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Committee Secretary: Catherine Kirk, P 301, 702-8301
The B.A. degree in geography calls for the satisfactory completion of eleven
courses, at least eight of which must be in geography. These include the
orientation course (Geography 200), an introduction to maps and mapping
(Geography 282), the senior seminar (Geography 299), and at least eight
additional geography courses, up to three of which may be in approved related
fields. A bachelor's thesis is prepared in connection with the senior
seminar.
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Summary of Requirements
Concentration 1 Geog 200
1 Geog 282
8 additional geography courses; up to 3 may be in approved related fields
1 Senior Seminar (Geog 299)
- B.A. paper
11 (total)
Grading. All courses counting toward the geography concentration are taken
for letter grades. A minimum of a C average is expected.
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Special Honors. Special honors in geography are awarded to students with an
overall grade point average of 3.0 or over who submit a bachelor's thesis
judged to be outstanding.
Awards. Each year the Committee on Geographical Studies nominates
outstanding senior geography concentrators for an Outstanding Senior in
Geography Award from the Illinois Geographical Society and an Award for
Excellence from the National Council for Geographic Education and Association
of American Geographers.
Joint B.A./M.A. Program. This program permits qualified students to enter
upon a course of graduate study before completion of their work in the College.
Approval and supervision is in the hands of a faculty committee, acting in
consultation with the dean of students in the College. Students must apply for
the B.A./M.A. program in geography by April 1 of their third year in the
College. They are admitted to candidacy for the master's degree during their
fourth year in the College. In recognition of the advanced level of performance
attained by these students, up to three courses taken as part of the College
concentration in geography may be counted toward the nine-course master's
requirement. Both a bachelor's thesis and a master's paper are required.
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Geography
Concentration Chairman: Marvin Mikesell, P 323, 702-8313
Program of Study
The discipline of geography contributes to an understanding of society by
exploring the earth's environment and its interactions with human life, by
inquiring into cultures and societies from the perspective of area study, and
by investigating problems of spatial organization. The Bachelor of Arts program
in geography offers a distinctive focus for general education and provides a
background both for advanced specialization in the discipline and for study in
other fields. Solid grounding in modern geography can lead to careers in
government service, environmental consulting, marketing, publishing, planning,
and teaching at all levels.
Program Requirements
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Faculty
A. PETER CAMPBELL, Lecturer, Committee on Geographical Studies