Geography Minor

Minor Requirements

A minor in geography may be achieved by completing five courses selected in consultation with a department faculty member and approved by the department chair. One of these five courses must be GEOG 111 - Human Geography of Global Issues .

A minor in geography with an emphasis in GIS/Cartography may be achieved by completing five courses, four of which must be in the Geography department:

Required course:

• GEOG 225 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 

GIS courses in Geography (Choose 3):

• GEOG 364 - GIS and Community Partnerships 
• GEOG 365 - Urban GIS 
• GEOG 366 - GIS for Global Urban Environments 
• GEOG 614 - Independent Project  (with specific GIS focus)
• GEOG 624 - Internship  (with specific GIS focus)

GIS-related courses in Geography or other disciplines (Choose 1):

• GEOG 378 - Statistical Research Methods in Geography 
• COMP 121 - Introduction to Scientific Programming 
• COMP 123 - Core Concepts in Computer Science 
• COMP 302 - Introduction to Database Management Systems 
• ART 366 - 2-D Design