Geosciences, B.S., Urban Studies Concentration

Degree Requirements (120 Hours)

Major Area (39 Hours)

At least half of the required 39 hours be Geography courses as specified in the below options.

CTW Requirement (3 Hours)

GEOG 4830 - Senior Seminar CTW 3 Credit Hours

Required Course Groups (18-21 Hours)

GEOG 3000 - Foundations in Geosciences: Skills, Careers, and Navigating the Major 1 Credit Hours

Group I: Experiential Learning

Select one field experience or internship course from the following (2-4 Hours)

GEOG 4533 - Community GIS 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4550 - Field School in the Geosciences 3 to 9 Credit Hours
GEOG 4832 - Geosciences Internship 1 to 3 Credit Hours
or another approved course focused on field, lab, or research experience as available including study abroad.

Group II: Urban Contexts

Select at least three courses from the following (9 Hours)

GEOG 4764 - Urban Geography CTW 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4774 - Contemporary Urban Theory and Issues 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4768 - Metropolitan Atlanta 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4020 - Urban Environments 3 Credit Hours

Group III: Methods

Select one course from the following (3 Hours)

GEOG 4515 - Qualitative Methods in Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4520 - Quantitative Spatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours

Group IV: Transdisciplinary Urban

Select one course from the following (3-4 Hours)

GEOG 4012 - Sustainable Development: Practice and Policies 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4402 - Geography of Africa 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4460 - Water, Food, and Waste Systems 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4533 - Community GIS 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4538 - Urban Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 4762 - Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4778 - Political Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 4800 - Environmental Justice 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3011 - Policy and Politics in the American City 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3111 - Urban Political Economy 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3411 - Contemporary Planning 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 3421 - Urban Transportation Planning 3 Credit Hours
PMAP 4331 - Urban Development & Sustainable Cities 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 4200 - Urban Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
HIST 4220 - The American City 4 Credit Hours
HIST 4325 - Introduction to Public History and Historic Preservation 3 to 4 Credit Hours
SOCI 4226 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hours
URB 3010 - Contemporary U.S. Cities 3 Credit Hours
URB 3020 - The Global Evolution of Cities 3 Credit Hours
URB 4670 - The Interdisciplinary City 3 Credit Hours

Remaining Geography or Geology courses

Remaining Geography or Geology courses selected in consultation with advisor. These may include courses from Groups I-IV that exceed the required number of courses.