Geography Education Minor
- This minor contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
- To complete this minor, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this minor must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
- Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
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Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
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 | ||
Teaching Methods | ||
EDU 497 | Teaching and Assessing (Methods: 5-12 Social Studies) | 3 |
Total Hours | 22 |
Secondary Teaching Licensure
For endorsement to teach this subject, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department webpage.