Geography Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Geography minor provides students with the skills to describe and explain people’s relationship with their environment and resources; collect and analyze spatial data using remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS), web mapping, and geovisualization; and apply this knowledge and skills to geographic problems such as land-use and marine spatial planning, resource evaluation, environmental analysis, global studies, and adaptation to climate change.
Minor Code: 545
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Use terminology and basic principles to describe and explain (a) physical geography, (b) human geography, and (c) geospatial science and technology.
- Apply spatial reasoning and critical thinking to create, synthesize and analyze data; model human-environment interactions; and evaluate contemporary issues in geography.
- Communicate findings and their implications, including ethical aspects, in visual, oral and written form.
The minor consists of 11 credits of core courses and at least 16 credits of elective courses for a total of 27 credits. Students must complete a minimum of 14 unique credits in the minor that do not fulfill requirements of majors, minors, options or certificates.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Select one course from each of the following areas: | 11 | |
| Physical Geography | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| +*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| +*EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| +*DYNAMIC PLANET | ||
| +*THE BLUE PLANET: THE WORLD'S OCEANS | ||
| Human and Regional Geography | ||
| +*THE HUMAN PLANET | ||
| *PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH | ||
| *WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH | ||
| +*THERE IS NO PLAN(ET) B: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE | ||
| +*HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| +*TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS | ||
| +*LAND USE PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| Geospatial Modeling and Analysis | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select 16 credits in any of the following areas: 1 | 16 | |
| Physical Geography | ||
| +*SNOW, SMOKE, AND STORMS: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | ||
| WATERSHED PROCESSES | ||
| +*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| SNOW HYDROLOGY | ||
| HYDROLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| Environmental Change, Hazards, and Planning | ||
| +*SOCIETY AND VOLCANOES | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| +*THE BIG ONE: SURVIVING AN EARTHQUAKE | ||
| +*GEOGRAPHIES OF RISK, VULNERABILITY, AND RESILIENCE | ||
| LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SCIENCE | ||
| Global Societies and Justice | ||
| +*CULTURAL LANDSCAPES OF AFRICA | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| *CLIMATE AND HEALTH | ||
| +*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | ||
| Resource Conflict and Cooperation | ||
| +SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| +*POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| Geospatial Modeling and Analysis | ||
| +*FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
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Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course
- 1
One course outside of GEOG is allowable as an elective with prior advisor approval. Course content must be related directly to Geography
Minor Code: 545