Part 4 · Program curriculum
Class of 2029 Geography Major
2029 Geography Major Curriculum
- Dept
- MADN-GEO
- Code
- GEO1
- Short description
- Geography
- Description
- Geography Major
- Transcript description
- Geography
- Required courses
- 5
- Optional courses
- 8
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundation Courses | Choose 4 of 4 | |
| GE205 | FOUNDATIONS IN GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE305 | GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS | 3.0 |
| GE310 | GEOG INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| GE340 | GEOGRAPHY OF GLOBAL CULTURES | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Required Regional Geography Course | Choose 1 of 6 | |
| GE342 | GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA | 3.0 |
| GE343 | GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA | 3.0 |
| GE344 | GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | 3.0 |
| GE345 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3.0 |
| GE346 | GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | 3.0 |
| GE347 | GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Geography Electives | Choose 4 of 27 | |
| GE300 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| GE321 | CLIMATOLOGY | 3.0 |
| GE324 | METEOROLOGY | 3.0 |
| GE332 | GEOMORPHOLOGY | 3.0 |
| GE333 | PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | 3.5 |
| GE342 | GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA | 3.0 |
| GE343 | GEOGRAPHY OF RUSSIA | 3.0 |
| GE344 | GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | 3.0 |
| GE345 | GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3.0 |
| GE346 | GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE | 3.0 |
| GE347 | GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| GE351 | LAND USE PLAN & MGT | 3.0 |
| GE352 | URBAN GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE354 | NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISK | 3.0 |
| GE373 | REMOTE SENSING | 3.0 |
| GE378 | CARTOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE379 | PHOTOGRAMMETRY | 3.0 |
| GE380 | SURVEYING | 3.5 |
| GE431 | ECOLOGY | 3.0 |
| GE462 | ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
| GE477 | ADVANCED REMOTE SENSING | 3.0 |
| GE478 | MILITARY GEOSPATIAL OPERATIONS | 3.0 |
| GE490 | SPEC TOPICS-GEOG & ENVRNMNT | 3.0 |
| GE494 | ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY | 3.0 |
| GE496 | COLLOQUIUM IN GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE498 | ADV GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYS | 3.0 |
| GE499A | ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL STUDY I | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Complementary Support Courses | Choose 3 of 99 | |
| CH375 | ADVANCED BIOLOGY | 4.0 |
| CH387 | HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 3.5 |
| CY300 | PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS | 3.0 |
| EN321 | AMERICAN LITERATURE I | 3.0 |
| EN331 | BRITISH LITERATURE I | 3.0 |
| EN351 | WORLD LITERATURE | 3.0 |
| EN353 | WAR LITERATURE | 3.0 |
| GE331 | AQUATIC SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| GE333 | PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | 3.5 |
| GE354 | NATURAL HAZARDS AND RISK | 3.0 |
| GE431 | ECOLOGY | 3.0 |
| GE494 | ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY | 3.0 |
| HI337 | CHINA: EMPIRE, REPUBLIC, & MAO | 3.0 |
| HI338 | WARFARE IN AGE OF REVOLUTIONS | 3.0 |
| HI339 | THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | 3.0 |
| HI340 | COLONIAL AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI341 | THE AGE OF EXPLORATION | 3.0 |
| HI343 | MODERN GERMANY | 3.0 |
| HI344 | MODERN DIPLOMACY | 3.0 |
| HI345 | MODERN AFRICA | 3.0 |
| HI346 | INDIA, PAKISTAN, & BANGLADESH | 3.0 |
| HI347 | ASIAN WARFARE AND POLITICS | 3.0 |
| HI348 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI355 | WARFARE, INDUSTRY, & EMPIRE | 3.0 |
| HI356 | WAR AT SEA, SKY, SPACE | 3.0 |
| HI357 | ARMED CONFLICT IN THE COLD WAR | 3.0 |
| HI359 | ERA OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR | 3.0 |
| HI361 | MEDIEVAL EUROPE | 3.0 |
| HI362 | POLITICS/SOC-EARLY MOD EURO | 3.0 |
| HI364 | MODERN WESTERN EUROPE | 3.0 |
| HI367 | IMPERIAL AND SOVIET RUSSIA | 3.0 |
| HI368 | MOD CENTRAL & E. EUR,1896-1989 | 3.0 |
| HI369 | AMERICAN FRONTIERS | 3.0 |
| HI370 | ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WARFARE | 3.0 |
| HI372 | US FGN RELATIONS SINCE 1898 | 3.0 |
| HI374 | HISTORY OF AFRICA | 3.0 |
| HI376 | EARLY MODERN WARFARE | 3.0 |
| HI381 | HISTORY OF IRREGULAR WARFARE | 3.0 |
| HI391 | WORLD RELIGIONS | 3.0 |
| HI394 | REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI395 | HIST OF CIVIL WAR AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI396 | THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S AMERICA | 3.0 |
| HI397 | THE US FROM COLD WAR TO TODAY | 3.0 |
| HI398 | CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMER HIST | 3.0 |
| HI462 | THE HISTORY OF INNOVATION | 3.0 |
| HI487 | EARLY AMERICAN REPUB 1787-1826 | 3.0 |
| LW410 | COMPARATIVE LEGAL SYSTEMS | 3.0 |
| LW473 | ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | 3.0 |
| LW474 | LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT | 3.0 |
| LW481 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3.0 |
