Required for the Major in Geography

Ten (10) Courses:

  • GEOG 0100 (Intro Course/ Place and Society)
  • GEOG 0151 (The Global Environment) OR ESCS 0112 (Environmental Geology)
  • Two (2) of the following methods courses:

      GEOG 0251 (Mapping Global Environmental Change)

      GEOG 0261 (Human Geography with GIS)

      GEOG 0271 (Cartography)

      GEOG 0281 (Place Based Data and Analysis)

  • Five (5) Geography electives, at least one must be numbered below 0250.

At least three of the electives must be semester-long courses, completed on the Middlebury Campus.

  • One (1) 0400- level geography seminar OR a 0700-level senior independent project

*Pre-req for 0400 is at least one elective numbered over 0250.

*Pre-req for 0700 is at least one elective at the 0300 level

Students wishing to pursue independent 0700-level senior work must have a proposal approved by a primary advisor and second reader prior to registering for the 0700-level credit.

Required for a Joint Major in Geography

Seven (7) Courses:

  • GEOG 0100 (Intro Course/ Place and Society) OR GEOG 0151 (The Global Environment)
  • One (1) GEOG Course numbered between 0250 and 0300
  • Four (4) GEOG electives, numbered below 400, (at least one of which must be numbered below 0250)

At least two of the electives must be semester-long courses completed on the Middlebury Campus.

  • One (1)  0400- level geography seminar OR a 0700-level senior independent project

                   *Pre-req for 0400 is at least one elective numbered over 0250

                   *Pre-req for 0700 is at least one elective at the 0300 level.

Students wishing to pursue independent 0700-level senior work must have a proposal approved by a primary advisor and second reader prior to registering for the 0700-level credit.

Required for a Minor in Geography

The Geography minor consists of 5 courses: one course at the 100-level; one course numbered between 0250 and 0300; three additional geography courses numbered below 0400.

Thesis in Geography

In order to complete a senior thesis, students must have a proposal approved by a primary thesis advisor and a secondary reader prior to registering for the first GEOG0701 credit. It is strongly encouraged that students considering a thesis discuss their ideas with an advisor during the semester prior to registering for formal thesis credits.

Honors in Geography

Students who seek to earn honors must have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major and are required to complete substantive independent work (GEOG0700, GEOG0701, or other work deemed appropriate by the faculty). Honors candidates must also present their work in a public forum. These presentations will typically take place in the final two weeks of the semester or as part of campus-wide events like the Spring Research Symposium. Honors will be conferred by the Department based on the quality of three factors: the final product, major GPA, and public presentation.