Program: Geography, B.S. - University of Kentucky

Mar 31, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree must complete a minimum of 60 hours in natural, physical, mathematical, and computer science. Please note: courses with a GEO prefix are generally not accepted towards fulfilling this 60-hour requirement. Therefore, be sure to keep this requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree , including a specific listing of courses applicable to the 60-hour requirement.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

GEO 499 - SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3

b. Social Science

(completed by Major Requirement)

c. Humanities: 3

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3

V. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 13-30

Major Requirements

Major Core Requirements

GEO 200 - ORIENTATION IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 406 - FIELD STUDIES IN GEOGRAPHY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
GEO 499 - SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Major Core hours: 12

Other Course Work Required for the Major

Geography Tracks

Students must complete 15 credit hours from one of the following tracks.

Mapping and GIS Track

GEO 109 - DIGITAL MAPPING Credit(s): 3
GEO 305 - ELEMENTS OF CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 310 - DATA EXPLORATIONS AND APPLICATIONS IN EVERYDAY LIFE Credit(s): 3
GEO 311 - QUALITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 399 - INTERNSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 405 - ADVANCED CARTOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 409 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3
GEO 419 - INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING Credit(s): 3
GEO 509 - WORKSHOP IN GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES Credit(s): 3
Track hours: 15

Environment Track

GEO 130 - EARTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 135 - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Credit(s): 3
GEO 162 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Credit(s): 3
GEO 230 - SEVERE STORMS AND EXTREME WEATHER Credit(s): 3
GEO 235 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
GEO 261 - GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF HEALTH & DISEASE Credit(s): 3
GEO 316 - ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Credit(s): 3
GEO 323 - MEXICO: ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS & SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
GEO 324 - GEOGRAPHY OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Credit(s): 3
GEO 326 - GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE Credit(s): 3
GEO 328 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Credit(s): 3
GEO 333 - GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA Credit(s): 3
GEO 336 - GEOGRAPHY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Credit(s): 3
GEO 351 - PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES Credit(s): 3
GEO 399 - INTERNSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 419 - INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING Credit(s): 3
GEO 431 - POLITICAL ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
GEO 451G - FLUVIAL FORMS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
GEO 530 - BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION Credit(s): 3
Track hours: 15

Cities and Societies Track

GEO 160 - LANDS AND PEOPLES OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD Credit(s): 3
GEO 161 - GLOBAL INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 221 - IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
GEO 222 - CITIES OF THE WORLD Credit(s): 3
GEO 255 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 261 - GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF HEALTH & DISEASE Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
GEO 311 - QUALITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 316 - ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Credit(s): 3
GEO 323 - MEXICO: ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS & SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
GEO 324 - GEOGRAPHY OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Credit(s): 3
GEO 326 - GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE Credit(s): 3
GEO 328 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Credit(s): 3
GEO 333 - GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA Credit(s): 3
GEO 336 - GEOGRAPHY OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Credit(s): 3
GEO 399 - INTERNSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 442G - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 455 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 475 - HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE IN SPACE AND TIME Credit(s): 3
GEO 485G - URBAN PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3
Track Hours: 15

Breadth Electives

Students must complete an additional 12 credit hours from one or both of the tracks that were not selected as the student’s primary track within the major. Of the 12 credit hours, 6 credit hours must be at the 300-level or above. Courses used to satisfy the track requirement may not be used to satisfy the breadth requirement.

Breadth elective hours: 12

Electives

Students will choose 4 credits or more of free electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics