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 |
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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 | ||
CARTOGRAPHY | ||
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