Geography Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.; B.S. in B.A.

Advisors: Becker, Feig, Francek, Heumann, Li, Liesch, Patton, Tian, Wang, Zheng

This minor is also offered via Global Campus/CMU Online.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I: Core Courses (12 hours)

GEO 105	Physical Geography	3(2-2)
GEO 120	Digital Earth: Understanding Environmental Change Using Maps	3(3-0)
GEO 121	Human Geography and Globalization	3(3-0)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)

Required Course II (3 hours)

Select at least one of the following:

GEO 312	Geography of Contemporary Global Issues	3(3-0)
GEO 315	From Farm to Table: Food Systems in a Changing World	3(3-0)
GEO 317	Economic Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 330	Resource Perception and Utilization	3(3-0)
GEO 340	Urban Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 342	Historical Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 345	Political Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 355	Environmental Catastrophes	3(3-0)

Required Course III (3 hours)

Select at least one of the following:

GEO 346	Geography of the Developing World	3(3-0)
GEO 350	United States and Canada	3(3-0)
GEO 365	A Geography of Modern Europe	3(3-0)
GEO 373	Latin America	3(3-0)
GEO 385	China: Environment and People	3(3-0)
GEO 395	Michigan	3(3-0)

Elective I (3 hours)

Select three additional hours of Geography.

Total: 21 semester hours