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Department of Geography
Main Departmental Office
General Academic Building, 435
P.O. Box 5277
Denton, TX 76203-0277
(817) 565-2091
F. Andrew Schoolmaster, Chair
Faculty
Professor Schoolmaster. Associate Professors Acevedo, Ferring, McGregor, Williams. Assistant Professors Fitzgerald, Hudak, Lyons, Oppong.
Introduction
The Department of Geography offers courses for students majoring in geography and other fields. Students in arts and sciences, business, and education will find that geography provides excellent support for their majors. Students majoring in any field may minor in geography or take courses for general interest.
Geography courses are divided into two subfields: regional science and earth science. Regional science courses focus on the spatial dimensions of human activity. Earth science courses include physical geography and geology.
Geography is both an academic and an applied field. Students are prepared for a broad range of employment, including regional and urban planning, resource management, environmental planning, location and transportation planning, cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information systems. Completion of the department's programs also prepares the student for graduate course work in geography and environmental science.
Students planning to transfer to another institution to pursue a geology major should consult with the undergraduate adviser.
Programs of Study
The department offers two undergraduate programs in the following areas:
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
Major in Geography
The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in geography requires a minimum of 128 hours, 42 of which must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.
Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Geography
A major in geography requires completion of: GEOG 1170 or 1200, GEOL 1610 or GEOG 1710, 2400, 3190; three courses from GEOG 3050, 4060, 4170, 4500 and 4550; and five advanced courses selected from Groups A and B. At least two courses must be selected from each group.
Group A: Earth Science
GEOG 3350, 4240, 4250, 4750 and 4920; GEOL 3000, 4630, 4650 and 4850.
Group B: Regional Science
GEOG 3010, 3100, 3450, 3800, 4120, 4210, 4310, 4410, 4420 and 4920.
Bachelor of Science
Major in Geography
The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in geography requires a minimum of 128 hours, 42 of which must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.
Supplemental Information for BS with a Major in Geography
The Bachelor of Science with a major in geography requires completion of two of the following course groups, in addition to the courses required for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in geography. The two course groups (four courses in total) can be substituted for the foreign language requirement of the Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum.
Group I - Computer Science
CSCI 1110, Program Development, 4 hours
CSCI 1120, Structured Programming, 4 hours
Group II - Mathematics
Two courses, each at least 3 hours, in addition to the college requirement for meeting the Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum.
Group III - Physical and Natural/Life Science
Two advanced level courses, each at least 3 hours, in physics, chemistry or biology.**
** Subject to approval by the geography undergraduate adviser. Math courses taken to satisfy the Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum cannot be applied to Group II. Group III courses may be from different departments (for example, one in physics and one in chemistry).
Concentrations
Students who wish to concentrate in earth science should select three courses from Group A and two courses from Group B, and students who wish to concentrate in regional science should select two courses from Group A and three courses from Group B.
Minor in Archaeology
A minor in archaeology requires the completion of 19 hours, including ANTH 1010, ARCH 2500 and 2800; and a total of nine hours selected from ARCH 3650, 4620 (multiple sections for separate credit) and ARCH 4810.
Minor in Geography
Students planning to minor in geography should consult the geography undergraduate adviser. A minor requires 19 hours, and usually includes GEOG 1170 or 1200, 1710, and 12 additional hours.
Minor in Geology
A minor in geology requires the completion of 20-22 hours in geology and earth science, including GEOL 1610, 1620, 3000 and 4650, and two additional courses from: GEOG 3350, GEOG 4750, GEOL 4630, GEOL 4850. Students with a geography major may not select geology as a minor.
Teacher Certification
Students who expect to teach geography in secondary schools must complete Texas requirements for teacher certification, as listed by the Department of Teacher Education and Administration in the College of Education section of this catalog.
Students interested in land and water resource assessment and management should consider the Master of Science with a major in Applied Geography and the graduate programs in environmental science. Faculty from the Department of Geography, in cooperation with the Department of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Applied Sciences, contribute to coordinating the environmental science degrees.
Students interested in regional science and planning should consider the Master of Science in interdisciplinary studies degree. In cooperation with faculty from the Department of Geography, the departments of economics, sociology, real estate and political science help coordinate this degree.
The Department of Geography, in conjunction with the departments of public administration and economics, offers studies in urban and regional planning within the Master of Public Administration degree program. Undergraduates who anticipate entering this program should take a minimum of 12 hours in public administration.
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