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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22

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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography Minor (GGLN)

Required Core Courses (6 to 7 hours)

GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
or
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2650 - Our Digital Earth: An Introduction to Geospatial Technologies Credits: 3 hours

Remaining (13 to 14 hours)

The remaining 13 to 14 hours will be selected with the consent of your advisor.

Geography Courses by Topic - Systematic Geography

GEOG 1000 - World Ecological Problems and Man Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 1020 - World Geography through Media and Maps Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2250 - Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 2440 - Economic Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3060 - Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3100 - Introduction to Tourism Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3500 - Conservation and Environmental Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4080 - Tourism Marketing Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4180 - Tourism Planning and Development Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4240 - Biogeography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4260 - Natural Disasters and Risk Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5440 - Studies in Economic Geography Credits: 2 to 3 hours
GEOG 5450 - Studies in Human Geography Credits: 2 to 3 hours
GEOG 5530 - Water Resources Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5550 - Contemporary Issues in Resources Management Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5570 - Environmental Impact Assessment Credits: 3 hours

Geography Courses by Topic - Regional Geography

GEOG 3110 - Geography of Michigan Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3800 - United States and Canada Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3810 - South America Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3820 - Mexico and the Caribbean Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3830 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3860 - Geography of Africa Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3890 - Monsoon Asia Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3900 - China, Japan, and Korea: Lands and Cultures Credits: 3 hours

Geography Courses by Topic - Geographic Methodology and Research

GEOG 2650 - Our Digital Earth: An Introduction to Geospatial Technologies Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3010 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 3030 - Geographic Inquiry Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 3100 - Introduction to Tourism Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4120 - Professional Practice Credits: 1 to 3 hours
GEOG 4600 - Geospatial Technology in Teaching Geography and Social Studies Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4670 - GIS Projects and Programming Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4685 - Internet GIS Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5010 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5630 - Surveying Techniques Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5670 - Spatial Analysis Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5690 - Geodatabase Design and GIS Workflows Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 5830 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5840 - Digital Photogrammetry Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5970 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 3 hours