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2028 Geography Major Curriculum


Dept Code Short Description Description Transcript Description Req Crse Cnt Opt Crse Cnt
MADN-GEO GEO1 Geography Geography Major Geography 5 8

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
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 97
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  
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 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 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 GAME THEORY 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 COMP POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS 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  
STEM Depth  
Cadets in this major must take CY305/355 to satisfy the STEM Depth requirement.
CY305 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 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 CYBER FOUNDATIONS 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  





2028 Geography Major w/ Honors Curriculum


Dept Code Short Description Description Transcript Description Req Crse Cnt Opt Crse Cnt
MADN-GEO GEO1H Geography w/ Honors Geography Major w/ Honors Geography w/ Honors 2 0

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Subject Area Description Credit Hour
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  
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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.