UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: Geography-Anthropology Specialization in Sustainable Cultures And
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: Geography-Anthropology Specialization in Sustainable Cultures and Communities
CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: minimum of 36-39 credits
FOUNDATION/REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES
COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / CREDITS / PREREQUISITESMAT 120 / Introduction to Statistics / 4 / Successful completion of the USM mathematics readiness requirement.
Either GEO 105 or ANT 105 / Society, Environment, and Change / 3
ANT 101 / Anthropology: The Cultural View / 3
GEO 101 / Human Geography / 3
SELECT CLASSES FROM THE FOLLOWING - 6 credits minimum: (at least 3 credits from each GEO & ANT)
ANT/ TAH 315 / Ethnography: Methods, Ethics and Practice / 3-6 / ANT 101 and one ethnography course or ANT 310ANT 360 / Public Archaeology / 3-6 / ANT 103 or permission of instructor
GEO 305/ 505/ 605 / Remote Sensing / 3
GEO 308/ 508/ 608 / GIS Applications I / 4
GEO 209 / Introduction to Land Use Planning / 3
TAH 211 / Tourism Entrepreneurship / 3
SELECT CLASSES FROM THE FOLLOWING - 18 credits minimum: (At least 6 credits from each GEO & ANT prefix and at least 6 credits at or above 300 level)
ANT 202 / Origins of Civilization / 3ANT 220 / Indigenous Studies of North America / 3
ANT 232 / The Anthropology of Sex and Gender / 3
ANT/TAH 233 / Food and Culture
description not found / 3
ANT/TAH 241 / Tourism and Community Development / 3 / Entry Year Experience course
ANT 255 / Cultures of Africa / 3
ANT/TAH 301 / Global Issues in Travel and Tourism / 3
GEO 104 / World Regions / 3
GEO 120 / Geography of Maine / 3
GEO 170 / Global History: Mapping the World across Cultures / 3
GEO 203 / Urban and Regional Development / 3
GEO 210 / Planning Maine Communities: Current Issues and Directions / 3
GEO 255 / Making a Living: Workers in a Global Economy / 3 / Entry Year Experience course
GEO 302/ 502 / Gender, Work, and Space / 3
GEO 303/ 503 / Economic Geography / 3 / One of the following: ANT 101, GEO 101, GEO 203 Urban & Regional Development, ECO 101, ECO 102, or permission of instructor
GEO 402/ 502 / Urban Geography / 3-6 / Prerequisite: GEO 101, GEO 203 Urban & Regional Development, or permission of instructor
GEO/WGS 455 / Gender, 'Race' and Class in the City / 3 / One of the following: GEO 302 or permission of instructor.
GEO 450 / Topics in Geography / 3 / Permission of department
GEO/ WGS 255 / Making a Living: Workers in a Global Economy / 3 / Entry Year Experience course
GEO 481/ 581 / Megacities and Global Planning Issues / 3
GYA 210 / Perspectives on Environment, Society, and Culture Since 1750 / 3 / One introductory course in Geography (GEO 101 or GEO 102) and one introductory course in Anthropology (ANT 101 or ANT 103) and sophomore standing
ESP 275 / Energy Use and Societal Adaptation / 3 / ESP 101/102 or science exploration course
TAH 251/ANT 299 / Ecotourism & Sustainable Development/ Topics in Anthropology / 3
TAH 341/ ANT 450 / Tourism, Development & Sustainability/ Topics in Anthropology / 3 / None/ Junior standing or permission of instructor
SELECT CLASSES FROM THE FOLLOWING - 3 credits minimum: Any one of the following will count toward the capstone requirement:
GYA 300 / Archaeology Field School / 3-6GYA 350/351 / Internship in Applied Geography-Anthropology / 1-6 / junior or senior standing in geography-anthropology and permission of instructor
GEO 360 / Field Mapping in the Island Environment: Data Collection to GIS / 6 / Permission of instructor
GYA 400 / Independent Study in Anthropology or Geography / variable / Permission of instructor
Study Abroad / Various options
Existing Capstones / Various options
**Additionally, all geography-anthropology majors are required to demonstrate writing competence by completing either two research papers or one research paper and one research product (e.g., poster, media project) in the major with grades of C or better, from two different professors, at least one semester prior to graduation.**
MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:
CORE AREA / COURSE NUMBER / COURSE NAME / REQUIRED BY MAJOR?QR / MAT 120 / Introduction to Statistics / Yes
SCA/DIV / ANT 101 / Anthropology: The Cultural View / Yes
INT / ANT 105 / Society, Environment, and Change / Yes (OR GEO 105)
SCA / ANT 202 / Origins of Civilization / Topical Elective option
SCA / ANT 220 / Indigenous Studies of North America / Topical Elective option
SCA/DIV/INT / ANT 232 / The Anthropology of Sex and Gender / Topical Elective option
SCA / ANT 233 / Food and Culture / Topical Elective option
INT / ANT 255 / Cultures of Africa / Topical Elective option
INT / ESP 275 / Energy Use and Societal Adaptation / Topical Elective option
SCA/INT / GEO 101 / Human Geography / Yes
SCA/INT / GEO 104 / World Regions / Topical Elective option
INT / GEO 105 / Society, Environment, and Change / Yes (OR ANT 105)
SCA / GEO 120 / Geography of Maine / Topical Elective option
SCA/ INT / GEO 203 / Urban and Regional Development / Topical Elective option
EISRC / GEO 209 / Introduction to Land Use Planning / Methods option
EISRC / GEO 210 / Planning Maine Communities: Current Issues and Directions / Topical Elective option
DIV / GEO 402 / Urban Geography / Topical Elective option
Text from the 2017 – 2018 Catalog:
All students with majors or specific discipline minors in the social sciences must achieve at least six credits with grades of B or better in the requirements of those majors or minors. No grades of D will be counted toward fulfillment of the major or minor requirements. Except for Independent Studies, no required course may be repeated more than one time.
All students are reminded that, in addition to meeting departmental requirements for the major, they must also meet the University's minimum readiness requirements and the Core curriculum requirements. Students are required to take MAT 120 for the Quantitative Reasoning requirement of the Core.
The minimum number of credits (exclusive of the University's Core curriculum) required for the major: 36-39 credits.
Core curriculum codes
EYE – Entry Year Experience
CW – College Writing
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
CE – Creative Expression
SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis
CI – Cultural Interpretation
SE – Science Exploration
EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship
DIV – Diversity
INT – International
CAP - Capstone