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专业概况
在这里学什么？In addition to course work required by the university and the college, majors must complete 40 hours of department requirements with a grade of C or better. Note: Students who accumulate 15 or more of their 26 content credits in Physical Geography and Geographic Information Science qualify for the B.S. degree. Those accumulating 15 or more of their 26 content credits in Natural Resource Management and Human Geography qualify for either a B.S. or a B.A. degree. Students must declare to their academic advisor their preference of degrees prior to graduation. Students in both the B.A. and B.S. programs must complete the following:
Core Requirements (14 hours total)
Content areas
26 hours distributed among a minimum of three of the following content areas with at least two courses in each of two areas:
Undergraduate Speciality Areas
Although students are encouraged to sample from the wide variety of courses within the geography program, and the general geography major is an option selected by many students, most undergraduate majors choose to focus on one of the department's areas of speciality.
Focus on Physical Geography
Offerings in this speciality include an introductory survey of the natural environment and advanced course work in areas that include landforms, soils, weather and climate, paleoenvironments, and biogeography. Course work in this speciality is frequently related to ongoing faculty research programs and activities.
Focus on Geographic Information Science (GIS)
This speciality focuses upon the interface between geography and the computer. It offers specialized training in a variety of analytic tools and methods courses, ranging from the design and preparation of maps using computer-aided mapping programs to the spatial analysis of physical and human phenomena using detailed computer-based geographic-based geographic information systems (GIS).
Focus on Natural Resource Management
This speciality provides a broad interdisciplinary approach to the management of natural and recreational resources, with emphasis on the Rocky Mountain region. Resource management is a major focus of departmental faculty and encompasses an array of topics, including physical and social aspects of natural resource management, management of fire in natural systems, public land management, hazard studies, the planning-managing-administration of recreation and tourism resources, and the geographic analysis of resource systems.
Focus on Human Geography
The human geography speciality examines how societies organize their economic, cultural, and political activities spatially, and how human societies interact with their environments. Courses in the concentration are directed toward economic, cultural, regional, and global studies. Students in this concentration typically take a variety of courses from related fields such as sociology, political science, economics, international studies, and American studies.
Focus on Planning
The speciality in planning offers students a pre-professional curriculum; many students in this speciality go on to complete a graduate degree in the department's graduate planning program. The planning specialty examines the environmental, social and economic factors that influence sustainability and change in urban communities and small towns.
所属院系
进入哪个院系学习？ College of Arts and Sciences中国学生入学要求
为来自中国的学生设计 Applicants must have a cumulative, unweighted high school GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). English Language Requirements: Min. score 71 for iBT/ 6.0 IELTS / 105 Duolingo.课程信息
学制：全日制(4 年)
学费：US$18,090.00 (¥ 117,113) /年
开学时间：2022八月23日
申请截止日期：1-Jun-22
留学地点：College of Arts and Sciences1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3254,LARAMIE,Wyoming,82071, United States
