UNAM Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Environmental Studies Course
Degree
selectable subject under Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Introduction
Geography and Environmental Studies is offered either as a minor subject to be completed at the end of the third year of study (NQF Level 7), or as a double major to be finalised at the end of the fourth year of study (NQF Level 8). A student in possession of a BA degree with Geography as a double major qualifies to apply for admission to postgraduate studies in Geography, subject to the University’s regulations for postgraduate studies.
The informing study programme offers scientific knowledge in application-orientated geography that is indispensable to the education of responsible and active citizens who care for the sustainable development of their local, regional and national resources in a globalising international economy. It enables students who successfully completed their geographic and environmental studies to exercise their intellectual competence in many fields of public and private sector employment. Students with a particular interest in geographic information systems and spatial analysis with the assistance of land satellite images may obtain a solid foundation for post-graduate studies in areas of spatial analysis, aiming at problem-solving and spatial planning.
Modules
| Year 1, Semester 1 |
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| Fundamentals of Physical Geography |
| Year 1, Semester 2 |
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| Fundamentals of Human Geography |
| Year 2, Semester 1 |
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| Geomorphology (half course) |
| Climatology (half course) |
| Settlement Geography (half course) |
| Economic Geography (half course) |
| Year 2, Semester 2 |
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| Social Geography (half course) |
| Biogeography (half course)* |
| Pedology (half course)* |
| Hydrology (half course)* |
2. year: select all courses without * and one with *
| Year 3, Group A |
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| Semester 1 |
| Environmental Studies |
| Geographic Analysis and Techniques |
| Semester 2 |
| Geographical Information Systems |
| Semester 1 and 2 |
| Excursion |
| Year 3, Group B |
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| Semester 1 |
| Environmental Studies |
| General Methods and Techniques in Geography |
| Semester 2 |
| Regional Geography |
| Semester 1 and 2 |
| Excursion |
3. year, major subject: select Group A or B
3. year, minor subject: select 2 courses from Group B and the Excursions
| Year 4, Group A |
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| Research project in Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Environmental Management and Governance |
| Spatial Planning |
| Remote Sensing (half-course) |
| Applied Spatial Analysis (half-course) |
| Field Work |
| Year 4, Group B |
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| Research project in Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Tourism Studies |
| Political Geography |
| Themes in Advanced Geography and Environmental Studies |
| Field Work |
4. year: select Group A or B
See Also
UNAM Humanities and Social Sciences Undergraduate Courses
Postgraduate
UNAM Humanities and Social Sciences Postgraduate Courses
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