| LX300 | 3RD SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG | 0.0 |
| LX400 | 4TH SEMESTER FOREIGN LANG | 0.0 |
| MA376 | APPLIED STATISTICS | 3.0 |
| PL376 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | 3.0 |
| PL383 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3.0 |
| PL392 | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 3.0 |
| PL393 | CRIMINOLOGY-CRIM JUST SYSTM | 3.0 |
| PL482 | ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETY | 3.0 |
| PY300 | PHILOSOPHICAL METHODS | 3.0 |
| PY305 | LOGICAL REASONING | 3.0 |
| PY325 | MILITARY ETHICS | 3.0 |
| PY330 | POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | 3.0 |
| PY345 | PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | 3.0 |
| PY350 | PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| PY355 | PHILOSOPHY OF MIND | 3.0 |
| PY360 | ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY | 3.0 |
| PY370 | 17TH & 18TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY | 3.0 |
| PY375 | KANT & 19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY | 3.0 |
| SS364 | COMPETITION AND STRATEGY | 3.0 |
| SS366 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3.0 |
| SS368 | ECONOMETRICS I | 3.0 |
| SS372 | POLITICS OF CHINA | 3.0 |
| SS374 | POLITICS OF NORTHEAST ASIA | 3.0 |
| SS375 | POL OF THE POST-SOVIET STATES | 3.0 |
| SS377 | POLITICS OF EUROPE | 3.0 |
| SS378 | GREAT POWER COMPETITION | 3.0 |
| SS383 | POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3.0 |
| SS384 | POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | 3.0 |
| SS385 | HISTORY OF ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS386 | POLITICAL THOUGHT AND IDEAS | 3.0 |
| SS462 | ECONOMIC GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
| SS464 | HOMELAND SECURITY | 3.0 |
| SS465 | TERRORISM: NEW CHALLENGES | 3.0 |
| SS466 | COMBATING TERRORISM | 3.0 |
| SS472 | SOLDIER & STATE: AM CIV-MIL RE | 3.0 |
| SS473 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | 3.0 |
| SS475 | DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP | 3.0 |
| SS476 | CIVIL WARS | 3.0 |
| SS481 | POLITICS OF DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| SS484 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | 3.0 |
| SS485 | POLITICS SUB-SAHARAN AFR | 3.0 |
| SS486 | STATE BUILDING | 3.0 |
| SS487 | INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3.0 |
| WS301 | INTRODUCTION TO WAR STUDIES | 3.0 |
| WS358 | STRATEGY AND GENERALSHIP | 3.0 |
| WS360 | SPECIAL OPS IN THEORY & PRACTI | 3.0 |
| WS365 | REBELLN, INSURGNCY, & CIV WAR | 3.0 |
| WS370 | US STRATEGY AND POLICY | 3.0 |
| WS385 | WAR AND ITS THEORISTS | 3.0 |
| WS455 | COMPARATIVE DEFENSE POLICY | 3.0 |
| XH405 | THE HOLOCAUST AND ITS LEGACY | 3.0 |
| XH415 | GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Integrative Experience for the Major | Choose 1 of 1 | |
| GE491 | MILITARY GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Science Depth | ||
| Cadets in this major may choose any of the authorized courses to satisfy the Science Depth requirement. | ||
| CH102 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4.0 |
| CH152 | ADV GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4.0 |
| CH275 | BIOLOGY | 4.0 |
| PH202 | PHYSICS II | 4.0 |
| PH252 | ADVANCED PHYSICS II | 4.0 |
| PH275 | PHYSICS II: SPACE | 4.0 |
| AND | ||
| STEM Depth | ||
| Cadets in this major must take CY305/355 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement. | ||
| CY305 | TECH INNOV IN EMERGING WARFARE | 3.0 |
| CY355 | CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Curriculum Requirements | ||
| This section describes how cadets in this major satisfy various curriculum requirements. | ||
| IT/CYBER Requirement | ||
| Cadets in this major will satisfy the IT/CYBER requirement by successfully completing the IT/CYBER content in the core curriculum and CY305/355. | ||
| CY305 | TECH INNOV IN EMERGING WARFARE | 3.0 |
| CY355 | CYBER FOUNDATIONS - COMPUTING | 3.0 |
| Core Engineering Sequence | ||
| Cadets in this major are required to take the Environmental Engineering Sequence. | ||
| EV300 | ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | 3.0 |
| EV350 | ENVIRONMNTL ENGR TECHNOLOGIES | 3.0 |
| EV450 | ENV ENG FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOP | 3.0 |
| Writing-in-the-Major | ||
| Cadets in this major satisfy the West Point Writing Program requirement by successfully completing writing requirements in the core curriculum and this course in the major. | ||
| GE305 | GEOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS | 3.0 |
2029 Geography Major w/ Honors Curriculum
- Dept
- MADN-GEO
- Code
- GEO1H
- Short description
- Geography w/ Honors
- Description
- Geography Major w/ Honors
- Transcript description
- Geography w/ Honors
- Required courses
- 2
- Optional courses
- 0
| Subject area | Description | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Thesis/Project Requirement | ||
| Approval by the Geography Program Director. | ||
| Required Course | Choose 2 of 2 | |
| GE495 | HONORS SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHY | 3.0 |
| GE499B | ADVANCED INDIVIDUAL STUDY II | 3.0 |
| AND | ||
| Grade Requirements | ||
| Cadets must complete the requirements of the major as shown above, and achieve a final APSC of at least 3.0 in the core curriculum and a final APSC of at least 3.5 in the major. | ||