Geography and Environmental Studies, BA

Learning Outcomes, Geography and Environmental Studies, BA

Demonstrate an understanding of the general configuration and processes associated with the earth’s landforms
Demonstrate a general knowledge of the variety and processes of human geography that are reflected in various cultures
Demonstrate an understanding of the methods of analysis used to solve geographic problems

Major Requirements

Six introductory classes

GES 1000 - Environmental Systems: Climate and Vegetation
GES 1010 - Environmental Systems: Landforms and Soils
GES 1980 - World Regional Geography
GES 1990 - Introduction to Human Geography
GES 2050 - Digital Earth
Choose one of these three courses:
GES 4050 - Introduction to GIS
GES 4060 - Introduction to Remote Sensing
GES 4100 - Global Positioning System with GIS
plus 19 hours of upper-division course work

Note:

A maximum of 54 credit hours may be taken by a major in GES. All students must take an exit exam before graduation, and have a C or above grade in all GES courses.

Departmental Honors

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies offers honors for students who have demonstrated high academic achievement. In order to be considered for departmental honors, a student must:

Have an overall CU CPA of 3.0 or better.
Have a 3.5 or better GPA in GES courses.
Have a research proposal accepted by the majority of GES faculty and select a faculty advisor and committee of two other faculty. The committee will give an oral exam on the research project.
Enroll in GES 4970 (Honors in Geography).

The level of honors will be decided by the committee after the completed of these requirements. Three levels of honors are available: Distinction, High Distinction, and Highest Distinction.