Geography: Human-Environment Geography Emphasis - BS

Geography Major Requirements (63 credits)

All courses required for the major must be taken on an A-B-C-D-F grade basis. A grade of C- or better is required for all ENVS, GEOG, WATS, or WILD courses used to meet requirements for a major in Geography. The grade point average for all courses taught by the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources must be 2.5 or higher.

Geography Core (33-35 credits)

• ENVS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s) or
• WATS 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s) or
• WILD 2000 - Natural Resources Professional Orientation 1 credit(s)

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• GEOG 1000 - Physical Geography (BPS) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 1005 - Physical Geography Lab 1 credit(s)
• GEOG 1300 - World Regional Geography (BSS) 3 credit(s)

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• GEOG 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s) or
• WATS 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s) or
• WILD 2800 - Introduction to Geographic Information Sciences 4 credit(s)

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• ENVS 3500 - Environmental Data Science (QI) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 3100 - Human-Environment Geography (CI) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 3800 - Data Visualization 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 4210 - Geography of Utah 3 credit(s)
• PSC 4810 - Climate and Climate Change (DSC/QI) 3 credit(s)

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• STAT 1040 - Introduction to Statistics (QL) 3 credit(s) or
• STAT 1045 - Introduction to Statistics with Elements of Algebra (QL) 5 credit(s)

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• BIOL 2220 - General Ecology 3 credit(s) or
• WATS 2220 - General Ecology 3 credit(s) or
• WILD 2200 - Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS) 3 credit(s)

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Human-Environment Geography Emphasis Core (9 credits)

Complete 9 credits chosen from the following list:

• ENVS 4020 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 4400 - Natural Hazards and Society 3 credit(s)
• HIST 3950 - Environmental History (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s)
• WATS 4930 - Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
• WILD 5750 - Applied Remote Sensing 3 credit(s)

Electives (21 credits)

Complete 21 credits chosen from the following list:

• ANTH 2010 - Peoples of the Contemporary World (BSS) 3 credit(s)
• APEC 3012 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 3010 - Fundamentals of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 3300 - Fundamentals of Recreation Resources Management 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 3320 - Archaeology of Climate Change (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 3600 - Living with Wildlife (DSC) 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 4000 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 4020 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• ENVS 4100 - Introduction to Modeling Human-Environment Systems 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 4210 - Anthropological Perspectives on Conservation 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 4350 - Ecological Economics 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 4700 - Communicating Sustainability (CI) 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 5000 - Environmental Nonprofit and Volunteer Management 3 credit(s)
• ENVS 5550 - Sustainability: Concepts and Measurement 3 credit(s)
• GEO 3100 - Natural Disasters (DSC) 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 2340 - Natural Resources and Society (BSS) 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• GEOG 4120 - Environment and Development in Latin America (CI) 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• GEOG 4400 - Natural Hazards and Society 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• GEOG 4860 - Python Programming for GIS 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 4870 - Geospatial Analysis 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 4910 - Geographic Information Science Portfolio 1 credit(s)
• GEOG 4920 - GIS Internship 1-3 credit(s)
• HIST 3530 - African Environmental History (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• HIST 3950 - Environmental History (CI/DHA) 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• LAEP 2039 - Foundations of Sustainable Systems 3 credit(s)
• LAEP 3700 - City and Regional Planning (CI) 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 3530 - Environmental Ethics (DHA) 3 credit(s)
• POLS 2400 - Introduction of Geopolitics (BSS) 3 credit(s)
• POLS 3430 - Political Geography (CI/DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 2650 - Globalization and International Development (BSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 3110 - Methods of Social Research (CI) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 3120 - Social Statistics I (QI) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 3200 - Population and Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 3600 - Finding Community in Today’s Society (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 3610 - Rural People and Places (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS) 3 credit(s)
• SOC 5270 - Global Migration 3 credit(s)
• WATS 1200 - Biodiversity and Sustainability (BLS) 3 credit(s)
• WATS 3000 - Oceanography (DSC) 3 credit(s)
• WATS 4930 - Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)
• WATS 4931 - GIS Research Projects 2 credit(s)
• WILD 5750 - Applied Remote Sensing 3 credit(s) (if not taken in the emphasis core)

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  *Note: Although GEOG 1400 is not taught at Utah State currently, it will be accepted as an elective if transferred from another regionally-accredited institution.

Depth Requirements

In addition to two CI courses, and one QI course, complete at least two credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Depth Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA)  and Depth Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) .