[geogu-l] new Geography major requirements

[Richard Roth]

Dear Geography Majors;

 

Effective Autumn Quarter, 2010, the requirements for a BA degree in
Geography will change to those enumerated below.

 

Geography majors graduating between now and August will not be affected by
these changes.

 

Current Geography majors who will be registered for Aut 10 and beyond will
be able to choose between the old and new major requirements, and should
consult with either me or Tish Lopez about which path to take. Both the old
and  new requirements are also up on our website, at:

 

http://depts.washington.edu/geog/undergrad_degreq.html

 

Geography advisers will lead a workshop on these new requirements in early
March. Details will be forthcoming.

 

-Rick Roth

Geography advising

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Geography Major Requirements

Effective Autumn, 2010

 

Foundations (30 credits)


Geog 315, Explanation and Understanding In Geography



One course in methods (317, 326, 425, 426 or other courses designated or
approved by faculty or departmental advisers)



One course from the Cities, Citizenship, and Migration track, chosen from a
list of courses provided by departmental advisers and displayed on the
undergraduate program website

 

One course from the Environment, Economy, and Sustainability track, chosen
from a list of courses provided by departmental advisers and displayed on
the undergraduate program website.

 

One course from the Globalization, Health, and Development track, chosen
from a list of courses provided by departmental advisers, and displayed on
the undergraduate program website.

 

One course from the GIS, Mapping, and Society track, chosen from a list of
courses provided by departmental advisers, and displayed on the
undergraduate program website.



Track (20 credits):
Students may choose from among four tracks (Cities, Citizenship, and
Migration; Environment, Economy, and Sustainability; Globalization, Health,
and Development, and GIS, Mapping, and Society), or customize their own
hybrid focus along more thematic or issue-driven lines, such as inequality,
race/class/gender studies, etc. See advisers for details. Four
upper-division (300-level and 400-level) Geography courses are required for
this concentration, at least two of which must be at the 400-level. 


Geography electives (10 credits): 
10 credits of Geography electives at the 200 level and above. 300- and 400-
level courses recommended.


for lists of currently-eligible courses, see departmental undergraduate
program website:



http://depts.washington.edu/geog/undergrad_degreq.html 

 

Additional degree conditions and program features:

1.         Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 25
upper-division (300- and 400- level) credits in Geography in residence at
the University of Washington.

2.         Individual Geography course grades must be 2.0 or above in order
to count toward the major requirements; the overall cumulative GPA in
Geography courses counted toward the major must be 2.50 or above.

3.         Students are encouraged to take appropriate elective courses
outside the Geography Department in fields which support their
concentration. Such courses appropriate to various concentrations will be
available on lists supplied by Geography advisers, or may be recommended by
the Faculty Adviser. Students should be aware that 300- and 400- level
courses in other departments are likely to have prerequisites.

4.         The department offers an Honors program for students who are
either participating in the College Honors Program or who are invited to
participate in the Departmental Honors Program.

5.         A combined total of 5 credits of Internship (Geog 496) and
IIndependent Study (Geog 499) may be counted toward the required 60
Geography credits. 

6.      No single course may be counted toward more than one degree
requirement.

7.     Upon completion of the degree, the department will confer a
departmental certificate indicating proficiency in the track area.

 

Names of courses for each track (lists change on a regular basis-consult
them often)

 

1. Cities, Citizenship and Migration

 

GEOG 208 Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of
Global Markets

GEOG 230 Urbanization and Development: Geographies of Global Inequality 

GEOG 245 Geographic Perspectives on U.S. Population Diversity 

GEOG 276 Introduction to Political Geography 

GEOG 277 Geography of Cities 

GEOG 302 The Pacific Northwest 

GEOG 310 Immigrant America: Trends and Policies from a Geographic
Perspective 

GEOG 333 Russia's Changing Landscape 

GEOG 342 Geography of Inequality 

GEOG 344 Migration in the Global Economy 

GEOG 377 Urban Political Geography 

GEOG 378 Policing the City 

GEOG 401 Culture, Capital, and the City 

GEOG 431 Geography and Gender 

GEOG 432 Population and Urbanization Problems of Russia and the Newly
Independent States 

GEOG 435 Industrialization and Urbanization in China 

GEOG 438 Cities of East Asia: Geography and Development

GEOG 439 Gender, Race and the Geography of Employment

GEOG 445 Geography of Housing 

GEOG 461 Urban Geographic Information Systems 
GEOG 471 Methods of Resource Analysis 

GEOG 474 Geography and the Law 

GEOG 476 Women and the City 

GEOG 477 Advanced Urban Geography 

GEOG 478 Intraurban Spatial Patterns 
GEOG 479 Race, Ethnicity, and the American City 
GEOG 490 Field Research: The Seattle Region

 

2. Environment, Economy and Sustainability

 

GEOG 205 Introduction to Physical Sciences and the Environment 

GEOG 207 Economic Geography 
GEOG 236 Geography of Greater China 

GEOG 271 Geography of Food and Eating 

GEOG 276 Introduction to Political Geography 
GEOG 280 Introduction to the Geography of Health and Health Care 

GEOG 302 The Pacific Northwest 
GEOG 349 Geography of International Trade 
GEOG 350 Geographies of Marketing and Retail

GEOG 367 Economic Uses of Geographic Information 
GEOG 370 Problems in Resource Management 
GEOG 371 World Hunger and Resource Development 

GEOG 4xx Law, Justice and the Environment (new, Winter 2011)

GEOG 433 Resource Use and Management in Russia and the Newly Independent
States 
GEOG 440 Regional Analysis 
GEOG 445 Geography of Housing

GEOG 462 Coastal GIS

GEOG 464 GIS-Based Decision Support
GEOG 466 Regional Economic Development

GEOG 471 Methods of Resource Analysis 

GEOG 480 Environmental Geography, Climate, and Health 

GEOG 490 Field Research: The Seattle Region 

 

3. Globalization, Health and Development

 

GEOG 123 Introduction to Globalization 

GEOG 208 Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of
Global Markets 

GEOG 230 Urbanization and Development: Geographies of Global Inequality 

GEOG 236 Geography of Greater China 

GEOG 271 Geography of Food and Eating 
GEOG 276 Introduction to Political Geography 
GEOG 277 Geography of Cities 
GEOG 280 Introduction to the Geography of Health and Health Care 
GEOG 3xx Poverty, Care and Responsibility across the Globe (new, Winter
2011)

GEOG 333 Russia's Changing Landscape 

GEOG 342 Geography of Inequality

GEOG 349 Geography of International Trade 

GEOG 371 World Hunger and Resource Development 

GEOG 375 Geopolitics 

GEOG 380 Geographical Patterns of Health and Disease 

GEOG 430 Contemporary Development Issues in Latin America 

GEOG 433 Resource Use and Management in Russia and the Newly Independent
States 
GEOG 480 Environmental Geography, Climate, and Health 

GEOG 490 Field Research: The Seattle Region 

 

4. GIS and Society

 

GEOG 245 Geographic Perspectives on U.S. Population Diversity 

GEOG 310 Immigrant America: Trends and Policies from a Geographic
Perspective 

GEOG 360 Principles of GIS Mapmaking 

GEOG 367 Economic Uses of Geographic Information    

GEOG 375 Geopolitics 

GEOG 461 Urban Geographic Information Systems


GEOG 462 Coastal GIS

GEOG 464 GIS-Based Decision Support                                         
GEOG 465 Databases and Programming                                      

GEOG 469 GIS Workshop

GEOG 490 Field Research: The Seattle Region       

 

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