Environmental Geography Minor

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This minor is administered by the Department of Geography and Geology .

Consists of at least 23 credits

Required core, 17 credits

GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr.
GEOG 101 - The Physical Environment 5 cr.
GEOG 120 - Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 340 - Processes of Environmental Degradation 3 cr.
GEOG 366 - Historical Geography 3 cr.

Physical environment, 3 credits

Choose from:

GEOL 330 - Environmental Geology 3 cr.
GEOG 344 - Environmental Hazards 3 cr.
GEOG 354 - Climatology 3 cr.
GEOG 358 - Biogeography 3 cr.
courses approved by adviser and chair

Human environment, 3 credits

Choose from:

GEOG 365 - Tourism Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 369 - Political Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 373 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 374 - Rural Geography 3 cr.
courses approved by adviser and chair

Recommended courses

PHIL 380 - Environmental Ethics 3 cr.
NRES 460 - People and Ecosystems 4 cr.

Notes for Geography Majors

Geography majors with a physical geography option may choose the Environmental Geography minor, but must take two additional physical geography courses which do not overlap with the major and minor.

Geography majors with a human geography option may choose the Environmental Geography minor, but must take two additional human geography courses which do not overlap with the major and minor.