Geography
General
Program Title
Geography
Degree Designation
BA
Award Type
Baccalaureate
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
Online Exclusive - Synchronous, On Campus
Program Description
The Geography Program at SCSU equips students with spatial concepts and perspectives examining a range of issues at global, national, and local scales. Geography provides an integrative and interdisciplinary framework that combines analysis of human and physical environments and incorporates use of the latest technologies and applications, including remotely sensed data, Geographic Information Systems/Science (GIS), and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones. Through active local, regional and global learning opportunities—including online course options, fieldtrips, numerous study abroad opportunities, and hands-on faculty-student research—the geography program prepares students with geographic knowledge and skills for twenty-first century careers in the public and private sectors and advanced graduate education. Ultimately, the geography program seeks to positively transform our students into responsible and effective stewards of the local and global communities and environments in which they live and work.
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Status
Active
Admission Requirements
What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?
High School / GED
Required GPA for graduation
2
Does this BA major require fewer than 45 credits? Please check the following as appropriate.
BA majors requiring fewer than 45 credits require one of the following: one year of coursework in a single foreign language, or a second major, or a minor.
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Define and appraise key geographic concepts, e.g. place, space, landscape, region, and scale.
Outcome
Identify, describe, and explain spatial processes and patterns at local, national and/or global scales.
Outcome
Determine the geographic processes and effects of globalization.
Outcome
Appropriately and effectively apply geographic methods.
Degree Maps
Major Code
1063
Program Code
412