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Nov 24, 2024
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GEOG 4990H - Honors in Geography
This course requires qualified Geography seniors to write an honors thesis, which involves a substantial amount of reading, research and writing, a synthesis of various fields of geographical knowledge, and a mixed use of research tools and methods, including maps, spatial statistics, GIScience, field research, and personal interviews.
Requisites: Permission required and GEOG major and Sr only
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Learning and Doing, Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 tutorial
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will adhere to the highest standards of professional ethics and academic integrity in writing their honors thesis.
- Students will be able to appropriately utilize various geographical research tools and methods, such as maps, spatial statistics, GIScience, field research and personal interviews.
- Students will be able to explain findings from their research.
- Students will have an appreciation for the process of gaining new knowledge and skills.
- Students will have the ability to carry out a geographical research that is creative and original.
- Students will have the ability to evaluate, organize and synthesize research information from various sources.
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