)
- G330 North American House Types (3 cr.)
- G334 Field Geography of North America (1-3 cr.)
- G363 Landscapes and Cultures of the Caribbean (3 cr.)
- G390 Topics: Variable Regional Focus (3 cr.)
- G421 Environments of Tropical Lands (3 cr.)
- G424 Geography of Africa (3 cr.)
- G491 Capstone Experience in Geography (1 cr.) or
- G439 Seminar in Geographic Information Science (3 cr.)