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Bachelor of Arts in Geography-Anthropology

Geography Concentration

  To receive a bachelor's degree with a concentration in geography, students must take at least 45-53 credits of geography and anthropology courses, as well as fulfill all other university requirements. Of these 45-53 credits, students are required to take ANT 101J (Anthropology: The Cultural View), ANT 102K (Biological Anthropology), ANT 103 (Introduction to Archaeology), GEO 101J (Human Geography), GEO 102K (Physical Geography), GEO 103 (Human-Environmental Geography), GEO 310 (History of Geographical Thought) and GYA 202D (Research Methods). In addition, students must take 2 topical/regional courses, 1 techniques/applied course, and 9 additional credit hours (6 of which must be GEO 300 or higher, and 3 of which must be ANT or GEO). Students must complete at least 3 credit hours in a geography or anthropology field course. A supervised 3 credit minimum internship in geography or anthropology may be substituted for the field course. Students are required to demonstrate writing competency by completing 2 research papers in geography-anthropology with grades of C or better from 2 different professors, circulated and reviewed by the department at least 1 semester prior to graduation. The maximum hours of internships, field experience, and/or independent study that can be applied to the major requirements is 9 hours. All students must meet with their advisor before registering for courses each semester. Any additional credits earned above and beyond the required 45-53 will be applied towards general elective credits.

Topical/Regional Courses

GEO 120J (Geography of Maine); GEO 203J (Urban and Regional Development); GEO 207J (Maps: Knowledge, Technology, Society, Culture); GEO 211 (Middle America: Lands and Peoples); GEO 302 (Gender, Work, and Space); GEO 303 (Economic Geography); GEO 304 (Social Transformation of Nature); GEO 307 (History of Anglo-American Cartography); GEO 309 (Tropical Biogeography and Conservation); GEO 402 (Urban Geography); GEO 403 (Urban Physical Geography); GEO 409 (Ethnobotany: Plants and People); GEO 450 (Topics in Geography).

Techniques/Applied Courses

GEO 205 (Remote Sensing); GEO 208 (Cartography I); GEO 209 (Introduction to Land Use Planning); GEO 210 (Planning Maine Communities); GEO 308 (GIS I); GEO 408 (GIS II); ANT 315 (Ethnography: Methods, Ethics, and Practice).

Other Geography Courses

GEO 108 (GIS Applications); GEO 458 (Research Applications in GIS)

Anthropology Courses

ANT 104 (Introduction to Historical Archaeology); ANT 201J (Human Origins); ANT 202I (Origins of Civilization); ANT 213 (Human Ecology); ANT 220I (North American Indians); ANT 222I (Peoples of the North); ANT 224I (Ancient Mesoamerica); ANT 230I (Hunters and Gatherers); ANT 232I (The Anthropology of Sex and Gender); ANT 233I (Food and Culture); ANT 250I (Archaeology of South America); ANT 254 (Archaeology of East Asia); ANT 255 (African Prehistory); ANT 260 (Public Interpretation in Anthropology); ANT 300 (Action Anthropology); ANT 301I (Victims of Progress: Indigenous Peoples in the Modern World); ANT 302 (Medical Anthropology); ANT 305 (History of Archaeological Thought); ANT 306 (Analysis of Archaeological Materials); ANT 307 (Specialized Techniques in Archaeology); ANT 308 (Environmental Archaeology); ANT 310 (History of Anthropological Thought); ANT 320 (Human Osteology); ANT 340 (Primate Behavior); ANT 350 (Amazon Peoples and Development); ANT 360 (Public Archaeology); ANT 410 (Zooarchaeology); ANT 450 (Topics in Anthropology).

*No course may fulfill more than one requirement.

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