Minor Requirements

The Geography Department offers minors in Environmental Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Human Geography, and Regional Geography.  Required and optional courses are listed for each minor.

 

 

Environmental Geography

 

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

Semester
 Hours
       
Geog 1503 Physical Geography None 3
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
At least 4 of the following, with at least 2 at the 3000/4000 level      
Geog 3703 Human Impacts on the Environment Geog 1505, Geol 1503,1504
or A&S 2600
3
Geog 2630 Weather None 3
Geog 5805 Remote Sensing Geog 2610 3
Geog 3730 Global Climates Geog 2630 3
Geog 5810 GIS I Geog 2610 3
Geog 3737 Soils and Land Use Geog 1503 or Geol 1505 3
Geog 4825 Geography Internship 3 SH of Geog at the 3700 level or above 3
 

Total Hours

 

18

 

 

Geographic Information Systems

 

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

Semester
 Hours
       
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
CSIS 1590 Survey of Com. Sci. & Info. Sys. None 3
Geog 1503 or
Geog 2640
Intro to Physical Geography
Human Geography
None
None
3
3
Geog 5805 Remote Sensing  Geog 2610 3
Geog 5810 GIS I Geog 2610 3
Geog 5811 GIS II Geog 3732 3
And at least one course
from the following
     
Geog 3726 Urban Geography Geog 2640 3
Geog 3737 Soils and Land Use Geog 1503 3
Geog 3740 Business Geographics Geog 2640 3
Geog 3741 The Geography of Transportation Geog 2640 3
Geog 4825 Geography Internship 3 SH of Geog at the 3700 level or above 3
Geog 4890 Senior Research Senior Standing 3
 

Total Hours

  21

 

 

Human Geography

 

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

Semester
 Hours
       
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
Geog 2640 Human Geography None 3
And at least four courses from the following:      
Geog 3722 Historical Geography of the U.S. Geog 2640 3
Geog 3726 Urban Geography Geog 2640 3
Geog 5810 GIS I Geog 2610 3
Geog 3740 Business Geographics Geog 2640 3
Geog 3741 The Geography of Transportation Geog 2640 3
Geog 3745 Automobile in American Culture Geog 2640 3
Geog 4825 Geography Internship 3 SH of Geog at the 3700 level or above 3
 

Total Hours

  18

 

 

Regional Geography

 

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

Semester
 Hours
       
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
Geog 2626 World Geography None 3
Geog 2640 Human Geography None 3
And at least 3 SH from:      
Geog 3719 Geography of the United States Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3721 Geography of Ohio Geog 2626 or 2640 3
And at least 6 SH from:      
Geog 3713 Geography of South America Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3715 Geography of Middle America Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3717 Geography of Europe Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3750 Topics in Regional Geography Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 4850 International Area Study

Permission of the Chair

3
 

Total Hours

 

18