Geosciences, Physical Geography Concentration (Geospatial Analysis), B.S.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

• MATH 1530  (Math) and MATH 1710  (Math)
• GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041  (Nat Sci)
• GEOG 2000  (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (41 hours)

A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the major.

• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours AND
• GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour

• OR

• GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours AND
• GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours

• (may be counted in General Education)

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• PGEO 1030 - Physical Geography 4 credit hours
• PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography 4 credit hours
• PGEO 4000 - Climatology and Climate Change 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours
• PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• GEOL 4020 - Geomorphology 4 credit hours

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• PGEO or GEOL electives 3-5 credit hours

Cognate (18 hours)

• MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
• MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
• Mentor-approved College of Basic and Sciences electives 12 credit hours

Supporting Courses (6 hours)

• GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
• GEOG 4360 - Cultural Geography 3 credit hours

Electives (14-24 hours)

• Geosciences mentor-approved electives

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• GEOG 2000 - Introduction to Regional Geography 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
• MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math)
• PGEO 1030 - Physical Geography 4 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

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• GEOL 1030 - Introduction to Earth Science 3 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• GEOL 1031 - Introduction to Earth Science Lab 1 credit hour

• OR

• GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
• GEOL 1041 - Physical Geology Lab 0 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4000 - Climatology and Climate Change 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours
• PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Cognate elective 3 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior

• GEOG 4360 - Cultural Geography 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credit hours
• PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• Elective 3 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Cognate electives 6 credit hours
• General electives 6 credit hours

NOTE:

PGEO 3401  (4-hour field course) is required and offered only during summer.

Senior

• GEOL 4020 - Geomorphology 4 credit hours
• PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
• PGEO or GEOL elective 3-5 credit hours
• Cognate elective 3 credit hours
• General electives 13-15 credit hours