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Geography Elementary Education

This major is designed for students who wish to teach at the Elementary School level (Grades 1-6).  The program includes a pre-professional program in which students declare a major content area in preparation for the professional education program.  The geography major content area provides students with a holistic, liberal education that integrates the study of human activity and the natural environment.  A minor is not required.

Geography Subject Matter Requirements (33 credits)

Major Core

Complete GEOG 110 or GEOG 120 (3 credits)

GEOG 110Introduction to Geography

3
or
GEOG 120World Regional Geography

3

Major Core

Complete GEOG 130 (3 credits)

GEOG 130Introduction to Geography Information Science

3
Major Core

Complete one course (3 credits) from:  GEOG 270, 272, 275, 374, 433, 472, 473, 475

GEOG 270Geography of Hazards

3
or
GEOG 272Physical Geography

3
or
GEOG 275/SUST 275Soils and Vegetation Sustainability

3
or
GEOG 374Climatology

3
or
GEOG 433Issues in Environmental Protection

3
or
GEOG 472Topics in Physical Geography

3
or
GEOG 473Geography of Natural Resources

3
or
GEOG 475/SUST 475Energy Resources and Climate Change

3
Major Core

Complete one course (3 credits) from:  GEOG 220, 223, 244, 290, 291, 333, 451, 453, 454, 455, 470, 471

GEOG 220Human Geography

3
or
GEOG 223Geography of the Popular Music Industry

3
or
GEOG 244Economic Geography

3
or
GEOG 290Geography of Tourism

3
or
GEOG 291National Parks and World Heritage Sites

3
or
GEOG 333Political Geography

3
or
GEOG 451Tourism Development in Southern New England

3
or
GEOG 453Recreation and Resort Planning

3
or
GEOG 454Geography of Tourism Marketing

3
or
GEOG 455New Directions in Tourism

3
or
GEOG 470Geography of Health & Disease

3
or
GEOG 471Topics in Human Geography

3
Major Core

Complete one course (3 credits) from:  GEOG 241, 439, 440, 441, 445, 450, 483

GEOG 241/AMS 241/AMS 241Introduction to Planning

3
or
GEOG 439Urban Geography

3
or
GEOG 440Rural Land Planning

3
or
GEOG 441Community & Regional Planning

3
or
GEOG 445Environmental Planning

3
or
GEOG 450Tourism Planning

3
or
GEOG 483Topics in Planning

3
Major Core

Complete one course (3 credits) from:  GEOG 266, 276, 378, 442

GEOG 266Introduction to Remote Sensing

3
or
GEOG 276Elementary Cartography

3
or
GEOG 378Geographic Information Systems

3
or
GEOG 442Field Methods in Geography

3
Major Core

Complete TWO courses (6 credits) from:  GEOG 330, 434, 435, 436, 437, 446, 448, 452, 459

GEOG 330United States and Canada

3
or
GEOG 434/LAS 434Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

3
or
GEOG 435Japan and Korea

3
or
GEOG 436/LAS 436South America

3
or
GEOG 437China

3
or
GEOG 446Sub-Saharan Africa

3
or
GEOG 448Russia and Neighboring Regions

3
or
GEOG 459Field Studies in Regional Geography

3 TO 6

GEOG 452 is not listed in this submission program but exists and counts toward this section requirements.

Major Electives

Complete 3 credits of GEOG electives at any level and complete 6 credits of GEOG electives at 400-level.

Geography electives

3
Geography electives

6

6 credits of Geography electives must be at 400-level

Total Credit Hours: 120