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This document specifies requirements for Freshman matriculating in Summer 2008 or Transfer Students in Fall 2008.

GEOGRAPHY
B.S. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 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 2000level) courses that are related to (in some cases prerequisite to) advanced coursework in geography. These must include: 1. STAT 2000 GEOG 2300 Elementary Statistics Geographic Data Analysis or

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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.) 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.) 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). 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.

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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.

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

Regional focus: GEOG 3290 GEOG(AFST) 3650 GEOG 4290 GEOG 4710 GEOG 4720 GEOG 4730 GEOG 4740 GEOG 4750 GEOG 4920

Introduction to Mountain Geoecology Africa in the Global Economy Neotropical Mountain Geoecology Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa Geography of Latin America Geography of China Geography of East and Southeast Asia Geography of Europe Special Problems in Area Analysis Physical Geography

Geomorphology: GEOG 3010 GEOG 4020 GEOG 4030 GEOG 4040 GEOG 4050 GEOG 4060

General Geomorphology Fluvial Geomorphology Geomorphology and Environmental Change in Karst and Arid Environments Global Environmental Change During the Quaternary The Environment of Egypt Field and Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography

(GEOG)(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)WASR(GEOL) 4700L

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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)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 Internship in Geography Introductory Spatial Analysis Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods Cartographic Design and Reproduction Aerial Photographs and Image Interpretation Remote Sensing of Environment Geographic Information Science GIS Applications in Agriculture Transportation Modeling and GIS Cartographic Visualization Methods

GEOG 3990 GEOG 4300 GEOG 4305 GEOG 4310 & 4310L GEOG 4330 & 4330L GEOG 4350 & 4350L GEOG 4370 & 4370L GEOG(CRSS) 4375 GEOG 4380/4380L GEOG 4410 & 4410L

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GEOG 4430 & 4430L GEOG 4470 & 4470L GEOG 4570 & 4570L GEOG 4590 & 4590L GEOG 4920 GEOG 4921 GEOG 4970H GEOG 4980H GEOG 4990H

Advanced Image Analysis and Photogrammetry Geospatial Analysis Advanced Geographic Information Science Programming for Geographic Information Science Special Problems in Area Analysis Directed Topics in Independent Research Directed Reading and/or Projects Directed Reading and/or Projects Honors Thesis

Internships and Independent Study 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 Dr. Fausto Sarmiento. 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.