CORE CURRICULUM

Area II:  GEOG 1111& 1111L – Introduction to Physical Geography or GEOG 1112 & 1112L –Introduction to Weather and Climate and GEOG 1113 & 1113L – Introduction to Landforms.  (Students who have completed GEOG 1111 may enroll in GEOG 1112 and/or 1113. Students who have completed GEOG 1112 or 1113 may not enroll in GEOG 1111. It must be taken as a general elective if not taken under Area II.)

Area IV:   GEOG 1101 – Introduction to Human Geography.  (It must be taken as a general elective if not taken under Area IV.)

Area V: GEOG 1103 or 1125 (preferred, not required)

Area VI:  Students must take the equivalent of 18 semester hours of lower-division (1000- and 2000- level) courses that are related to (in some cases prerequisite to) advanced coursework in geography.  These must include:

1. STAT 2000 Elementary Statistics or  GEOG 2300 Geographic Data Analysis
2. MATH 2200 & 2200L Analytic Geometry and Calculus or MATH 2210 & 2210L Integral Calculus or MATH 2250 & 2250L  Calculus I for Science and Engineering  or MATH 2260 & 2260L  Calculus II for Science and Engineering  (Note:  MATH 2250 & 2250L are strongly encouraged for an atmospheric science focus.)
3. CSCI 1100 & 1100L Introduction to Personal Computing or CSCI 1210  Introduction to Computational Science or CSCI 1301 & 1301L Introduction to Computing and Programming (Note: CSCI 1301 & 1301L is required for the certificates in geographic information science and atmospheric science.)
4. Two lab science courses, beyond those required under Area II, in BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, or PHYS (both courses can be from the same department).
5. If items 1, 2, or 3 above have been satisfied elsewhere in the core, students may make up the remainder of their 18 semester hours with 1000/2000-level courses in ANTH (physical), BIOL, CHEM, CSCI, ECOL, GEOG, GEOL, MATH, PHYS, or STAT. Revised 9/15/2011

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework must be taken in geography at the 3000-level or above. This upper-division coursework must include the following:

• GEOG 3510 & 3510L   Cartography and Graphics
• At least two courses from the list of physical geography courses (see “Physical Geography” under the heading “Upper-division Curriculum Structure” below).
• At least one course from the list of human geography courses (see “Human Geography” under the heading “Upper-division Curriculum Structure” below).
• Four additional upper-division geography courses.

At least two of the seven selected geography courses taken at the upper-division must be 4000-level courses in physical geography or geographic techniques (see “Geographic Techniques” under the heading “Upper-division Curriculum Structure” below). A minimum grade of C must be earned in each upper-division course.

CORE CURRICULUM

Area II: GEOG 1111& 1111L – Introduction to Physical Geography or GEOG 1112 & 1112L –Introduction to Weather and Climate and GEOG 1113 & 1113L – Introduction to Landforms. (Students who have completed GEOG 1111 may enroll in GEOG 1112 and/or 1113. Students who have completed GEOG 1112 or 1113 may not enroll in GEOG 1111. It must be taken as a general elective if not taken under Area II.)

Area IV: GEOG 1101 – Introduction to Human Geography. (Must be taken as a general elective if not taken under Area IV.)

Area V: GEOG 1103 or GEOG 1125 (preferred, not required)

Area VI: Students must take the equivalent of 18 semester hours of lower-division (1000- and 2000-level) courses that are related to (in some cases prerequisite to) advanced coursework in geography. These must

include:

1. STAT 2000 Elementary Statistics or GEOG 2300 Geographic Data Analysis
2. The third semester of a foreign language.
3. Four courses selected from the following (and not taken under Area V):

• AFAM 2000 Introduction to African-American Studies
• ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
• PHIL 1500 or 2020 Logic and Critical Thinking
• SOCI 2600 Social Problems
• WMST 2010 Introduction to Women's Studies

No more than one of the following:

• The fourth semester of a foreign language.
• One 2000-level SOCI course not listed above.
• One 2000-level HIST course beyond the course taken in Area V.

No more than two of the following:

• GEOG 1103 Cultural Geography
• GEOG 1125 Resources, Society, and the Environment
• GEOG(ANTH)(CMLT)(HIST)(SOCI) 2100 Introduction to Africa
• GEOG 2610 Geography of GeorgiaRevised 9/14/2011

4. If items 1 or 2 above have been satisfied elsewhere in the core, students may make up their 18 semester hours with additional options listed under item 3.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

A minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework must be taken in geography at the 3000-level or above. This upper-division coursework must include the following:

• GEOG 3510 & 3510L Cartography and Graphics
• At least two courses from the list of human geography courses (see "Human Geography" under the heading "Upper-division Curriculum Structure" below).
• At least one course from the list of physical geography courses (see "Physical Geography" under the heading "Upper-division Curriculum Structure" below).
• Four additional upper-division geography courses.

At least two of the seven selected geography courses taken at the upper-division must be 4000-level courses in human geography or geographic techniques (see "Geographic Techniques" under the heading "Upper-division Curriculum Structure" below).

A minimum grade of C must be earned in each upper-division course

UPPER-DIVISION CURRICULUM STRUCTURE

Coursework in geography can be divided into three general areas: human geography, physical geography, and geographic techniques.

