B.A. in Geography
- BA Geography with Concentration In Human And Environmental Geography
- BA Geography With Concentration In Geographic Information Science & Technology (GIS&T)
- BA Geography with a Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning
- BA Geography with a Concentration in Urban Studies
BA Geography with Concentration in Human and Environmental Geography
31 hours required:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| Environmental Geograpy - Select one: | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Human Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Geography Of Gypsies (Romanies) and Travelers - WAC | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Regional Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Geography Of Europe | ||
| Geography of US and Canada | ||
| Geography Of Asia | ||
| Geography Of Africa | ||
| Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
| GIS and Technology (GIS&T) – Select one: | 3 | |
| Geographic Information Systems Applications | ||
| Remote Sensing Of The Environment | ||
| Elective Hours 1 | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
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Except GEPL 1010, and GEPL 1100.
Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program
Undergraduate students accepted to the Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program option will be admitted to the MA Geography program and allowed to complete up to three graduate level classes (nine credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. Students must have a cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0 to be accepted into this pipeline program. They will then continue in to the graduate program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to nine hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. It will be the joint responsibility of the faculty and administrators in the undergraduate and graduate programs to supervise students admitted to the combined program option, to ensure that the limit of nine hours taken as an undergraduate is strictly enforced, and to request that the College of Graduate Studies change their matriculation from Undergraduate to Graduate when they meet all undergraduate degree requirements.
The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the program, 2) GEPL 5110, GEPL 5180, GEPL 5490, GEPL 5500, GEPL 5530, GEPL 5650, GEPL 5700, GEPL 5750 may be included in the approved nine semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students interested in the combined program must submit a graduate admission application to the College of Graduate Studies.
BA Geography with Concentration in Geographic Information Science & Technology (GIS&T)
31 hours required:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4180 | Geographic Information Systems Applications | 3 |
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4490 | Remote Sensing Of The Environment | 3 |
| GEPL 4500 | Digital Image Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| Environmental Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Human Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Geography Of Gypsies (Romanies) and Travelers - WAC | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program
Undergraduate students accepted to the Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program option will be admitted to the MA Geography program and allowed to complete up to three graduate level classes (nine credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. Students must have a cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0 to be accepted into this pipeline program. They will then continue in to the graduate program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to nine hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. It will be the joint responsibility of the faculty and administrators in the undergraduate and graduate programs to supervise students admitted to the combined program option, to ensure that the limit of nine hours taken as an undergraduate is strictly enforced, and to request that the College of Graduate Studies change their matriculation from Undergraduate to Graduate when they meet all undergraduate degree requirements.
The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the program, 2) GEPL 5110, GEPL 5180, GEPL 5490, GEPL 5500,GEPL 5530, GEPL 5650, GEPL 5700, GEPL 5750 may be included in the approved nine semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students interested in the combined program must submit a graduate admission application to the College of Graduate Studies.
BA Geography with Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning
31 hours required:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4210 | Land Use Planning | 3 |
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4530 | Principles Of Urban Planning | 3 |
| GEPL 4700 | Community Planning Workshop | 3 |
| GEPL 4750 | Transportation Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| Environmental Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Human Geography - Select one: | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Geography Of Gypsies (Romanies) and Travelers - WAC | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program
Undergraduate students accepted to the Combined bachelor's to master's- Geography pipeline program option will be admitted to the MA Geography program and allowed to complete up to three graduate level classes (nine credit hours) during their final academic year of undergraduate studies. Students admitted into the pipeline program must apply for admission to the College of Graduate Studies for the semester that they intend to matriculate. Students must have a cumulative higher education GPA of 3.0 to be accepted into this pipeline program. They will then continue in to the graduate program upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. The graduate coursework (up to nine hours) may be applied to completion of both undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. It will be the joint responsibility of the faculty and administrators in the undergraduate and graduate programs to supervise students admitted to the combined program option, to ensure that the limit of nine hours taken as an undergraduate is strictly enforced, and to request that the College of Graduate Studies change their matriculation from Undergraduate to Graduate when they meet all undergraduate degree requirements.
The following provisions apply for classes taken for graduate credit: 1) graduate classes taken at The University of Toledo only after the student is accepted in the program, 2) GEPL 5110, GEPL 5180, GEPL 5490, GEPL 5500,GEPL 5530, GEPL 5650, GEPL 5700, GEPL 5750 may be included in the approved nine semester hours of graduate credit taken as an undergraduate. Students interested in the combined program must submit a graduate admission application to the College of Graduate Studies.
