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Geography

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
43,911 grades98 courses124 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.46
average GPA across 43,911 grades
+1% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
91%
A or B
of 43,911 grades
2.4%
D, F or withdrew
A59.9%
B31.0%
Every term against the 3.46 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
GEOG 170
OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY
3.42
7,997 grades
−1% vs. dept
GEOG 101
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: SPACE, PLACE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
3.34
6,334 grades
−4% vs. dept
GEOG 340
WORLD REGIONS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
3.37
4,906 grades
−3% vs. dept
GEOG 305
INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY
3.55
3,319 grades
+2% vs. dept
GEOG 349
3.36
2,560 grades
−3% vs. dept
GEOG 342
GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN
3.37
2,064 grades
−3% vs. dept
GEOG 370
INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY
3.31
1,892 grades
−4% vs. dept
GEOG 252
3.36
1,282 grades
−3% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 98
100 level6200 level6300 level35400 level3500 level30600 level5700 level5900 level8
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level6 courses
GEOG 101 · — HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: SPACE, PLACE, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS
3.34 −4% vs. dept 6,334
GEOG 120 · — INTRODUCTION TO THE EARTH SYSTEM
3.49 +1% vs. dept 35
GEOG 139 · — GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
3.54 +2% vs. dept 27
GEOG 140
3.46 −0% vs. dept 52
GEOG 170 · — OUR DIGITAL GLOBE: AN OVERVIEW OF GISCIENCE AND ITS TECHNOLOGY
3.42 −1% vs. dept 7,997
GEOG 175 · — TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY
3.52 +2% vs. dept 61
200 level6 courses
GEOG 230 · — SOIL: ECOSYSTEM AND RESOURCE
2.63 −24% vs. dept 8
GEOG 236
3.81 +10% vs. dept 18
GEOG 239 · — MAKING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
3.75 +8% vs. dept 6
GEOG 252
3.36 −3% vs. dept 1,282
GEOG 253 · — RUSSIA: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SURVEY
3.39 −2% vs. dept 543
GEOG 254 · — EASTERN EUROPE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SURVEY
3.63 +5% vs. dept 413
300 level35 courses
GEOG 300 · — WEIRD GEOGRAPHIES
3.73 +8% vs. dept 57
GEOG 301 · — REVOLUTIONS AND SOCIAL CHANGE
3.60 +4% vs. dept 171
GEOG 302 · — ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: LOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR
3.80 +10% vs. dept 222
GEOG 303
3.60 +4% vs. dept 10
GEOG 305 · — INTRODUCTION TO THE CITY
3.55 +2% vs. dept 3,319
GEOG 307 · — INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, HEALTH, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
3.67 +6% vs. dept 127
GEOG 309 · — PEOPLE, LAND AND FOOD: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS
3.58 +3% vs. dept 20
GEOG 311 · — THE GLOBAL GAME: SOCCER, POLITICS, AND IDENTITY
3.58 +3% vs. dept 240
GEOG 312
3.25 −6% vs. dept 83
GEOG 315 · — UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: THE POLITICS BEHIND A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
3.67 +6% vs. dept 20
GEOG 318 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOPOLITICS
3.44 −1% vs. dept 609
GEOG 319 · — GLOBAL MIDDLE EAST
3.32 −4% vs. dept 53
GEOG 320 · — GEOMORPHOLOGY
3.38 −3% vs. dept 340
GEOG 321
3.23 −7% vs. dept 39
GEOG 326
3.14 −9% vs. dept 209
GEOG 329
3.26 −6% vs. dept 143
GEOG 332 · — GLOBAL WARMING: SCIENCE AND IMPACTS
3.53 +2% vs. dept 16
GEOG 333 · — GREEN URBANISM
3.41 −2% vs. dept 34
GEOG 339 · — CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE - LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES
3.19 −8% vs. dept 26
GEOG 340 · — WORLD REGIONS IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
3.37 −3% vs. dept 4,906
GEOG 342 · — GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN
3.37 −3% vs. dept 2,064
GEOG 344 · — CHANGING LANDSCAPES OF THE AMERICAN WEST
3.53 +2% vs. dept 301
GEOG 348
3.28 −5% vs. dept 37
GEOG 349
3.36 −3% vs. dept 2,560
GEOG 353
3.40 −2% vs. dept 42
GEOG 355 · — AFRICA, SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
3.14 −9% vs. dept 160
GEOG 358 · — HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
3.26 −6% vs. dept 91
GEOG 359 · — AUSTRALIA: ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
3.64 +5% vs. dept 69
GEOG 360
2.94 −15% vs. dept 446
