The Bachelor of Arts in Medical Geography in Global Health is intended for students interested in social and cultural aspects of medical geography and global health and disease issues. The degree focuses on human impacts, cultural, and social aspects of health and disease, and public health planning and management.

Coursework for the Major

The Bachelor of Arts in Medical Geography in Global Health requires a minimum of 39 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
GEO 4170	Communicating Science in the Geosciences	3
GEO 4930	Senior Seminar	1
Select one:		3
GEO 2410	Social Geography
GEO 2420	People, Place, and Culture
GEO 2500	Global and Regional Economies
GEO 3162C	Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers	4
Select one GeoAI course:		3
GIS 2002	The Digital Earth
GIS 2114	The World & Big Data
Select two technique courses:		7-9
GIS 3043	Foundations of Geographic Information Systems
Select one:
GEO 4167C	Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers
GIS 3001C	Geovisualization and Map Design
GIS 3420C	GIS Models for Public Health
GIS 4021C	Aerial Photo Interpretation
GIS 4037	Digital Image Processing
GIS 4113	Introduction to Spatial Networks
GIS 4115C	Spatial Surface Modeling and Geostatistics
Select one regional geography course:		3
GEA 2270	Geography of Florida
GEA 3405	Geography of Latin America
GEA 3500	Geography of Europe
GEA 3600	Geography of Africa
GEA 4465	Amazonia
Select two medical geography core courses:		6
GEO 3452	Introduction to Medical Geography
GEO 3454	Peoples and Plagues
GEO 3427	Plants, Health and Spirituality
GEO 4612	Shelter and Care Options for US Elderly
Select two geography elective courses: 1		6-8
GEO 2242	Extreme Weather
GEO 3250	Climatology
GEO 3280	Principles of Geographic Hydrology
GEO 3315	Hungry Planet: Global Geographies of Food
GEO 3341	Extreme Floods
GEO 3352	The Human Footprint on Landscape
GEO 3372	Conservation of Resources
GEO 3427	Plants, Health and Spirituality
GEO 3430	Population Geography
GEO 3452	Introduction to Medical Geography
GEO 3454	Peoples and Plagues
GEO 3502	Economic Geography
GEO 3602	Urban and Business Geography
GEO 3611	Housing, People, and Places in a Spatially Diverse America
GEO 3803	Geography of Alcohol
GEO 3930	Special Topics in Geography
GEO 4167C	Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers
GEO 4281	River Forms and Processes
GEO 4285	Water, Risk, and Extreme Events
GEO 4300	Environmental Biogeography
GEO 4306C	Geography of Vector-borne Diseases
GEO 4554	Regional Development
GEO 4612	Shelter and Care Options for US Elderly
GEO 4700	Transportation and Urban Accessibility
GEO 4938	Selected Topics in Geography
GEO 4970	Honors Thesis
GIS 2002	The Digital Earth
GIS 3420C	GIS Models for Public Health
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
GLY 4734	Coastal Morphology and Processes
MET 3503	Weather and Forecasting
MET 4532	Hurricanes
MET 4560	Atmospheric Teleconnections
MET 4750	Spatial Analysis of Atmospheric Data using GIS
Total Credits		40-44

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.

Transfer coursework is considered on a case-by-case basis. Upper division transfer courses with no UF equivalent will be substituted as GEO 4938.

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

• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 3

• Complete 1 geography course (GEA 1000 not acceptable)
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 4

• Complete 1 additional geography course (1 of the 2 must be GEO 2200; GEA 1000 not acceptable) or complete STA 2023 with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 5

• Complete all critical-tracking courses (STA 2023 and 2 geography courses, 1 of which must be GEO 2200; GEA 1000 not acceptable) with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 6

• Complete 1 geography technique course.
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 7

• Complete 1 geography elective course
• 2.0 UF GPA required

Semester 8

• Complete all remaining geography (GEO, GIS, or MET) 3000/4000 required 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).

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
GEO 2200	Dynamic Planet Earth (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences)	3
GEO 2200L	Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences)	1
STA 2023	Introduction to Statistics 1 (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Mathematics)	3
State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement		3
	Credits	13
Semester Two
Select one:		3
GEO 2410	Social Geography (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and Diversity)
GEO 2420	People, Place, and Culture (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and International)
GEO 2500	Global and Regional Economies (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences)
State Core Gen Ed Humanities		3
State Core Gen Ed Mathematics (pure math)		3
State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences		3
Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement		3
	Credits	15
Semester Three
GeoAI course (select one:)		3
GIS 2002	The Digital Earth
GIS 2114	The World & Big Data
Medical geography core course 1		3
State Core Gen Ed Biological Sciences		3
Foreign language		5
	Credits	14
Semester Four
Regional geography course		3
Quest 2 (Gen Ed Biological Sciences or Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Science)		3
Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences or Gen Ed Biological Science (Option not taken in Quest 2 above)		3
Foreign language		5
	Credits	14
Semester Five
GEO 3162C	Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers	4
GIS 3043	Foundations of Geographic Information Systems	4
Medical geography core course		3
Electives		7
	Credits	18
Semester Six
GIS 3420C	GIS Models for Public Health (Critical Tracking; recommended second techniques course)	3
Gen Ed Humanities		3
Elective (3000 level or above, not in major)		3
Electives		6
	Credits	15
Semester Seven
GEO 4170	Communicating Science in the Geosciences	3
Geography elective (Critical Tracking)		3-4
Electives (3000 level or above, not in major)		9
	Credits	15-16
Semester Eight
GEO 4930	Senior Seminar (Critical Tracking)	1
Geography elective (Critical Tracking)		3
Electives (3000 level and above, not in major)		6
Electives		6
	Credits	16
	Total Credits	120

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GEO 3452 or GEO 3454 recommended.

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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