BA Geography With Concentration in Urban Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 2050 | World Cities | 3 |
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4530 | Principles Of Urban Planning | 3 |
| GEPL 4710 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| Select one from the following: WAC (major) | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Communities - Writing Across the Curriculum | ||
| Major Elective | ||
| Select two from the following: | 6 | |
| Race, Class, And Gender | ||
| Communities - Writing Across the Curriculum | ||
| Community Organizing and Development | ||
| People, Population, and Society: Demographic Analysis | ||
| Exploring the City | ||
| Principles of Public Policy | ||
| Principles of Public Administration | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Advocacy Groups in US Politics | ||
| Land Use Planning | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 31 | |
Below are sample plans of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
- Geography with Concentration in Human and Environmental Geography
- Geography with Concentration in Geography Information Science & Technology (GIS&T)
- Geography with Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning
- BA Geography with a Concentration in Urban Studies
Geography with Concentration in Human and Environmental Geography
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| HIST 1010-1200 Arts/Humanities | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Social Science core | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Science core (lab) | 1 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities (Fine Art) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective: Regional Geography | 3 | |
| Geography Of Europe | ||
| Geography of US and Canada | ||
| Geography Of Asia | ||
| Geography Of Africa | ||
| Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| GEPL Major Elective: Human Geography | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Transportation Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| GEPL Major Elective: Environmental Geography | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language 1 or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective (WAC) | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| US Diversity | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| GEPL Major Elective: GIS&T | 3 | |
| Geographic Information Systems Applications | ||
| Remote Sensing Of The Environment | ||
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Minor course or Elective | 3 | |
| Elective (WAC) | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GEPL Major Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 5 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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If no Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) course has been taken in the major, one elective must be a WAC course.
Geography with Concentration in Geography Information Science & Technology (GIS&T)
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| HIST 1010-1200 Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Social Science core | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Art) | 3 | |
| Natural Science Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences core (lab) | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective: Human Geography | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4490 | Remote Sensing Of The Environment | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| GEPL 4180 | Geographic Information Systems Applications | 3 |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Related or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| GEPL Major elective (WAC) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| GEPL Major Elective: Environmental Geography | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Minor course or Elective | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Elective (WAC) | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GEPL 4500 | Digital Image Analysis | 3 |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| GEPL Major Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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If no Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) course has been taken in the major, this elective must be a WAC course.
Geography with Concentration in Urban and Regional Planning
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| HIST 1010-1200 Arts/Humanities Core (History) | 3 | |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Social Sciences Core | 6 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Natural Science Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core (lab) | 1 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core (Fine Art) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 4530 | Principles Of Urban Planning | 3 |
| ENGL 2710-2800 Arts/Humanities Core (English Lit) | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language I | 4 | |
| Natural Science core | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| GEPL 4210 | Land Use Planning | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective | 3 | |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Related or minor course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| Related or Minor course | 6 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4750 | Transportation Geography | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective: Environmental Geograpjy | 3 | |
| Conservation And Resources | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Weather And Climate | ||
| Geography of Earth Systems | ||
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II or approved culture course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| GEPL 4990 | Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions | 1 |
| GEPL Major Elective: Human Geography | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| World Cities | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Patterns Of World Development | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Elective (WAC) | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 6 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GEPL 4700 | Community Planning Workshop | 3 |
| GEPL Major Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Related or Minor course | 3 | |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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If no Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) course has been taken in the major, this elective must be a WAC course.
BA Geography with a Concentration in Urban Studies
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| AR 1000 | First Year Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Core (HIST 1010-1200) | 3 | |
| Social Science Core | 3 | |
| GEPL Major Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| GEPL 2010 | Fundamentals Of Geography | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| Art/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Art/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Natural Science Core with Laboratory | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Term | ||
| GEPL 2110 | Maps and Map Analysis | 3 |
| GEPL 2050 | World Cities | 3 |
| Art/Humanities Core (ENGL 2710-2800) English Literature | 3 | |
| Natural Science Core | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| GEPL 4110 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEPL 4530 | Principles Of Urban Planning | 3 |
| Social Sciences Core | 3 | |
| WAC Major Requirement | 3 | |
| Elementary Foreign Language II | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| WAC Non-Major Requirement | 3 | |
| Urban Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Diversity US | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language I OR Approved Culture Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| GEPL 4420 | Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research | 3 |
| GEPL 4710 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| Non US-Diversity | 3 | |
| Intermediate Foreign Language II OR Approved Culture Course | 3 | |
| GEPL Major Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| GEPL 4900 | 1 | |
| Urban Studies Elective | 3 | |
| Related Major or Minor Course | 7 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| GEPL Major Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Related Major or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Related Major or Minor Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1. State the basic nature of human geography and its subfields (e.g., cultural, economic, environmental, political, social, urban, etc.);
- 2. Describe the basic nature of human-environmental interaction and the importance of these relationships;
- 3. State the dominant forces that have shaped and continue to shape world regions;
- 4. Apply the basic tools of geographic analysis and spatial thinking to investigate a geographic issue;
- 5. Construct a map using appropriate cartographic design, visualization and quantitative data manipulation;
- 6. Identify different kinds of maps and their uses as well as interpret what geographic information is represented on them;
- 7. Identify the fundamental concepts of Geographic Information Systems, and evaluate their importance in the further study of this evolving science;
- 8. Apply fundamental quantitative methods to a geographic issue;
- 9. Develop appropriate written and oral skills necessary for graduate study or a professional career, including the ability to present oneself in a professional manner;
- 10. Understand the importance of geographic inquiry and problem solving in a rapidly globalizing world, and construct an argument to explain that importance to those who are ignorant of it.