Dec 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography Minor

The minor in Geography requires a minimum of 18 hours, 15 of which must be in courses at the 200+ level, taken within the department as follows:

The courses below are suggested courses; all GEO courses count toward the minor.

K-12 Teaching and Administration

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 130 - EARTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 200 - ORIENTATION IN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
OR
GEO 222 - CITIES OF THE WORLD Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 -GEO 365 - Regional Geography Courses Credit(s): 3
GEO 452G - WORLD GEOGRAPHY FOR TEACHERS Credit(s): 3

Geosciences

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 130 - EARTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 230 - SEVERE STORMS AND EXTREME WEATHER Credit(s): 3
GEO 351 - PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES Credit(s): 3
GEO 451G - FLUVIAL FORMS AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 3
GEO 530 - BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION Credit(s): 3
GEO 531 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3

Social Sciences and Humanities

Take 6 for 18 credit hours: one of the following:

GEO 160 - LANDS AND PEOPLES OF THE NON-WESTERN WORLD Credit(s): 3
GEO 161 - GLOBAL INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 162 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Credit(s): 3
plus
GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 221 - IMMIGRANT AMERICA: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
GEO 240 - GEOGRAPHY AND GENDER Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 -GEO 336 - Regional Geography Courses Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 442G - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3

Environmental Studies

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 162 - INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Credit(s): 3
GEO 130 - EARTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 230 - SEVERE STORMS AND EXTREME WEATHER Credit(s): 3
GEO 235 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
GEO 351 - PHYSICAL LANDSCAPES Credit(s): 3
GEO 431 - POLITICAL ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
GEO 530 - BIOGEOGRAPHY AND CONSERVATION Credit(s): 3
GEO 531 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
GEO 585 - AGING AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3

Economic Geography

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 161 - GLOBAL INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 255 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 -GEO 365 - Regional Geography Courses Credit(s): 3
GEO 455 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 545 - TRANSPORTATION GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3

Medical and Health Geography

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 261 - GLOBAL DYNAMICS OF HEALTH & DISEASE Credit(s): 3
GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
GEO 320 -GEO 365 - Regional Geography Courses Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 475 - HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE IN SPACE AND TIME Credit(s): 3
GEO 585 - AGING AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3

Urban Planning and Urban Studies

Take 6 for 18 credit hours:

GEO 161 - GLOBAL INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 172 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 220 - US CITIES Credit(s): 3
GEO 222 - CITIES OF THE WORLD Credit(s): 3
GEO 235 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
GEO 285 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING Credit(s): 3
GEO 309 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
GEO 422 - URBAN GEOGRAPHY Credit(s): 3
GEO 455 - GLOBALIZATION AND THE CHANGING WORLD ECONOMY Credit(s): 3
GEO 485G - URBAN PLANNING AND SUSTAINABILITY Credit(s): 3