Geography
Goals
BS
in Geography
Option:
Geographic Information Systems
Students should develop a basic understanding
of the physical processes that combine to create the natural
environment.
Students should gain practical experience
in GIS.
Students should learn the principles
of effective mapping.
Students should become familiar with
the types of problems, which GIS can solve.
Students should become familiar with
two of the three major ways of looking at human geography
(the topical, the regional, and the economic).
Students should learn about the design
and implementation of GIS.
Students should gain some experience
in the operation of a GIS and the application of GIS technology
to real-world problems.
Students should develop a basic understanding
of descriptive and inferential statistics.
Students should be familiar with numerical
and graphical summaries for one and two variables, linear
regression and correlation, confidence intervals and tests
concerning means.
Students should gain experience in
fieldwork, including field surveys, note taking, and compilation
of data about a study area from various sources.
Students should become familiar with
the geography of two of the major regions of the world.
Students should be able to write and
correct with editorial assistance a professional-quality
short paper or literature review.
Students should gain additional experience
in computer science, information technology, technical
writing, statistics, and geographic information systems
as needed for their desired preparation for their careers.
BS
in Geography
Option: Terrain Analysis
Students should develop a basic understanding
of the physical processes that combine to create the natural
environment.
Students should gain practical experience
in GIS.
Students should learn the principles
of effective mapping.
Students should become familiar with
the types of problems that GIS can solve.
Students should become familiar with
the fundamental principles of earth science, such as minerals,
the rock cycle, structure of the earth’s crust, plate
tectonics, origin of mountains, earthquakes, volcanism
and the work of rivers and glaciers.
Students should become familiar with
two of the three major ways of looking at human geography
(the topical, the regional, and the economic).
Students should learn about the design
and implementation of GIS.
Students should gain some experience
in the operation of a GIS and the application of GIS technology
to real-world problems.
Students should develop a basic understanding
of descriptive and inferential statistics.
Students should be familiar with numerical
and graphical summaries for one and two variables, linear
regression and correlation, confidence intervals and tests
concerning means.
Students should gain experience in
fieldwork, including field surveys, note taking, and compilation
of data about a study area from various sources.
Students should become familiar with
the geography of two of the major regions of the world.
Students should become familiar with
two of the three major sub fields within topical human
geography.
Students should be able to write and
correct with editorial assistance a professional-quality
short paper or literature review.
Students should become familiar with
weather phenomena and their physical basis and evolution,
including global energy budgets, moisture processes, temperature
distribution, atmospheric circulations, air masses, weather
patterns and disturbances, climate and climate change.
Students should become familiar with
the physical processes responsible for the climate: energy
and moisture budgets, oceanic and atmospheric motions.
Students should become familiar with
the major climate regions, their classification, and their
global distribution.
Students should become familiar with
the effect of climate on human activity (especially agriculture),
and current theories of climate change.
Students should gain additional experience
in hydrology, landform analysis, natural landscapes of
the United States, airphoto interpretation and remote
sensing, and technical writing as needed for their desired
preparation for their careers.
BS
in Geography
Nature and Heritage Tourism Option
Students should develop a basic understanding
of the physical processes that combine to create the natural
environment.
Students should gain practical experience
in GIS.
Students should learn the principles
of effective mapping.
Students should become familiar with
the types of problems, which GIS can solve.
Students should become familiar with
two of the three major ways of looking at human geography
(the topical, the regional, and the economic).
Students should learn about the design
and implementation of GIS.
Students should gain some experience
in the operation of a GIS and the application of GIS technology
to real-world problems.
Students should gain experience in
fieldwork, including field surveys, note taking, and compilation
of data about a study area from various sources.
Students should become familiar with
the geography of two of the major regions of the world.
Students should be able to write and
correct with editorial assistance a professional-quality
short paper or literature review.
Students should become familiar with
two of the three major sub fields within topical human
geography.
Students should gain additional experience
in computer science, information technology, technical
writing, statistics, and geographic information systems
as needed for their desired preparation for their careers.
Students should become familiar with
the processes that shape domestic and international travel/tourism
patterns.
Students should become familiar with
the four major divisions of anthropology (archaeology,
cultural, physical, linguistics) and the concept of culture
and its technological, social and ideological components.
Students should become familiar with
current problems of overpopulation, recent advances in
food production and aquaculture, and the relationship
of resources to economic and social problems.
Students should become familiar with
the principles of marketing or marketing activities and
the role of marketing in our economic and social structure.
Students should become familiar with
the historical roots, contemporary trends and the future
of recreation and outdoor education.
Students should become familiar with
nature or cultural/heritage tourism
Students should become familiar with
demographics and marketing.
Students should become familiar with
the principles and application of theories of local development.
