About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts
- Specializations: Environmental Geosciences | Medical Geography in Global Health (BA)
- Credits for Degree: 120
- Contact: 1.855.99GATOR | Email
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To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.
Department Information
The Geography Department offers a range of topics in contemporary geography and geospatial science, rich and lively cultural and learning environments, BA and BS undergraduate degrees, MA, M.S., and PhD degrees, as well as the largest Medical Geography program in the United States.
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P.O. Box 117315
330 Newell Drive
3141 TURLINGTON HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7315
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Curriculum
- Combination Degrees
- GeoAI and Geographic Analysis Minor
- Geographic Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Certificate
- Geography
- Geography Minor
- Geography Minor UF Online
- Geography UF Online
- Geospatial Information Analysis Certificate
- Medical Geography Certificate
- Medical Geography in Global Health Minor
- Meteorology and Climatology Certificate
- Meteorology Minor
- Urban-Economic Geography Certificate
The Bachelor of Arts in Medical Geography in Global Health is intended for students interested in social and cultural aspects of medical geography and global health and disease issues. The degree focuses on human impacts, cultural, and social aspects of health and disease, and public health planning and management.
Requirements for the Major
The Bachelor of Arts in Medical Geography in Global Health requires a minimum of 39 credits of coursework, plus 3 credits of Statistics. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all coursework for the major.
Required Coursework
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Geography BA Medical Geography in Global Health Core Courses | ||
| GEO 2200 & 2200L | Dynamic Planet Earth and Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory | 4 |
| GEO 4170 | Communicating Science in the Geosciences | 3 |
| GEO 4930 | Senior Seminar | 1 |
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Social Geography | ||
| People, Place, and Culture | ||
| Global and Regional Economies | ||
| GEO 3162C | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | 4 |
| Select one GeoAI course: | 3 | |
| The Digital Earth | ||
| The World & Big Data | ||
| Select two technique courses: | 7-9 | |
| Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | ||
Select one: | ||
| Geovisualization and Map Design | ||
| Digital Image Processing | ||
| Select one regional geography course: | 3 | |
| Geography of Florida | ||
| Geography of Africa | ||
| Geography of Latin America | ||
| Select two medical geography core courses: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Medical Geography | ||
| Peoples and Plagues | ||
| Plants, Health and Spirituality | ||
| Geography BA Medical Geography in Global Health Major Electives | ||
| Select two geography elective courses: 1 | 6-8 | |
| Extreme Weather | ||
| Climatology | ||
| Hungry Planet: Global Geographies of Food | ||
| The Human Footprint on Landscape | ||
| Conservation of Resources | ||
| Plants, Health and Spirituality | ||
| Population Geography | ||
| Introduction to Medical Geography | ||
| Peoples and Plagues | ||
| Economic Geography | ||
| Selected Topics in Geography | ||
| Honors Thesis | ||
| Digital Image Processing | ||
| GIS Programming | ||
| Total Credits | 40-44 | |
The same course may not be used to satisfy requirements for more than one bulleted group.
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Other geography courses may be counted at the discretion of the undergraduate coordinator.
Transfer coursework is considered on a case-by-case basis. Upper division transfer courses with no UF equivalent will be substituted as GEO 4938.
Related Coursework
Critical Tracking records each student’s progress in courses that are required for progress toward each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis.
For degree requirements outside of the major, refer to CLAS Degree Requirements: Structure of a CLAS Degree.
Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students.
Semester 1
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 2
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 3
- Complete 1 geography course (GEA 1000 not acceptable)
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 4
- Complete 1 additional geography course (1 of the 2 must be GEO 2200; GEA 1000 not acceptable) or complete STA 2023 with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 5
- Complete all critical-tracking courses (STA 2023 and 2 geography courses, 1 of which must be GEO 2200; GEA 1000 not acceptable) with a 2.5 critical-tracking GPA
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 6
- Complete 1 geography technique course.
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 7
- Complete 1 geography elective course
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Semester 8
- Complete all remaining geography (GEO, GIS, or MET) 3000/4000 required courses
- 2.0 UF GPA required
Students are expected to complete the Writing, Civic Literacy, summer enrollment, and Quest requirements while in the process of taking the courses below. Students are also expected to complete the General Education International (GE-N) requirements concurrently with another General Education requirement (typically, GE-C, H, or S) as part of the CLAS Basic Distribution requirements. One of the two general education mathematics courses must be a pure math course.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences allows students additional flexibility in its Distribution Requirements. Students may count a maximum of 6 credits TOTAL from the CLAS Distribution course lists towards Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, or Biological and Physical Sciences, with no more than 3 credits of Humanities, 3 credits of Social and Behavioral Sciences, or 6 credits of Biological or Physical Sciences.
The full list of major-specific requirements for this major can be found on the Overview tab. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences degree requirements can be found on the college’s degree requirements page.
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria.
This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply.
| Semester One | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| GEO 2200 | Dynamic Planet Earth (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Physical Sciences) | 3 |
| GEO 2200L | Dynamic Planet Earth Laboratory (Gen Ed Physical Sciences; Natural Science Laboratory) 1 | 1 |
| STA 2023 | Introduction to Statistics 1 (Critical Tracking; State Core Gen Ed Mathematics) | 3 |
| State Core Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Quest 1 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Semester Two | ||
| Select one: | 3 | |
| Social Geography (Critical Tracking) | ||
| People, Place, and Culture (Critical Tracking) | ||
| Global and Regional Economies (Critical Tracking; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences) | ||
| State Core Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Mathematics (pure math) | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Composition; Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Three | ||
| GeoAI course (select one:) | 3 | |
| The Digital Earth | ||
| The World & Big Data | ||
| Medical geography core course | 3 | |
| State Core Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| CLAS Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 2 | 4-5 | |
| Credits | 13-14 | |
| Semester Four | ||
| Regional geography course | 3 | |
| Quest 2 | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences (area not selected in semester 3) | 3 | |
| CLAS Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 2 | 3-5 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Semester Five | ||
| GEO 3162C | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers | 4 |
| GIS 3043 | Foundations of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| Medical geography core course | 3 | |
| Elective (or CLAS Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement if 4-3-3 language option) 2 | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Semester Six | ||
| GIS 3420C | GIS Models for Public Health (Critical Tracking; recommended second techniques course) | 3 |
| Gen Ed Humanities | 3 | |
| Gen Ed Biological Science | 3 | |
| Elective (3000 level or above, not in major) | 3 | |
| Elective (or Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Science, if needed) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Semester Seven | ||
| Geography elective (Critical Tracking) | 3-4 | |
| GEO 4170 | Communicating Science in the Geosciences | 3 |
| Electives (3000 level or above, not in major) | 9 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Semester Eight | ||
| GEO 4930 | Senior Seminar (Critical Tracking) | 1 |
| Geography elective (Critical Tracking) | 3 | |
| Electives (3000 level and above, not in major) | 6 | |
| Electives | 7 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Total Credits | 120-124 | |
Electives to reach the 120-credit minimum will vary depending on whether students select minimum or maximum credit course options.