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Human Geography Track

Population, political, urban, social, and cultural geography

Human geography first and foremost involves the study of human beings--more specifically, of the organization of human activity and of spatial patterns as they affect and, in turn, respond to the world about us.Ìý The processes under study derive from distinct, but interactive, substructures: pursuit of livelihood (economic), social interaction (socio-political), and historical inertia and meaning (cultural).Ìý The products are change, conflict, diffusion, differentiation, and repetition in the human organization of the land.Ìý These same human processes will interact with biophysical processes, (e.g., air quality or plant introductions) to shape humanized landscapes and regional character.Ìý Human geographers typically investigate problems associated with locational strategies and human decisions.Ìý Such problems cut through subjects as diverse as analysis of regional markets, racial segregation in cities, migration flows, hazardous sites, international development, medieval landscape patterns, or formulation of impact statements.

Students must complete at least 37 and no more than 45 credit hours in Geography with grades of C- or better (23 hours must be upper division). No pass/fail grades are allowed in the major. Transfer students majoring in Geography must complete at least 12 hours of upper-division Geography courses at CU-Boulder. No course may be used to fulfill more than one requirement for the major.

In addition to the courses required of all concentrations, complete the following GEOG coursework.

¹This requirement may be met by completion of one or two semester-long, third year, university-level grammar courses (depending on the language) with a grade of C- or better, while also satisfying language department requirements for advancement through the sequence.

²Unless otherwise noted, the department-enforced prerequisite for all courses is GEOG 1962, GEOG 1982, GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2092.

³Special topics courses may be used to satisfy upper-division concentration requirements with approval from the department.

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