Geography & Geographic Information Science, BALAS

for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Major in Geography & Geographic Information Science

A Bachelor of Arts in Geography & Geographic Information Science prepares students to explore the social science aspect of modern geography. Curriculum includes the systematic study of human social organization and its environmental consequences.

Employment opportunities for human geographers include urban and regional planning, transportation, marketing, real estate, tourism, and international business.

for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Major in Geography & Geographic Information Science

Sample Sequence

This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.

Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a fourth level of a language other than English. See the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.

First Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
GGIS 103 (or GGIS 100 or GGIS 222)	4	GGIS core course	4
Free elective course	1	General Education course or Composition 1	4
Language Other than English (3rd level)	4	Language Other than English (4th level)	4
Composition I or General Education course	3	Free elective course	4
Free elective course	3
	15		16
Second Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
GGIS 371 or 379	4	200-400 level GGIS course	3
General Education course	3	200-400 level GGIS course	3
General Education Course	3	200-400 level GGIS course	4
Free elective course	3	General Education Course	3
Free elective course	2
	15		13
Third Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
200-400 level GGIS course	3	200-400 level GGIS course	4
200-400 level GGIS course	3	General Education Course	3
General Education Course	3	General Education Course	3
General Education Course	3	Free elective course	3
Free elective course	3	Free elective course	3
	15		16
Fourth Year
First Semester	Hours	Second Semester	Hours
300-400 level GGIS course	3	300-400 level GGIS course	3
General Education Course	3	General Education Course	3
General Education Course	3	Free elective course	3
Free elective course	3	Free elective course	3
Free elective course	3	Free elective course	3
	15		15
Total Hours 120

for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Major in Geography & Geographic Information Science

Geographic Understanding

GGIS students will understand the interconnectedness of places and scales in human-environmental systems, including the sustainability of those systems.

Spatial Patterns and Processes

GGIS students will be able to analyze spatial patterns, distributions, processes, and connections within and among different human-environmental systems, using qualitative, quantitative, computational, and/or spatial methods of research appropriate to their level of training and their field of geographic inquiry.

Problem-Solving and Communication

GGIS students will be able to formulate and conduct geographic analyses and communicate the results in verbal, written, and visual form.

Undergraduate Degree Programs in Geography & Geographic Information Science

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences

For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences

for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences: Major in Geography & Geographic Information Science