Geography Major (BA)

Pre-Major Requirements: 3 creditsGEG 100 Introduction to Geography 3 credits ORGEG 101 World Regional Geography 3 credits

Major Requirements: 39-43 creditsIn addition to the pre-major requirement, 39-43 credits in political science, including 16 credits at the 300-level or above, Students must take four required courses and two Topics courses, one Regional course, and one Environmental course, selected from the choices below. Geography majors will be required to maintain a 2.5 GPA.

Required Courses: 11-15 credits

GEG 102 People and Their Environment 3 credits

GEG 212 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 4 credits

GEG 4xx Geographical Imaginations 4 credits

any 213 level language course (or demonstrated proficiency through the 213 level in a foreign language) 0-4 credits

Topics Courses: 8 credits

Select two of the following courses.

GEG 225 Cultural Geography 4 credits

GEG 252/ECO 252 Economic Geography 4 credits

GEG 260 Urban Geography 4 credits

GEG 264/POL 264 Political Geography 4 credits

GEG 275/AFA 275 Place, Race, and Racism 4 credits

GEG 3xx Geopolitics of the United States 4 credits

Regional Courses: 4 credits

Select one of the following courses.

GEG 220 Geography of Western Europe 4 credits

GEG 222/AMS 222 Geography of the United States 4 credits

GEG 223/HST 223 American Landscapes 4 credits

GEG 2xx Geography of East Asia 4 credits

Environmental Courses: 4 credits

Select one of the following courses.

GEG 250 Conservation and Humanity 4 credits

GEG 266/PHL 266 Environmental Ethics 4 credits

GEG 312/SOC 312/ANT 312/WGS 312 Food, Self, and Society 4 credits

GEG 324/HST 324 Environmental History 4 credits

In the major, a total of 27-31 credits accrue from the above 8 required courses. An additional twelve credits should be chosen from among the other Geography courses. Two courses (8 credits out of the 12 credits) may be taken outside of Geography with the permission of the Geography major advisor. These courses might be offered in the disciplines of History; Economics; Philosophy; African American Studies; Political Science; Geology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Sociology; or Anthropology. Furthermore, up to 4 credits (out of the 12 credits) may be completed as an independent study with a CSI faculty member based upon a topic approved by the Geography major advisor.

Geography Minor (15 Credits)

One 3 credit, 100 level Geography course (GEG 100, GEG 101, or GEG 102) And an additional 12 credits of Geography courses at the 200 level or higher.http://www.csi.cuny.edu/catalog/undergraduate/geography.htm