The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Geosciences is a joint program between the Department of Geography and the Department of Geological Sciences and is intended for students interested in land and water aspects of the environment. The degree focuses on human impacts, water and mineral resource exploitation and management, disasters, environmental planning, earth science education, or environmental law.

Coursework for the Major

The Bachelor of Arts in environmental geosciences requires a minimum of 41 credits of coursework, plus 3 credits of Statistics. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all coursework for the major.

Required Coursework

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
GEO 2200 & 2200L	Dynamic Planet Earth and Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory	4
Select one GeoAI course:		3
GIS 2002	The Digital Earth
GIS 2114	The World & Big Data
GEO 4170	Communicating Science in the Geosciences	3
GEO 4930	Senior Seminar	1
GIS 3043	Foundations of Geographic Information Systems	4
GLY 2010C	Physical Geology	4
GLY 2100C	Historical Geology	4
or GLY 3105C	Evolution of Earth and Life
GLY 3202C	Earth Materials	3
Select three geography electives: 1		9-12
GEO 3162C	Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers
GEO 3250	Climatology
GEO 3280	Principles of Geographic Hydrology
GEO 3341	Extreme Floods
GEO 3352	The Human Footprint on Landscape
GEO 3372	Conservation of Resources
GEO 4167C	Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers
GEO 4281	River Forms and Processes
GEO 4285	Water, Risk, and Extreme Events
GEO 4300	Environmental Biogeography
GIS 3001C	Geovisualization and Map Design
GIS 4021C	Aerial Photo Interpretation
GIS 4037	Digital Image Processing
GIS 4102C	GIS Programming
GIS 4113	Introduction to Spatial Networks
GIS 4115C	Spatial Surface Modeling and Geostatistics
MET 3503	Weather and Forecasting
MET 4532	Hurricanes
MET 4560	Atmospheric Teleconnections
MET 4750	Spatial Analysis of Atmospheric Data using GIS
Select two geology electives:		6-8
GLY 3074	Oceans and Global Climate Change
GLY 3163	Geology American National Parks
GLY 3603C	Paleontology
GLY 3882C	Hydrogeology and Human Affairs
GLY 4155C	Geology of Florida
GLY 4310C	Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
GLY 4400C	Structural Geology and Tectonics
GLY 4552C	Sedimentary Geology
GLY 4734	Coastal Morphology and Processes
Total Credits		41-46

The same course may not be used to satisfy requirements for more than one bulleted group.

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Other geography courses may be counted at the discretion of the undergraduate coordinator.

Related Coursework

• STA 2023

Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.

For degree requirements outside of the major, refer to CLAS Degree Requirements: Structure of a CLAS Degree.

Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.

Semester 1

• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 2

• Complete 1 critical-tracking course with laboratory (GEO 2200/GEO 2200L or GLY 2010C) with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 3

• Complete the other critical-tracking course with laboratory (GEO 2200/GEO 2200L or GLY 2010C) with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 4

• Complete STA 2023 and maintain a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 5

• Complete 2 additional GLY or GEO courses with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA. Recommended GLY courses include GLY 2100C or GLY 3105C. Recommended GEO courses include GEO 3250, GEO 3280, GEO 3315, GEO 3341, GEO 3352, GEO 3372, or MET 3503.
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 6

• Complete 1 geography 3000/4000 elective course.
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 7

• Complete 1 additional geography and 1 additional geology elective courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 8

• Complete all remaining geography and geology 3000/4000 courses
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Students are expected to complete the Writing Requirement while in the process of taking the courses below. Students are also expected to complete the General Education International (GE-N) and Diversity (GE-D) requirements concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H, or S).

3000 level or above Geology courses count towards the 3000 level or above electives outside of the major.

To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.

This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.

