University of Maryland Main SiteDepartment of Geography, University of
		Maryland
HomeAcademicsCoursesResearchPeopleNews & Events
 

Undergraduate Studies Home

Majoring in Geography

Advising

GIS Citation Program

Internship Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Geography Honors Program

Geography Awards

Information brochures about undergraduate studies in
Geography

 

Upper Level Geography Electives

GIS and Computer Cartography majors must take 6 credits of upper level geography electives.  The course list below is organized according to subject area.  Geography majors are required to take 15 credits of upper-level geography electives and can choose any combination of courses, although students are encouraged to choose an area of specialization.

 

Physical Geography

GEOG 340 Geomorphology
GEOG 342 Introduction to Biogeography
GEOG 345 Climatology

GEOG 418 Field and Laboratory Techniques in Environmental Systems
GEOG 442 Biogeography
GEOG 445 Advanced Climatology

Urban Geography

GEOG 334 The American City: Past and Present
GEOG 434 The Contemporary City
GEOG 410 Washington, D.C.: Past and Present
GEOG 456 Social Geography of Metropolitan Areas in Global Perspective

Techniques (5 of these 6 courses are required for the technical requirement in the GIS and Computer Cartography major; Geography majors are limited to one technical course for the Technical Gateway requirement; additional technical courses cannot be applied as fulfilling upper level geography electives. )

GEOG 372 Remote Sensing
GEOG 373 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 375 Computer Cartography
GEOG 472 Advanced Remote Sensing
GEOG 473 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis

GEOG 475 Advanced Computer Cartography

 

Human Geography

GEOG 310 Maryland and Adjacent Areas
GEOG 312 The United States and Canada
GEOG 313 Latin America
GEOG 331 Cultural Geography

GEOG 332 Economic Geography
GEOG 431 Cultural Ecology
GEOG 435 Population Geography
GEOG 437 Political Geography

Economic Geography/Location Analysis

GEOG 432 Location Theory and Spatial Analysis
GEOG 433 Transportation Networks
GEOG 436 Issues in Urban Transportation

Other

GEOG 305 Quantitative Methods in Geography

GEOG 398Q Quantitative Methods in the Geographic and Environmental Sciences
GEOG 384 Internship in Geography
GEOG 385 Internship Research Paper
GEOG 396 Honors Research
GEOG 397 Honors Thesis

 


 
Directions
Contact Us
Site Map
Search
Intranet
Jobs
UM Home
Department of Geography, 2181 LeFrak Hall, University of Maryland, College Park MD 20742
Phone: 01-301-405-4050      Fax: 01-301-0314-9299
© 2005, All Rights Reserved