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Geography
Concentration Chairman: Marvin Mikesell, P 323, 702-8313
Committee Secretary: Natalia Uribe, P 301, 702-8301
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
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.
Summary of Requirements
Concentration 1 Geog 200
1 Geog 282
8 additional geography courses; up to three
may be in approved related fields
1 Senior Seminar (Geog 299)
- B.A. paper
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Grading. All courses counting toward the geography concentration are
taken for letter grades. A minimum of a C average is expected.
Special Honors. Special honors in geography are awarded to students
with an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better 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 the 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.
Faculty
MICHAEL P. CONZEN, Professor, Committee on Geographical Studies and the
College; Chairman, Committee on Geographical Studies
NEIL HARRIS, Preston and Sterling Morton Professor, Department of History,
Committees on Geographical Studies and General Studies in the Humanities,
and the College
DORIS B. HOLLEB, Professorial Lecturer,
Committee on Geographical Studies and the College
MARVIN W. MIKESELL, Professor, Committee on Geographical Studies and the
College
PAULA REBERT, Professorial Lecturer, Committee on Geographical Studies
GERALD D. SUTTLES, Professor, Department of Sociology, Committee on Geographical
Studies, and the College
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