Geography Undergraduate Minor
Program Requirements
- Minimum of 18 credit hours.
- Any six GES courses (18 credit hours) constitute a minor, but the suggested course sequences below will be of interest to certain students pursuing specific majors and with certain career objectives such as planning, environmental conservation, or business.
- No credit hours from GES courses numbered 160-170, and 360-400 may be applied towards the Geography Minor.
General Geography Minor
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 18 | |
Select one physical course | ||
Select one human course | ||
Select one regional course | ||
Select one techniques course | ||
Select any two other geography courses | ||
Minor Emphasizing Urban Planning
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Human Geography | ||
| Cities of the World | ||
| Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use | ||
| World Population Problems | ||
| Sustainable Transport and Mobility | ||
| World Economic Geography | ||
| Geography of the United States and Canada | ||
| Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment | ||
| Geography of Livable Cities | ||
| Regional Economic Development | ||
Minor Emphasizing Environmental Studies
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Human Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Environmental Change: Its Nature and Impact | ||
| World Population Problems | ||
| Environmental Hazards Assessment | ||
| Geomorphology of North America | ||
| Physical Geography: Landscape Processes | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Elements of Hydrology | ||
| Principles of Cartography | ||
| Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Advanced Weather and Climate-Synoptic Climatology | ||
| Applied Physical Geography | ||
| Advanced Cartography | ||
| Select one option of the following: * | 3-4 | |
Option A: | ||
| Introduction to Earth Science and Earth Science Laboratory | ||
Option B: | ||
| Our Dynamic Planet | ||
- *
Either of options A or B may also be chosen, but not both.
Minor Emphasizing Geographic Information Science and Techniques
Provides the student opportunity to acquire geographic research, writing, and cartographic techniques.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| Introduction to Human Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Research Methods in Spatial Science | ||
| Principles of Cartography | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Remote Sensing of Environment | ||
| Geography of Livable Cities | ||
| Regional Economic Development | ||
| Advanced Cartography | ||
| Advanced Remote Sensing-Imaging | ||
Geography Minor for Majors in the School of Business and Economics
Provides the student opportunity to acquire knowledge of industrial location, international trade, demographic change and environmental impact.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six courses from the following: | 18 | |
| The Historical Geography of the Western World | ||
| World Regional Geography | ||
| Introduction to Human Geography | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Science | ||
| Cities of the World | ||
| Urban Geography: Sustainable Land Use | ||
| World Population Problems | ||
| World Economic Geography | ||
| Geography of the United States and Canada | ||
| Geography of Livable Cities | ||
| Regional Economic Development | ||
| Current Topics in Regional Geography | ||
| Select one option of the following: * | 3-4 | |
Option A: | ||
| Introduction to Earth Science and Earth Science Laboratory | ||
Option B: | ||
| Our Dynamic Planet | ||
- *
Either of options A or B below may also be chosen, but not both.