Geography Major – Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree (45 quarter hours)
1. Geography required courses (28 quarter hours)
GEOG 1410 People, Places, and Landscapes
One of the following 3-course sequences:
GEOG 1201, 1202, 1203 Environmental Systems
GEOG 1216, 1217, 1218 Our Dynamic Earth
GEOG 1264, 1265, 1266 Global Environmental Change
GEOG 2020 Cartography
GEOG 2100 Introduction to GIS
GEOG 2000 Geographical Statistics
4 qtr hrs
Fall, Winter, Spring
12 qtr hrs
12 qtr hrs
12 qtr hrs
4 qtr hrs
4 qtr hrs
4 qtr hrs
Fall, Winter, Spring
Fall, Winter, Spring
Fall, Winter, Spring
Twice a year
Twice a year
Twice a year
Note: GEOG 1410, 1201-03, 1216-18, 1264-66 classes can count towards Common Curriculum requirements
2. Geography Electives (17+ quarter hours) A minimum of 17-quarter hours (2000 or 3000 level) of elective courses must be
taken from the following list of courses, and must include one physical (P), one human (H), and one GIScience (G) course.
GEOG 2010
GEOG 2030
GEOG 2401
GEOG 2410
GEOG 2420
GEOG 2430
GEOG 2500
GEOG 2550
GEOG 2700
GEOG 2810
GEOG 2850
GEOG 3000
GEOG 3010
GEOG 3100
GEOG 3110
GEOG 3130
GEOG 3140
GEOG 3200
GEOG 3230
GEOG 3300
GEOG 3310
GEOG 3340
GEOG 3350
GEOG 3400
GEOG 3410
GEOG 3420
GEOG 3425
GEOG 3440
G
H/P
H
H
H
H
H/P
H/P
H/P
H/P
H/P
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
H
H/P
H/P
H
H
H/G
H
H
H
Digital Earth #
Field Methods+
The Human Population #
Economic Geography *
Geography of Tourism *
World Cities +
Sustainability and Human Society #
Current Issues in Sustainability #
Contemporary Environmental Issues #
Geography of Latin America *
Geography of Europe +
Advanced Geographic Statistics #
Geographic Information Analysis #
Geospatial Data *
GIS Modeling +
Advanced GIS #
GIS Database Design #
Remote Sensing
Advanced Remote Sensing *
Cultural Geography +
Culture/Nature/Econ-Human Ecology #
Geographies of Migration +
Qualitative Methods in Geography *
Urban Landscapes #
Urban Applications of GIS *
Urban & Regional Planning #
Urban Sustainability *
Urban Transportation Planning *
GEOG 3445
GEOG 3500
GEOG 3510
GEOG 3520
GEOG 3560
GEOG 3600
GEOG 3610
GEOG 3630
GEOG 3720
GEOG 3750
GEOG 3800
GEOG 3830
GEOG 3870
GEOG 3890
GEOG 3920
GEOG 3955
H
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
H/P
H/P
H/P
P
H/P
H/P
G
P
Sustainability and Transportation *
Reconstructing Quaternary Environments*
Biogeography *
Geography of Soils *
Fluvial Geomorphology *
Meteorology *
Climatology *
Dendroclimatology *
Mountain Environments & Sustainability *
Topics in Human/Environment Interactions +
Geography of Colorado *
Natural Resource Analysis & Planning +
Water Resources and Sustainability *
Ecological Economics *
Remote Sensing Seminar +
Pollen Analysis Seminar *
ENVI and GEOL courses
ENVI 2660 P
Natural History – Sonora & Baja #
ENVI 3000 H/P Environmental Law #
ENVI 3550 H/P Environmental Issues – Colorado +
GEOL 2020 P
Historical Geology *
GEOL 2400 P
Geology and Ecology of the SW #
GEOL 2800 P
Geology of National Parks +
GEOL 3010 P
Process Geomorphology (GEOG 3910) *
GEOL 3100 P
Environmental Geology *
GEOL 3520 P
Erosion Process and Management +
GEOL 3540 P
Hydrology *
# = offered every year * = offered every other year + = offered occasionally
Notes: Other Geography courses not listed here may count towards elective credits. Grades must be C- or above. No more than 5 quarter hours taken as
Independent Study or Independent Research will be counted towards the minimum hours required in the major. Students majoring in Geography may not also
major in Environmental Science.
3. University Common Curriculum (48 quarter hours)
First Year Seminar
First Year Writing and Rhetoric
Foreign Language
Analytical Inquiry-Natural/Physical World
Analytical Inquiry-Society and Culture
Scientific Inquiry-Society and Culture
Advanced Seminar
Quarter offered
4 qtr hrs
8 qtr hrs
12 qtr hrs
4 qtr hrs
8 qtr hrs
8 qtr hrs
4 qtr hrs
Fall
Winter, Spring
Fall, Winter, Spring
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
4. Minor (20+ quarter hours) You are required to also have a minor degree from any area of concentration at the university (this
requirement is waived if you have a double major). As a GEOG major, you cannot minor in GISc. Courses taken for minors, such as
Sustainability or Environmental Science, cannot double count towards your GEOG major.
5. Minimum quarter hours required for a Univ. of Denver BA is 183; 75 hours must be upper-level (2000 or 3000). Any
credits beyond 60 credit hours within the same department will not apply towards graduation.
Revised: August 2015