GEOG 365 · — GEOGRAPHICAL TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES
3.73 +8% vs. dept 105
GEOG 370 · — INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY
3.31 −4% vs. dept 1,892
GEOG 371 · — INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING
3.02 −13% vs. dept 27
GEOG 377 · — AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
3.57 +3% vs. dept 54
GEOG 378 · — INTRODUCTION TO GEOCOMPUTING
3.61 +4% vs. dept 837
GEOG 379 · — GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES: DRONES, SENSORS, AND APPLICATIONS
3.91 +13% vs. dept 17
400 level3 courses
GEOG 401
3.41 −2% vs. dept 33
GEOG 420 · — GLACIAL AND PLEISTOCENE GEOLOGY
3.34 −4% vs. dept 152
GEOG 475 · — TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY
3.77 +9% vs. dept 198
500 level30 courses
GEOG 500 · — QUALITATIVE STRATEGIES IN GEOGRAPHY
3.80 +10% vs. dept 43
GEOG 501 · — SPACE AND PLACE: A GEOGRAPHY OF EXPERIENCE
3.69 +7% vs. dept 205
GEOG 503 · — RESEARCHING THE CITY: QUALITATIVE STRATEGIES
3.82 +10% vs. dept 58
GEOG 504 · — FEMINIST GEOGRAPHY: THEORETICAL APPROACHES
3.97 +15% vs. dept 18
GEOG 505 · — URBAN SPATIAL PATTERNS AND THEORIES
3.65 +5% vs. dept 79
GEOG 506
3.91 +13% vs. dept 242
GEOG 508
3.93 +13% vs. dept 80
GEOG 510 · — ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
3.40 −2% vs. dept 123
GEOG 511 · — CRITICAL SOCIAL THEORY
3.95 +14% vs. dept 11
GEOG 514 · — FEMINIST GEOGRAPHY: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES
4.00 +15% vs. dept 9
GEOG 515 · — TRANS AUTOTHEORIES
4.00 +15% vs. dept 7
GEOG 518 · — POWER, PLACE, IDENTITY
3.85 +11% vs. dept 89
GEOG 523 · — ADVANCED PALEOECOLOGY: SPECIES RESPONSES TO PAST ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
3.81 +10% vs. dept 29
GEOG 524
3.52 +1% vs. dept 62
GEOG 525 · — SOIL GEOMORPHOLOGY
4.00 +15% vs. dept 13
GEOG 526 · — HUMAN TRANSFORMATIONS OF EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES
3.94 +14% vs. dept 125
GEOG 527
3.81 +10% vs. dept 13
GEOG 535
3.82 +10% vs. dept 17
GEOG 538 · — THE HUMID TROPICS: ECOLOGY, SUBSISTENCE, AND DEVELOPMENT
3.54 +2% vs. dept 119
GEOG 560 · — ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS
3.71 +7% vs. dept 286
GEOG 565 · — COLLOQUIUM FOR UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
3.77 +9% vs. dept 873
GEOG 566 · — HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT
3.95 +14% vs. dept 49
GEOG 572 · — GRAPHIC DESIGN IN CARTOGRAPHY
3.65 +5% vs. dept 545
GEOG 573 · — ADVANCED GEOCOMPUTING AND GEOSPATIAL BIG DATA ANALYTICS
3.89 +12% vs. dept 166
GEOG 574 · — GEOSPATIAL DATABASE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
3.87 +12% vs. dept 475
GEOG 575 · — INTERACTIVE CARTOGRAPHY & GEOVISUALIZATION
3.64 +5% vs. dept 514
GEOG 576 · — GEOSPATIAL WEB AND MOBILE PROGRAMMING
3.87 +12% vs. dept 211
GEOG 577
3.42 −1% vs. dept 12
GEOG 578 · — GIS APPLICATIONS
3.67 +6% vs. dept 427
GEOG 579 · — GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS
3.54 +2% vs. dept 493
600 level5 courses
GEOG 675 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY
3.60 +4% vs. dept 129
GEOG 676
3.49 +1% vs. dept 248
GEOG 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +15% vs. dept 2
GEOG 692 · — SENIOR THESIS
4.00 +15% vs. dept 1
GEOG 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.87 +12% vs. dept 79
700 level5 courses
GEOG 742
3.95 +14% vs. dept 73
GEOG 765 · — GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS: AN INTRODUCTION
3.98 +15% vs. dept 228
GEOG 766 · — GEOGRAPHICAL INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS: TECHNIQUES
3.98 +15% vs. dept 111
GEOG 777 · — CAPSTONE IN GIS DEVELOPMENT
3.88 +12% vs. dept 147
GEOG 778 · — PRACTICUM IN GIS DEVELOPMENT
3.96 +14% vs. dept 165
900 level8 courses
GEOG 900 · — SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHY
3.85 +11% vs. dept 23
GEOG 901 · — SEMINAR IN CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
3.95 +14% vs. dept 218
GEOG 918 · — SEMINAR IN POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
3.94 +14% vs. dept 32
GEOG 920 · — SEMINAR IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
3.96 +14% vs. dept 121
GEOG 930 · — SEMINAR IN PEOPLE-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY
3.96 +14% vs. dept 257
GEOG 932
3.99 +15% vs. dept 73
GEOG 970 · — SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
4.00 +15% vs. dept 100
GEOG 999 · — INDEPENDENT WORK
4.00 +15% vs. dept 6
37 more Geography courses appear in the catalog with no grade record yet.
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