1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog

 NMSU
GEOGRAPHY

Associate Professor Robert J. Czerniak, department head

Professors Conroy, Mueller; Associate Professor Czerniak; Assistant Professors DeMers, Peters, Wright; Adjunct Professors Henkel, Holt; Adjunct Instructors Odenheim

(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 department cooperates with the Department of Surveying to offer a B.S. in surveying. Students interested in this degree should register in the College of Engineering. The requirements for teaching fields in earth sciences are listed under the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education chapter.

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science
MAJOR: City and Regional Planning

The curriculum for majors in city and regional planning is highly interdisciplinary in order to prepare the student for a profession that draws from such diverse fields as geography, economics, government, civil engineering, soils and agronomy, and real estate. 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 AND NONDEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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 Application, or
STAT 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 Air Photo Interpretation 3
GEOG 381, Cartography, or GEOG 382, Introduction to Remote Sensing 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 to receive credit for the major.

Electives: sufficient to bring total to 128, including 55 upper-division.

MAJOR: Geography

The geography curriculum prepares students for a broad range of opportunities in government, business, and education, areas concerned with man-environment problems and place-to-place relations. Preparation for advanced graduate studies is also provided. Major requirements incorporate analytical and graphic 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 major courses.

Nondepartmental Requirements (12 credits)

Departmental Requirements (16 credits)

C S 137, Pascal Programming, C S 110G, Computer Literacy, or
C S 167, C Programming
 3
ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Communication 3
MATH 115, Intermediate Algebra 3
E ST 311G, Introduction to Statistical Applications or
STAT 251, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
 3
GEOG 155G, Introduction to Physical Geography 4
GEOG 201G, Survey of Geography 3
GEOG 281, Map Use and Air Photo Interpretation 3
GEOG 381, Cartography 3
GEOG 382, Introduction to Remote Sensing 3

Areas of Concentration (18 credits)

Six courses, including a minimum of two each from Groups 1 and 2, and one from Group 3:

Group 1 Physical Geography
GEOG 257, Introductory Meteorology;
GEOG 351, Fundamentals of Biogeo-graphy;
GEOG 353, Geomorphology;
GEOG 357, Climatology
 6

Group 2 Human Geography
GEOG 361G, Economic Geography;
GEOG 363G, Cultural Geography;
GEOG365G, Urban Geography;
GEOG 475, Transportation Geography
 6

Group 3 Regional Geography
GEOG 321, North America;
GEOG 325G, New Mexico;
GEOG 328, Latin America;
GEOG 331G, Europe;
GEOG 337, Australia and Oceania
 6

Electives: Sufficient to bring total to 128, including 55 upper-division.



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