Geography

Leon Yacher
CHAIRPERSON

The Geography Department offers two areas of specialization for majors — one for liberal arts and secondary education students, and a second in planning for liberal arts students. In addition, the Geography Department participates in Cooperative Training for liberal arts majors.

MAJOR IN GEOGRAPHY
Liberal Arts and Secondary Education Programs
This major in geography develops a mastery of basic systematic and regional concepts. A student is prepared either for more specialized graduate work or for entry into business, education, government, and industry. This specialization consists of 30 credits.

Geography 200, 201, 270, 371 and one regional course are required of all majors. Geography 100 and Geography 102 may be taken to satisfy a general education requirement or as free electives but do not count toward the major. Geography 490 is required for all majors in the B.A. degree program. The remaining four courses are to be selected from among the systematic and regional courses listed below:

Systematic Courses
GEO 205 — Economic Geography I
GEO 206 — Economic Geography II
GEO 208 — Political Geography
GEO 260 — Population Geography
GEO 265 — Recreation Geography
GEO 273 — Land Use Planning
GEO 298 — Special Topics
GEO 301 — Landforms
GEO 302 — World Climates
GEO 362 — Urban Geography
GEO 370 — Introduction to Air Photo Interpretation
GEO 372 — Cartography II
CEO 373 — Cartography Ill
GEO 398 — Special Topics
GEO 437 — The Law of the Sea
GEO 460 — Geographic Information Systems
GEO 461 — Geographic Information Systems II
GEO 470 — Field Techniques
GEO 480 — Computer Applications in Geography
GEO 494 — Geography for Teachers
GEO 497 — Internship
GEO 498 — Special Topics in Geography

Regional Courses
GEO 311 — United States and Canada
GEO 315 — Connecticut
CEO 325 — Latin America
GEO 330 — Europe
GEO 341 — Asia
GEO 342 — Middle East
GEO 343 — Former Soviet Union
GEO 345 — Africa
GEO 357 — Marine Geography

Geography secondary education majors receive teaching certification in history and the social sciences. Certification in history and the social sciences requires 18 credits in history beyond the University Requirements including at least one course in non-western history, and at least one course in each of the following areas: economics; political science, psychology and sociology, or anthropology.

Students in this program must also complete specific professional requirements for Initial Teaching Certification in Connecticut. These are listed under the heading Major Programs in Secondary Education in the School of Business.

Bachelor of Science with a Specialization in Planning
This specialization develops the requisite competencies for an entry-level career appointment by governmental agencies and private companies in the areas of planning, mapping, and related activities at the local, state, and federal levels.

Required Courses:
GEO 200 — Human Geography
GEO 201 — Physical Geography
GEO 270 — Maps and Map Interpretation
GEO 273 — Land Use Planning
GEO 362 — Urban Geography
GEO 371 — Cartography I
GEO 372 — Cartography II
GEO 497 — Internship

The remaining geography courses may be used to satisfy the regional course requirement and as electives.
GEO 205 — Economic Geography I
GEO 206 — Economic Geography II
GEO 208 — Political Geography
GEO 260 — Population Geography
GEO 265 — Recreation Geography
GEO 298 — Special Topics
GEO 301 — Landforms
GEO 302 — World Climates
GEO 311 — United States and Canada
GEO 315 — Connecticut
GEO 325 — Latin America
GEO 330 — Europe
GEO 341 — Asia
GEO 342 — Middle East
GEO 343 — Former Soviet Union
GEO 345 — Africa
GEO 357 — Marine Geography
GEO 370 — Introduction to Air Photo Interpretation
GEO 373 — Cartography III
GEO 437 — The Law of the Sea
GEO 460 — Geographic Information Systems
GEO 461 — Geographic Information Systems II
GEO 470 — Field Techniques
GEO 480 — Computer Applications in Geography
GEO 490 — Seminar in Geographic Thought
GEO 494 — Geography for TeachersCognate Area

All students must either establish competence in mathematics at the Calculus II level (Mathematics 151) or complete a four-course sequence in a cognate area approved by the Geography Department (e.g., Environmental Studies 300, 301, 400, 491). The student satisfies the remaining requirements for cognate area study by taking one course in statistics, 6-9 credits in computer science, and an internship.

MINOR IN GEOGRAPHY
The minor consists of 18 credits. The student begins his study with one of the introductory courses Geography 100 or Geography 102, and Geography 200 or Geography 201, none of which may also be used to satisfy the University Requirement. The student then selects four additional courses from the list of geography courses in the catalog, one of which must be a regional course and one a 400-level course.

CONCENTRATION IN GEOGRAPHY
A concentration consists of Geography 100 or Geography 102, and Geography 200 or Geography 201, (none of which may also be used to satisfy the University Requirement) and any three other geography courses.