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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Geography Minor (GGLN)

A minimum of 20 hours is required for this minor.

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 - Global Environmental Issues Credits: 3 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 5570 - Environmental Impact Assessment Credits: 3 hours

Geography Courses by Topic - Regional Geography

GEOG 3110 - Geography of Michigan Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3800 - North American Borders Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3830 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3860 - Geography of Africa Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3890 - South and Southeast Asia Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3880 - Geography of Latin America 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 4670 - GIS Projects and Programming Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4685 - Internet GIS Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5010 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5670 - Spatial Analysis Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5830 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5970 - Independent Study Credits: 1 to 3 hours
GEOG 5690 - Geospatial Workflows Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5840 - Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) Data Capture, Processing, and Analysis Credits: 3 hours