Geography - Louisiana State University - System Office

Geography from Louisiana State University - System Office is a Campus Bachelor Geography degree that prepares you for a Science career. Students majoring in geography may earn either the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree . Students interested in physical geography normally enter the Bachelor of Science program, and those interested in human geography enter the Bachelor of Arts program. All requirements specified by the College of Arts & Sciences for these respective degrees must be fulfilled. Candidates for the bachelor's degree with a major in geography must complete a curriculum of 33 semester hours for the Bachelor of Arts and 36 semester hours for the Bachelor of Science. Both consist of 15 hours of core courses (Geography 1001, 1003, 2050, 2051, and 2055). For the Bachelor of Arts, nine hours of mapping sciences and nine hours in human geography (six hours systematic and three hours regional) are required, or for the Bachelor of Science, nine to 12 hours of mapping sciences and nine to 12 hours of physical geography are required. (See the section "Curriculum in Geography".) Students may elect to modify the curriculum to fit specific needs, but this must be done in consultation with the departmental advisor. Special emphases are offered in mapping sciences, cultural and historical geography , economic and urban geography, Latin America, Asia, coastal and fluvial geomorphology, and climatology. Students majoring in geography must pay a field service fee of $20 per semester for undergraduates and $25 per semester for graduates. Students not majoring in geography or anthropology who schedule courses requiring field service will be assessed a pro rata part of the transportation costs, as deter-mined by the department chair. Requirements for a minor in geography are one course selected from Geography 1001 or 1003; Geography 2050 and 2051; one course selected from Geography 2039, 4020, 4041, 4043, and 4045; and two additional 4000-level geography courses. View more details on Louisiana State University - System Office . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Geography courses.