Geography Minor
Also available via 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
The minor consists of 14 credits of core courses and at least 13 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: | 14 | |
| Human and Regional Geography | ||
| *THE HUMAN PLANET | ||
| *PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PERSPECTIVES IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH | ||
| *WESTERN TRADITION & EMERGING CHALLENGES IN THE GLOBAL NORTH | ||
| *HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| *EXPLORING THE DEEP: GEOGRAPHY OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS | ||
| Sustainability | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| Geographic Techniques | ||
| *FOUNDATIONS OF GEOSPATIAL SCIENCE AND GIS | ||
| GISCIENCE I: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND THEORY | ||
| GEOVISUALIZATION: CARTOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOVISUALIZATION: WEB MAPPING | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select at least 13 credits of the following: | 13 | |
| Physical Geography | ||
| WATERSHED PROCESSES | ||
| *MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ^CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY | ||
| SNOW HYDROLOGY | ||
| International Studies | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION | ||
| GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Water Resources | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| SNOW HYDROLOGY | ||
| HYDROLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US | ||
| THE WORLD'S WATER | ||
| Resources, Hazards, and Planning | ||
| *LIVING WITH ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANOES | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| *EARTHQUAKES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | ||
| *POPULATION, CONSUMPTION, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF NATURAL HAZARDS | ||
| *GEOGRAPHY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE | ||
| LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
| PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
Minor Code: 545