Geography Minor
General Degree Requirements
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MINOR - GEOGRAPHY
Course Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Introduction to Geography | ||
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
GPHY 111N | Intro to Physical Geography: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | 3 |
GPHY 112N | Intro to Physical Geography Laboratory: Climate, Landforms, and Vegetation | 1 |
GPHY 121S | Human Geography | 3 |
Regional Core | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Geography of World Regions | ||
Montana | ||
The Middle East | ||
Field Studies in Geography | ||
Geographic Methods | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Intro to GIS and Cartography | ||
Field Techniques | ||
Upper-Division Systematic Geography | ||
Complete at least 1 course from 2 of the following 3 subcategories: | 6 | |
Physical Geography | ||
Weather and Climate | ||
Biogeography | ||
Geomorphology | ||
Advanced Physical Geography | ||
Geography and Society | ||
Economic Geography of Rural Areas | ||
Sustainable Cities | ||
Human Environment Interaction | ||
Water and Sustainability | ||
Mountains and Society | ||
Community Resilience | ||
Total Hours | 19 |