2024-2025 Rowan University Academic Catalog
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
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The discipline of geography focuses on understanding the world across scales from local to global. It is an integrative science that explores the spatial relationships and functional systems of the natural and human world. The geography major at Rowan maximizes flexibility so that students can design a program of study that meets individual interests and career goals. Geography students complete a common core of 22 s.h. worth of courses and then complete an additional 18+ s.h. of course credit within a specialty area (one of the minors offered in the department).
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General Education
All students starting before Fall 2018 and transfer students must complete the University General Education Requirements as described in the Undergraduate Program Requirements .
Rowan Core
All first-time Freshmen starting in Fall 2018 or after must complete the University Rowan Core Requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .
Geography Program Common Core: Required: 22 s.h.
Take two of the three following courses:
Take the following five courses:
Geography Program Electives: 18 s.h.
Majors must take 6 additional courses offered within the department selected in consultation with the program coordinator. It is highly recommended that these 6 courses are chosen to fulfill one of the minors in the department.
Total Required Credits for the Program: 120 s.h.
For information related to this major or minor, please contact:
Kevin Keenan, Ph.D., AICP
865.256.4231
keenankp@rowan.edu
Note: Coordinate Education-Geography dual majors must use their 18 s.h. of geography program electives to fulfill the requirements for the Minor in Applied Geographic Knowledge and Skills (see below). Also, Coordinate Education-Geography dual majors can use their student teaching experience in place of GEOG 16390 - Geography Research Clinic/Studio .
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