Plan of Study Grid

Semester One		Credits
Quest 1 (Gen Ed Humanities)		3
State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement		3
State Core Gen Ed Mathematics, pure math		3
Foreign language		4-5
Elective		3
	Credits	16-17
Semester Two
Select one:		4
GEO 2200 & 2200L	Dynamic Planet Earth and Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
GLY 2010C	Physical Geology (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
State Core Gen Ed Biological Sciences		3
Foreign language		3-5
State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
	Credits	13-15
Semester Three
Select one (not taken in semester 2):		4
GEO 2200 & 2200L	Dynamic Planet Earth and Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
GLY 2010C	Physical Geology (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
State Core Gen Ed Humanities		3
Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement		3
Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
Foreign language if 4-3-3 option		3
	Credits	16
Semester Four
STA 2023	Introduction to Statistics 1 (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Mathematics)	3
GeoAI fundamental course (select one):		3
GIS 2002	The Digital Earth
GIS 2114	The World & Big Data
Gen Ed Biological Sciences 1		3
Gen Ed Humanities		3
Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences 1		3
	Credits	15
Semester Five
GIS 3043	Foundations of Geographic Information Systems (Critical Tracking)	4
Select one:		4
GLY 2100C	Historical Geology (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
GLY 3105C	Evolution of Earth and Life (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)
Electives (3000 level or above, not in major)		6
	Credits	14
Semester Six
GLY 3202C	Earth Materials	3
Geography elective (Critical Tracking; from list)		3-4
Electives (3000 level or above, not in major)		9
	Credits	15-16
Semester Seven
GEO 4170	Communicating Science in the Geosciences	3
Geography elective (Critical Tracking)		3-4
Geology elective (Critical Tracking)		3-4
Elective (3000 level or above, not in major)		3
Elective		3
	Credits	15-17
Semester Eight
GEO 4930	Senior Seminar (Critical Tracking)	1
Geography elective (Critical Tracking)		3-4
Geology elective (Critical Tracking)		3-4
Electives		9
	Credits	16-18
	Total Credits	120

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One General Education option taken this term must be a Quest 2 course.

Electives to reach the 120-credit minimum will vary depending on whether students select minimum or maximum credit course options.

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A major in Geography enables students to know the earth’s physical environment, to learn social, cultural, and economic concepts from spatial and regional perspectives, and to understand the relationship between environment and society. Students will learn how geographic techniques, skills, and concepts are applied in the subfields of geography. Computer-based lab assignments teach students how to analyze geographic information and to apply an interpretation of data toward problem solving or modeling. They will be able to interpret and to effectively communicate information spatially, graphically, and/or with statistics.

The Bachelor of Arts in Geography enables students to learn how geographic techniques, skills, and concepts are applied in various subfields of geography. The Bachelor of Science enables students to learn basic concepts in sciences related to the earth and its atmosphere.

Before Graduating Students Must

• Complete a capstone exam in GEO 4930, as developed by geography faculty.
• Complete a capstone portfolio in GEO 4930, evaluated by geography faculty.
• Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty.

Students in the Major Will Learn to

Student Learning Outcomes | SLOs

Content

1. Identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Earth and its regions, the essentials of human‐environment interactions, and the techniques of geographic science.

Critical Thinking

2. Analyze geographic information and apply interpretation of data toward problem solving or modeling.

Communication

3. Interpret and effectively communicate information spatially, graphically, and/or with statistics.

Curriculum Map

I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed

Academic Learning Compact 3

Courses	SLO 1	SLO 2	SLO 3
GEA 2000-4000 level Regional Geography	R
GEO 2000 level Human Geography	I
GEO 2200	I
GEO 2200L	R
GEO 3162C	I	I	R
GEO 4930	R, A	A	A
GIS 3043 and GIS 4001C	R	R	R
STA 2023			I
BA Only Plus 15 additional credits in the department	R	R	R
BS Only Plus 12 additional credits in the department and 22 credits outside the department with CHM, GLY, MET, PHY, SWS prefixes	R	R	R

Assessment Types

• Capstone exam
• Portfolio

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