Geosciences, B.A., Urban Studies Concentration

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International students
International applicants are those students who are in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa (B-1, H-1, J-1, etc.), students who are living outside the U.S. and who will require an F-1 visa to study in the United States, students who are in the process of applying for Permanent Residency status but have not yet received the Permanent Residency card or students who have been educated outside the U.S.

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All students are required to complete an entry-level class early on in the major, GEOL 3000, an internship or other course that includes experiential learning (field, lab, or research-based), and a senior capstone course, GEOG 4830, to help prepare them for their career goals in geosciences after graduation.

Please see the Undergraduate Catalog for a detailed schedule of required courses for the major.

Geosciences, B.A.

In addition to the Program Degree Requirements, students must fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements (see section 3030) and the University Degree Requirements (see section 1400).

The department offers two endowed scholarships for undergraduate majors: the Ernest Fritz Memorial Field Camp Endowment and the David E. OgrenMemorial Endowed Scholarship.

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In addition to course content focused on different aspects of urban problems and solutions, students will gain a skill set to address such issues, including a holistic approach to understanding urban dynamics, critical thinking and writing skills to express the complexity of urban issues, and a tool kit of data collection and analysis skills, which may include Geographic Information Systems (GIS), quantitative spatial analysis, and/or qualitative analysis.