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Geography
General
Program Title
Geography
Degree Designation
BES
Award Type
Baccalaureate
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
This program provides the student with a greater awareness of travel and tourism phenomena and the industry and organizations that support it. Emphasis is placed on increased understanding travel and tourism as a system of interrelated components, which include tourists, destinations, transportation systems, business and the natural environment. Important elements of travel and tourism training include tourism geography, transportation, facilities management, marketing, planning and development and travel operations. To see the on-line university bulletin describing Geography courses and programs go to: http://bulletin.stcloudstate.edu/departments/geog.asp. For information about faculty and activities within the department go to : http:/www.stcloudstate.edu/
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
School of Public Affairs
Status
Active
Requirements
Free Form Requisites
Program Requirements (36 credits)
36 credits in geography with approval of major advisor. This option allows students, in conjunction with their advisor, the opportunity to design a specialized program in BES-Geography.
Students fulfill the University's Upper Division Writing Requirement by successfully completing course with a 'C-' or better.
Notes
See program website for additional information.
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Understand and appropriately apply geographic methods
Outcome
Understand globalization processes and effects
Outcome
Understand spatial processes and patterns at the local, national and global scales
Outcome
Understand the key concepts of place, space, landscape and region
Degree Maps or Program Completion Plans
Major Code
8109
Program Code
316