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www.uwrf.edu/geography/
Charles Rader-Chair, Mathew Dooley, John Heppen, Donald Petzold
Geography is an all encompassing discipline that seeks to understand the world and the interrelationships between humans and their environment. Geographers use data from many sources, techniques, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze and map the constantly changing natural and human landscapes from local to global scales. Geographers approach the world from a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates knowledge from the social and natural sciences. Students can tailor their individual plan of study to focus on human geography, physical geography, or Geographic Information Science. The department offers a GIS/Cartography minor that covers GIS theory, applications, and map design. Courses are taught in a state-of-the-art GIS laboratory. Geography majors and minors are prepared to pursue advanced degrees, careers in government, consulting, planning, travel, industry, geographic analysis, and map design.
BA and BS Liberal Arts majors as listed.
BS Education majors as listed.
Required Courses: 19 cr. hrs.
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 111 Lab for Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 1 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 240 United States 3 cr.
GEOG 250 Introduction to Cartography and GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 365 Quantitative Techniques for Geographers and Cartographers 3 cr.
GEOG 401 Senior Colloquium in Geography 3 cr.
Directed Electives 6 cr. hrs.
Choose 3 credits from the following:
GEOG 241 Wisconsin 3 cr.
GEOG 242 Canada 3 cr.
GEOG 340 Europe 3 cr.
GEOG 342 Latin America 3 cr.
GEOG 343 Africa 3 cr.
GEOG 344 Asia and Oceania 3 cr.
Choose 3 credits from the following:
GEOG 212 Weather and Climate 3 cr.
GEOG 213 Landforms of North America 3 cr.
GEOG 214 World Patterns of Plants and Animals 3 cr.
GEOG 220 Economic Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 237 Poverty in the United States 3 cr.
GEOG 255 Thematic Map Design 3 cr.
GEOG 316 The Physical Environment of Urban Areas 3 cr.
GEOG 322 Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 324 Historical Geography of the United States 3 cr.
GEOG 360 Geographic Information Systems: Theory and Methods 3 cr.
GEOG 368 Geoprocessing Techniques 3 cr.
GEOG 378 Semester Abroad 3-6 cr.
GEOG 379 Geography Internship 3-12 cr.
GEOG 385 Interdisciplinary Seminar on the American Frontier 3 cr.
GEOG 389 Topics in Geography .5-3 cr.
GEOG 412 Advanced Climatology 3 cr.
GEOG 428 Political Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 450 Advanced Map Design and Production 3 cr.
GEOG 455 Animated and Interactive Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 460 Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 490 Readings in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOG 499 Independent Study 1-2 cr.
Electives: 12 cr. hrs.
Must be numbered 200 and above with at least one numbered 400 or above, see courses listed in Directed Electives above.
Required Courses: 16 cr. hrs.
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 111 Lab for Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 1 c.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 240 United States 3 cr.
GEOG 365 Quantitative Techniques for Geographers and Cartographers 3 cr.
GEOG 401 Senior Colloquium in Geography 3 cr.
Directed Electives: 6 cr. hrs.
(See Geography Major without a GIS/Cartography Minor)
Electives: 15 cr. hrs.
(See Geography Major without a GIS/Cartography Minor)
Required Courses: 13 cr. hrs.
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 111 Lab for Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 1 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 240 United States 3 cr.
GEOG 250 Introduction to Cartography and GIS 3 cr.
Electives: 9 cr. hrs.
(Courses numbered 200 and above)
Required Courses: 16 cr. hrs.
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 111 Lab for Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 1 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 240 United States 3 cr.
GEOG 241 Wisconsin 3 cr.
GEOG 250 Introduction to Cartography and GIS 3 cr.
General Electives: 6 cr. hrs.
(Courses numbered 200 and above)
Required Courses: 12 cr. hrs.
GEOG 250 Introduction to Cartography and GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 255 Thematic Map Design 3 cr.
GEOG 360 GIS: Theory and Methods 3 cr.
GEOG 368 Geoprocessing Techniques 3 cr.
Directed Electives: 9 cr. hrs.
GROUP A: Choose 6 or 9 credits from the following:
GEOG 450 Advanced Map Design and Production 3 cr.
GEOG 455 Animated and Interactive Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 460 Advanced GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 379 Geography Internship 3-12 cr.
GROUP B: If 6 credits were chosen from Group A, then choose 3 credits from the following:
GENG 235 Surveying 3 cr.
ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources 3 cr.
ESM 363 GIS Applications in Resource Management 3 cr.
ART 225 Advertising Design I 3 cr.
CSIS 151 Introduction to Programming 3 cr.
CSIS 161 Programming I 3 cr.
CSIS 225 Web Development I 3 cr.
Required Courses: 12 cr. hrs.
(See GIS/Cartography Minor with a Geography Major)
Directed Electives: 9 cr. hrs.
GROUP A: (See GIS/Cartography Minor with a Geography Major Group A)
GROUP B: If 6 credits were chosen from Group A, then choose 3 credits from the following:
GEOG 365 Quantitative Techniques for Geographers 3 cr.
GENG 235 Surveying 3 cr.
ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources 3 cr.
ESM 363 GIS Applications in Resource Management 3 cr.
ART 225 Advertising Design I 3 cr.
CSIS 151 Introduction to Programming 3 cr.
CSIS 161 Programming I 3 cr.
CSIS 225 Web Development I 3 cr.
Updated May, 2007
