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Department of Geography
Cooper Life Science Building
Room CL 425
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306

Phone: (765)285-1776
Fax: (765)285-2351


Geography
Option 4: General Track

OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY & CLIMATOLOGY
B.S. in Geography:  Option 4

General Track (51-54 hours)

REQUIRED COURSES:  36 - 39 hours

COMMON COURSES:  15 hours

  •     GEOG 101 Earth, Sea, and Sky:  A Geographic View (3)
  •     GEOG 150 Global Geography (3)
  •     GEOG 240 Map Reading and Interpretation (3)
  •     GEOG 265 Introduction to GIS (3)
  •     GEOG 494 Research Methods (3)

OPTION FOUR COURSES:  24 hours

  •     GEOG 230 Elementary Meteorology (3)
  •     GEOG 330 Weather Analysis (3)
  •     GEOG 331 Global Climatology (3)
  •     GEOG 332 Climate Change and Modification (3)
  •     GEOG 344 Advanced GIS Analysis (3)
  •     GEOG 350 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
  •     GEOG 410 Broadcast Meteorology (3)
  •     GEOG 450 Severe Local Storms (3)

REGIONAL COURSES:  6-9 hours

Choose 6-9 hours from:

  •     GEOG 351 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean
  •     GEOG 352 Geography of Africa
  •     GEOG 354 Geography of Asia  
  •     GEOG 356 Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors
  •     GEOG 357 Geography of Europe
  •     GEOG 490 Field Observations of Severe Local Storms

 

SYSTEMATIC COURSES:   6 hours

Choose 6 hours from:

  •     GEOG 340 Cartography and Graphics 1
  •     GEOG 341 Cartography and Graphics 2
  •     GEOG 342 Remote Sensing 1 
  •     GEOG 343 Remote Sensing 2
  •     GEOG 443 Seminar in Advanced Techniques in Remote Sensing
  •     GEOG 445 GIS Applications Design and Development
  •     GEOG 448 GIS System Design