GPY_BA - Bachelor of Arts
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About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Degrees: Bachelor of Arts | Bachelor of Science
- Specializations: Environmental Geosciences (BA) | Geographical Science and Sustainability (BA) | Medical Geography in Global Health (BA) | Medical Geography in Global Health (BS)
- Credits for Degree: 120
- Contact: Email
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
The Geography Department offers a range of topics in contemporary geography and geospatial science, rich and lively cultural and learning environments, BA and BS undergraduate degrees, MA, M.S., and PhD degrees, as well as the largest Medical Geography program in the United States.
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Curriculum
- Combination Degrees
- GeoAI and Geographic Analysis Minor
- Geographic Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Certificate
- Geography
- Geography Minor
- Geography Minor UF Online
- Geography UF Online
- Geospatial Information Analysis Certificate
- Medical Geography Certificate
- Medical Geography in Global Health Minor
- Meteorology and Climatology Certificate
- Meteorology Minor
About This Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Geography is best suited for students interested in careers in urban and regional planning, business geography, medical geography, and geographic education, or for students who want a broad overview of the discipline with a focus on human geography.
Requirements for the Major
The Bachelor of Arts in geography requires 39-45 credits of coursework in geography, plus 3 credits of Statistics. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all coursework for the major.
Required Coursework
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Geography BA Core Courses | ||
| GEO 2200 & 2200L | Dynamic Planet Earth and Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory | 4 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Social Geography | ||
| People, Place, and Culture | ||
| Global and Regional Economies | ||
| GEO 3162C | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | 4 |
| Select one GeoAI course: | 3 | |
| The Digital Earth | ||
| The World & Big Data | ||
| Select two Technique courses: | 6-8 | |
| Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | ||
| Geovisualization and Map Design | ||
| Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Aerial Photo Interpretation | ||
| Digital Image Processing | ||
| Introduction to Spatial Networks | ||
| Spatial Surface Modeling and Geostatistics | ||
| GEO 4170 | Communicating Science in the Geosciences | 3 |
| GEO 4930 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Select one Regional Geography course: | 3 | |
| Geography of Africa | ||
| Geography of Latin America | ||
| Geography of Europe | ||
| Geography BA Major Systematic electives | ||
| Select four Systematic electives: 1 | 12-16 | |
| Extreme Weather | ||
| Hungry Planet: Global Geographies of Food | ||
| Pop Music and Culture: a Geographic Perspective | ||
| Climatology | ||
| Principles of Geographic Hydrology | ||
| Extreme Floods | ||
| The Human Footprint on Landscape | ||
| Conservation of Resources | ||
| Plants, Health and Spirituality | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Introduction to Medical Geography | ||
| Peoples and Plagues | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Urban and Business Geography | ||
| Housing, People, and Places in a Spatially Diverse America | ||
| Geography of Alcohol | ||
| Special Topics in Geography | ||
| Weather, Climate, and Society | ||
| Intermediate Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | ||
| River Forms and Processes | ||
| Water, Risk, and Extreme Events | ||
| Environmental Biogeography | ||
| Geography of Vector-borne Diseases | ||
| Regional Development | ||
| Shelter and Care Options for US Elderly | ||
| Selected Topics in Geography | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | ||
| The Digital Earth | ||
| GIS Models for Public Health | ||
| Aerial Photo Interpretation | ||
| Digital Image Processing | ||
| GIS Programming | ||
| Introduction to Spatial Networks | ||
| Spatial Surface Modeling and Geostatistics | ||
| GIS Analysis of Hazard Vulnerability | ||
| Coastal Morphology and Processes | ||
| Weather and Forecasting | ||
| Machine Learning in Meteorology | ||
| Hurricanes | ||
| Atmospheric Teleconnections | ||
| Spatial Analysis of Atmospheric Data using GIS | ||
| Total Credits | 39-45 | |
The same course may not be used to satisfy requirements for more than one bulleted group.
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Other geography courses may be counted at the discretion of the undergraduate coordinator.
Transfer coursework is considered on a case-by-case basis. Upper division transfer courses with no UF equivalent will be substituted as GEO 4938.