GEOGRAPHY
Associate Professor Michael N. DeMers, department head
Professor Czerniak, Wright; Associate Professors DeMers; Assistant Professors Dugas, Brown; Adjunct Faculty Whitford; College Instructors Huck, Rich
(505) 646-3509
DEGREE: Bachelor of Science
MAJOR: City and Regional Planning
MAJOR: Geography
The Department of Geography emphasizes the interaction of human activities with the environment. Both geography and planning programs prepare students for professional positions in government or the private sector. The undergraduate geography program also prepares students for graduate study while the planning program emphasizes preparation for a professional career in urban planning.
The requirements for teaching fields in earth sciences are listed under the Department of Curriculum and Instructionin the College of Education chapter.
A student must earn a grade of C or better for any major or minor requirements offered by the Department of Geography.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Science
MAJOR: City and Regional Planning
The courses taken by majors in city and regional planning are highly interdisciplinary in order to prepare the student for a profession that draws from such diverse fields as geography, economics, government, civil engineering, soils, sociology, agronomy, and realestate. A good mix of courses to develop basic planning skills and to introduce students to the varied approaches to the profession has been assembled in this curriculum.
Departmental Core Requirements
PLAN 201, Introduction to Planning and Community Development .......... 3
PLAN 301, Legal Aspects of Planning............................................................................ 3
PLAN 401, Internship ............................................................................................................. 3
Nondepartmental Requirements
E ST 311G, Introduction to Statistical Applications, or STAT 251/E ST 251, Statistics for
the Behavioral Sciences, or ECON 405, Economic Statistics
........................................................................................................................................ 3
ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Communication ............ 3
GEOG 281, Map Use and Analysis ................................................................................... 3
GEOG 381, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, or GEOG
382, Aerial Photo Interpretation............................................................................ 3
A minimum of 12 additional credits from a variety of related courses, with approval of major adviser, must be taken. A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken for the major to receive credit for the major.
Electives: sufficient to bring total to 128 in all courses taken for the major, including 54 upper-division.
MAJOR: Geography
The geography curriculum prepares students for a broad range of opportunities in government, business, and education, areas concerned with human-environment problems and place-to-place relations. Preparation for advanced graduate studies is also provided. Major requirements incorporate analytical and GIS skills, sample the spectrum of systematic geography, and expose the student to the unique characteristics of selected regions of the earth. A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken for the major.
Departmental Requirements (35 credits)
GEOG 111G, Geography of the Natural Environment .......................................... 4
GEOG 120G, Survey of Geography, or GEOG 112G, World Regional
Geography ....................................................................................................................... 3
GEOG 281, Map Use and Analysis ................................................................................... 3
GEOG 381, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems ..................... 3
GEOG 382, Aerial Photo Interpretation ........................................................................ 3
GEOG 353, Geomorphology .............................................................................................. 3
GEOG 357, Meteorology and Climatology ................................................................. 3
GEOG 363G, Cultural Geography .................................................................................... 3
GEOG 365G, Urban Geography........................................................................................ 3
GEOG 481, Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems...................... 4
Choose one of the following Regional Geography courses:
GEOG 325G, New Mexico and the American West; GEOG 328G, Geography of Latin America; or GEOG 331G, Europe, or GEOG 461
U.S.–Mexico Border Development....................................................................... 3
Nondepartmental Requirements (9 credits)
ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Communication ............ 3
MATH 115, Intermediate Algebra.................................................................................... 3
E ST 311G, Introduction to Statistical Applications or STAT 251/E ST 251,
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences.................................................................. 3
Electives: Sufficient to bring total to 128, including 54 upper-division.