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GEOGRAPHY - SECONDARY EDUCATION

Effective teaching of modern geography in schools is currently attracting significant attention by curriculum planners. This major is designed to develop a teacher corps more skilled in contemporary geography, consistent with Michigan teacher certification standards and national geography education objectives.

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REQUIRED CORE (20 hrs.)

GEOG 1050 Physical Geography . . . . . 4 hrs.
GEOG 2050 Human Geography . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 2650 Map, Chart, Air Photos . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 3030 Geographic Inquiry* . . . . .4 hrs.
GEOG 3800 U.S. and Canada . . . . . . . 3 hrs.
GEOG 4600 Concepts and Strategies in the
Teaching of Geography*. . 3 hrs.
*Prerequisite: A course in statistics
(STAT 1600, 2160, 2600, or 3660)

ELECTIVES (12 hrs.)

Students should select courses with either a physical science or a social science emphasis.
For the physical science emphasis, students must take 12 hours including GEOG 2250 and select the remaining fours from GEOG 1000, 3500, 5010, 5530, 5550, 5570, 5690, or 5820.
For the social science emphasis, students must take 12 hours selected from GEOG 1020, 2440, 3110, 3610, 3750, 3810, 3820, 3860, 3890, 3900, 5690, 5700, or 5820.

MINOR REQUIREMENTS

Students who wish to develop a social studies teaching emphasis recognized in Michigan must complete either a Secondary Education History minor or a Secondary Education Political Science minor. In addition, they must complete a minimum of four additional courses, including: 1) ECON 2010 & ECON 2020; and 2) two courses in either of the following academic disciplines in which they
do NOT minor-HIST 2100 & HIST 2110, or PSCI 2000 & PSCI 2020. Some of these course may also be used to meet General Education requirements.
Other valuable teaching minor options to combine with a Secondary Education Geography major are: 1) Mathematics Minor-Secondary Teaching Option; or 2) Earth Science Education Minor.