Below are the course requirements for students in the Urban, Regional and Global Studies specialization. Please be aware that requirements are subject to change. The definitive version can be found in the Department of Geography Undergraduate Manual.
System courses (4 required)
| Course | Credits | Prerequisites | Quarter(s) Offered |
|---|
| Geog 450: Making of the Modern World |
5 | None | Winter |
| Geog 460: Political Geography | 5 | None | All |
| Geog 630: Conservation of Natural Resources
OR
Geog 635: Globalization and Environment | 5 / 5 | None / None | Winter / Winter |
Geog 640: Economic Geography
OR
Geog 642: Geography of Development | 5 / 5 | None / None | Autumn / Spring |
| Geog 645: Geography of Transportation | 5 | None | Autumn, Spring |
| Geog 650: Urban Geography
OR
Geog 660: Urban Political Geography | 5 / 5 | None / None | Winter, Spring / Varies |
| Geog 655: Theory and Methods of Regional Analysis | 5 | Geog 240 | Spring |
| Geog 670: Population Geography | 5 | Geog 240 | Winter |
Electives (1 Required)
Any of the courses listed on the previous pages may be used toward an elective, but the course may not be used toward both an elective and requirement. Some suggested electives are listed below.
| Course | Credits | Prerequisites | Quarter(s) Offered |
|---|
| Geog 605: Special Problems in the Geography of Latin America | 5 | None |
Winter |
| Geog 608: South Africa: Society & Space | 5 | None | Varies |
| Geog 612: Special Problems in the Geography of the former U.S.S.R. | 5 | None | Winter |
| Geog 630: Conservation of Natural Resources | 5 | None | Winter |
| Geog 640: Economic Geography | 5 | None | Autumn |
| Geog 642: Geography of Development | 5 | None | Spring |
| Geog 643: Governance, Society & Dev. in the Global Economy | 5 | None | Spring |
| Geog 645: Geography of Transportation | 5 | None | Autumn, Spring |
| Geog 647: Locational Analysis | 5 | None | Spring |
| Geog 650: Urban Geography | 5 | None | Winter, Spring |
| Geog 652: Cities, Cultures, & the Political Geography of Difference | 5 | None | Winter |
| Geog 655: Theory and Methods of Regional Analysis | 5 | Geog 240 | Spring |
| Geog 660: Urban Political Geography | 5 | None | Varies |
| Geog 670: Population Geography | 5 | Geog 240 | Winter |
| Geog 680: Numerical Cartography | 5 | Geog 580, Math 150 | Winter |
| Geog 685: Intermediate GIS | 5 | Geog 607 | Winter |
