Geography Programs and Courses

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Geography & Sustainability

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

• Geography, BA

Bachelor of Science

• Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, BS
• Geography, BS
• Geography, Environmental Sustainability Concentration, BS
• Geography, Sustainable Tourism Concentration, BS

Combined Undergraduate/Graduate Degree

• Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, BS-MS

Minor

• Environmental Sustainability Minor
• Geographic Information Science Minor
• Geography Minor
• Sustainable Tourism Minor
• Travel and Tourism Minor

Certificate

• Certificate in Geographic Information Systems
• Certificate in Sustainable Tourism Development

Courses

First Year Seminar

• FYGE 100 First Year Seminar - Geography

Geography

• GGR 470 Geographic Aspects of Urban Planning
• GPH 100P Weather and Climate
• GPH 101P Physical Geography I
• GPH 102P Physical Geography II
• GPH 105 Foundations of Global Studies: People, Place, and Environment
• GPH 105H Foundations of Global Studies:People, Places and Environment (Honors)
• GPH 110 World Regions: Global Patterns, Local Lives
• GPH 115 Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences
• GPH 115H Global Climate Change Honors
• GPH 140 Introduction to Maps and Geographical Information Systems
• GPH 171 Environmental Sustainability and Society
• GPH 180 Saving the World - Social Justice in an Era of Climate Change
• GPH 220 Geography of New England
• GPH 221 Human and environmental Dimensions of Canada
• GPH 222 Environment & Cultures of the United States
• GPH 229 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
• GPH 233 Russia and Its Neighbors
• GPH 234 Geography of Europe
• GPH 235 Geography of Africa
• GPH 236 Geography of Asia
• GPH 237 Geography of the Middle East
• GPH 245 Cartography and Mapping Technology
• GPH 246 Parks and Protected Areas
• GPH 247 Recreating spaces: Exploring Climate Change and Recreation”
• GPH 248 Ecotourism
• GPH 251 Cultural Geography
• GPH 252 Native American Lands and Environments
• GPH 253 World Cities
• GPH 255 Special Events and Festivals
• GPH 261 Geography of Tourism
• GPH 264 Geography of Recreation, Sports and Society
• GPH 282P Global Environmental Issues
• GPH 285P Oceanography
• GPH 287P Climatology
• GPH 288 Meteorology
• GPH 301 Introduction to Quantitative Geography
• GPH 302 Geographic Research
• GPH 313 Political Geography
• GPH 314 Population Environment and Sustainability
• GPH 315 Geography and the Global Economy
• GPH 316 Urban Geography and Sustainable Cities
• GPH 317 Transportation, Geography and Society
• GPH 319 Marketing Geography
• GPH 340 Geographic Information Systems
• GPH 343 Drones and Aerial Imagery: Applications and Image Analysis
• GPH 344 Remote Sensing: Studying the Earth from Space
• GPH 345 Geotechniques in Information Technology
• GPH 346 GIS in Business and Community Development
• GPH 347 GIS Applications: Special Topics
• GPH 348 Crime Mapping
• GPH 350 Geographies of the Holcaust
• GPH 355 Reading the Cultural Landscape
• GPH 356 New England Folklore & Regionality
• GPH 360 Globalization: Geographies of Global Changes
• GPH 362 Comprehensive Travel Planning
• GPH 365 Tourism Planning and Development
• GPH 366 Energy and the Environment
• GPH 373 Land Use Planning and Analysis
• GPH 375 Food, Drink and the Environment
• GPH 376P Conservation of Natural Resources
• GPH 377 Environmental Impact Assessment
• GPH 378 Sustainable Water Resources Management
• GPH 379 Environmental Justice
• GPH 383P Biogeography
• GPH 385P Soils and the Environment
• GPH 387P Severe and Unusual Weather
• GPH 400 Directed Study in Geography
• GPH 401 Co-operative Education
• GPH 402 Study-Travel Seminar
• GPH 410 Internship in Geography
• GPH 442 Programming for GIS
• GPH 444 Digital Image Processing of Remotely Sensed Data
• GPH 445 Quantitative Geography
• GPH 446 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
• GPH 447 Advanced Computer Cartography
• GPH 462 Exploring Tourism Destinations
• GPH 463 Global Perspectives on Economic Geographies: A case study on Tourism
• GPH 473 Planning Policy & Decision Making
• GPH 476 Seminar in Geographic Concepts
• GPH 500 Research Topics in Geography
• GPH 600H Honors Directed Study in Geography