Human Geography

• Systematic focus:
  • GEOG 3620 — Introduction to Economic Geography
  • GEOG 3630 — Introduction to Urban Geography
  • GEOG 3640 — Geography of Human Rights
  • GEOG 3660 — Geography of Food Commodities
  • GEOG 4305 — Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
  • GEOG 4610 — Location Analysis
  • GEOG 4620 — Advanced Economic Geography
  • GEOG 4630 — Advanced Urban Geography
  • GEOG 4640 — Population Geography
  • GEOG 4650 — Industrial Geography
  • GEOG 4660 — Urban and Regional Development
  • GEOG 4670 — Geography of Development
  • GEOG 4680 — Gender and Geography
  • GEOG 4690 — Advanced Topics in Political Geography
  • GEOG 4860 — The Industrial Agro-Food System and Its Alternatives
  • GEOG 4890 — Athens Urban Food Collective (AUFC) Service Learning

• Regional focus:
  • GEOG 3290 — Introduction to Mountain Geoecology
  • GEOG(AFST) 3650 Africa in the Global Economy
  • GEOG 4290 — Neotropical Mountain Geoecology
  • GEOG 4710 — Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
  • GEOG 4720 — Geography of Latin America
  • GEOG 4730 — Geography of China
  • GEOG 4740 — Geography of East and Southeast Asia
  • GEOG 4750 — Geography of Europe
  • GEOG 4920 — Special Problems in Area Analysis

Physical Geography

• Geomorphology:
  • GEOG 3010 — General Geomorphology
  • GEOG 4020 — Fluvial Geomorphology
  • GEOG 4030 — Geomorphology and Environmental Change in Karst and Arid Environments
  • GEOG 4040 — Global Environmental Change During the Quaternary
  • GEOG 4050 — The Environment of Egypt
  • GEOG 4060 — Field and Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography
  • (GEOG)(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)WASR(GEOL) 4700LRevised 9/15/2011 —Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia
  • (GEOG)(ECOL)FORS 4250 — International Forest Management
  • (GEOG)(AAEC)(ANTH)(ECOL)FORS(INTL)(RLST) 4271 — Field Studies in Natural Resources

• Climatology/Meteorology:
  • GEOG 3110 Climatology
  • GEOG 3120 & 3120L Weather Analysis and Forecasting
  • GEOG 3130 — Atmospheric Hazards
  • GEOG 3180 — Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences
  • (GEOG)ENGR 4111 & 4111L Atmospheric Thermodynamics
  • GEOG(ENGR) 4112 Atmospheric Dynamics
  • GEOG 4114/6114 Atmospheric Dynamics II
  • GEOG 4120 Synoptic Meteorology/Climatology
  • GEOG 4121/6121 Weather Forecasting Seminar (variable credit)
  • GEOG 4140 Satellite Meteorology/Climatology
  • GEOG 4150 Physical Climatology
  • GEOG 4160 Applied Climatology in the Urban Environment
  • GEOG 4170 Mesoscale and Radar Meteorology /Climatology (pending)
  • (GEOG)ENGR 4161 & 4161L Environmental Microclimatology
  • (GEOG)ENGR 4180 Special Topics in Atmospheric Science
  • GEOG 4911/6911 Collaborative Research in Atmospheric Sciences

• Biogeography:
  • GEOG 3210 — Biogeography
  • GEOG 3290 — Introduction to Mountain Geoecology
  • GEOG(PBIO) 4220 — Ecological Biogeography
  • GEOG(PBIO) 4240 — Plant Geography
  • (GEOG)(ANTH)FORS(RLST) 4261 — Field Study in Natural Resources
  • GEOG 4290 — Neotropical Mountain Geoecology
  • GEOG 4810 — Conservation Ecology and Resource Management
  • (GEOG)(ANTH)CRSS(ECOL)(HORT) 4930 — Agroecology of Tropical America
  • (GEOG)(ANTH)CRSS(ECOL)(HORT) 4931 — Agroecology of Tropical America Field Trip

Geographic Information Science

• GEOG 3990 — Internship in Geography
• GEOG 4300 — Introductory Spatial Analysis
• GEOG 4305 — Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
• GEOG 4310 & 4310L — Cartographic Design and Reproduction
• GEOG 4330 & 4330L — Aerial Photographs and Image Interpretation
• GEOG 4350 & 4350L — Remote Sensing of Environment
• GEOG 4370 & 4370L — Geographic Information Science
• GEOG(CRSS) 4375 GIS Applications in Agriculture
• GEOG 4380/4380L Transportation Modeling and GIS
• GEOG 4410 & 4410L — Cartographic Visualization Methods Revised 9/15/2011
• GEOG 4430 & 4430L — Advanced Image Analysis and Photogrammetry
• GEOG 4470 & 4470L — Geospatial Analysis
• GEOG 4570 & 4570L Advanced Geographic Information Science
• GEOG 4590 & 4590L Programming for Geographic Information Science
• GEOG 4920 — Special Problems in Area Analysis
• GEOG 4921 — Directed Topics in Independent Research
• GEOG 4970H — Directed Reading and/or Projects
• GEOG 4980H — Directed Reading and/or Projects
• GEOG 4990H — Honors Thesis

Geography majors who wish to gain practical work experience with firms or organizations that employ geographers can earn from 3 to 9 semester hours in GEOG 3990 — Internship in Geography. For more information, contact the internship coordinator. In addition, students who wish to engage in independent reading or research activities with individual professors can pursue this opportunity and earn from 1 to 3 semester hours in GEOG 4920 — Special Problems in Area Analysis. This course is repeatable to a maximum of 9 semester hours