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SJSU Catalog
Geography Department
BA - Geography
| Course Requirements | |||||
| General Education Requirements | 39-45 | ||||
| Of the 51 units required by the university, 6-12 may be satisfied by specified major and support requirements. Consult major advisor for details. | |||||
| American Institutions | (6) | ||||
| Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes. | |||||
| Physical Education | 2 | ||||
| Preparation for the Major | 3 | ||||
| GEOG 195 or STAT 095 (GIS concentration requires GEOG 195) | |||||
| Requirements in the Major | 48-51 | ||||
| Core Geography Courses | 21 | ||||
| These courses are to be taken by all majors. | |||||
| GEOG 001, GEOG 010, GEOG 101, GEOG 115, GEOG 135 and GEOG 170 (18); GEOG 186 or GEOG 187 (3) | |||||
| Emphases in Geography | 24-27 | ||||
| Select one of the three following emphases. | |||||
| Global Analysis | 24 | ||||
| Complete four courses from: GEOG 105, GEOG 107, GEOG 112, GEOG 120, GEOG 121, GEOG 123, GEOG 124, GEOG 125, GEOG 130, GEOG 171, GEOG 172, GEOG 181 | 12 | ||||
| Complete four courses from: GEOG 125, GEOG 140, GEOG 145, GEOG 150, GEOG 155, GEOG 160, GEOG 168 | 12 | ||||
| Urban Analysis | 24 | ||||
| Complete five courses from: GEOG 105, GEOG 145, GEOG 172, GEOG 173, GEOG 181, GEOG 182 | 15 | ||||
| Support of the emphasis: URBP 101 (3); Complete two courses from: ANTH 125, ECON 166, POLS 103, POLS 114, SOCI 161, URBP 124, URBP 151, URBP 178 (6) | 9 | ||||
| Geographic Information Science | 27 | ||||
| Complete six courses from: GEOG 171, GEOG 172, GEOG 173, GEOG 175, GEOG 178, GEOG 181, GEOG 182, GEOG 195 | 18 | ||||
| Support of the emphasis: MATH 019 and CS 046A | 9 | ||||
| Capstone Course | 3 | ||||
| GEOG 199 | |||||
| Electives | 19-28 | ||||
| Total Units: | 120 | ||||
Note: UNVS 015C may be used in lieu of the statistics course required by this major through the Summer 2014, except for the emphasis in Geographic Information Science.
Major who select either the Global Analysis or Urban Analysis Emphasis may acquire proficiency in Geographic Information Science by completing the requirements for the Certificate in Geographic Information Science.
