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Geography AB



Overview

The mission of UGA Geography is to advance understanding of social and natural processes in a complex and changing world. As geographers, we are interested in where things happen, how people and places near and far are interconnected, and the impact of humans on the landscape and environment. Our undergraduate and graduate programs cultivate geographical curiosity, critical thinking, and a rich array of methods for solving real-world problems. We support instruction and research in climate studies, atmospheric sciences, landforms, biodiversity, geoarchaeology, environmental change, geographic information science, remote sensing, urban processes, dynamics of the global economy, food systems, and social movements, such as those for food, climate and racial justice. As a community, we seek to understand how the world works and to contribute to the conditions for a more just and sustainable future.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Geography AB/Geography MA Geography AB/Public Administration MPA Geography AB/Urban Planning and Design MUPD For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu.

Contact

Dr. Jerry Shannon Undergraduate Coordinator jshannon@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area IV World Languages & Global Culture

ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3

PEDB course

Spring Year 1

Area IV World Languages & Global Culture

General Elective

GEOG 1101  Human Geography: People, Places, and Cultures 3
GEOG 1111  Introduction to Physical Geography 3
    AND  GEOG 1111L  Introduction to Physical Geography Laboratory 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
ENGL 1103  Multicultural English Composition 3
Fall Year 2

Area II Life Science w/ Lab

Area IV World Languages & Global Culture

General Elective

GEOG 1125  Resources, Society, and the Environment 3
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Spring Year 2

Area IV Humanities and the Arts

General Elective

GEOG 2011-2011L  Maps, Data, and Society 3

GEOG Upper Level

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Fall Year 3

Area VI Courses Related to the Major course

General Elective

General Elective

GEOG Upper Level

GEOG Upper Level

GEOG(ATSC) 3910  Professional Development in Geography and Atmospheric Sciences 1
Spring Year 3

General Elective

General Elective

General Elective

GEOG Methods course

GEOG Upper Level

Fall Year 4

General Elective

General Elective

Out of department elective

GEOG Upper Level

GEOG Upper Level

Spring Year 4

General Elective

General Elective

General Elective

GEOG 4910  Capstone in Geography 1

GEOG Upper Level

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements