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Geography
 
Minor Requirements  

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

General Geography

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

 Semester
 Hours

 The following course is required

  
  
  
Geog 1503 Physical Geography None 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following cultural geography courses:      
Geog 2626 World Geography None 3
Geog 2640 Human Geography None 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following physical/environmental geography courses:


Geog 2630 Weather None 3
Geog 3703 Human Impacts on the Environment Geog 1503; or Geol 1504 or 1505; or Enst 1500 3
Geog 3705 Mountain Geography Geog 1503; or Geol 1505; or Biol 1505; or Enst 1500 or 2600 3
Geog 3730 Global Climates Geog 1503 or 2630 3
Geog 3733 Severe and Hazardous Weather Geog 1503 or 2630 3
Geog 3735 Water in the Earth System Geog 1503; or 2630; Geol 1504 or 1505 or 2602; or Enst 1500 or 2600
 3
Geog 3737 Soils and Land Use Geog 1503; or Geol 1504 or 1505; or Enst 2600; high school chemistry recommended
 3
Geog 5802
 Biogeography Geog 1503; or Biol 1505 or 2602 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following geospatial techniques courses:      
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
Geog 2611 Geospatial Foundations None 3
Geog 3712 Thematic Map Design and Symbolization Geog 2610 or 2626 or 2640 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following human and regional courses:      
Geog 3713 Geography of South America Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 3728 3
Geog 3715 Geography of Middle America Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 3727
 3
Geog 3717 Geography of Europe Geog 2626 or 2640; 3
Geog 3719 Geography of the United States Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 2605 or 2606
 3
Geog 3721 Geography of Ohio Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 2605 or 2626 or 3748
 3
Geog 3722 Historical Geography of the United States Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 2605 or 2606
 3
Geog 3724 Themes in Cultural Geography Geog 2626 or 2640; or Anth 1500; or Soc 1500
 3
Geog 3726 Urban Geography Geog 2626 or 2640; or Anth 1500; or Soc 1500
 3
Geog 3740 Business Geographics Geog 2640 or 2650 3
Geog 3741 Transportation Geography Geog 2626 or 2640 or 3745 3
Geog 3745 The Automobile in American Culture Geog 2640 or 2650 or 3741 3
Geog 3750 Topics in Regional Geography Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3755 Tourism Geography Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hmgt 1501
 3
Geog 3775 Field Methods in Geography Geog 1503 or 2610 or 2640 3
Geog 3780 Medical Geography Geog 2626 or 2640; or Anth 1500; or Biol 2602; or Soc 1500
 3
Geog 4825 Geography Internship 3 s.h. upper-division geography 1-3
Geog 4840 Seminar in Geography 9 s.h. of geography 3
Geog 5850 International Area Study Permission of the chairperson 3
Select 3 s.h. from any upper-division course listed above or any course listed below:    
Geog 5805
 Remote Sensing 1 Geog 2610 or 2611 or 3712; and junior standing 3
Geog 5810
 Geographic Information Science 1 Geog 2610 or 2611 or 3712; and junior standing 3
Geog 5812
 Global Positioning and GIScience Geog 5810 3
6 s.h. of the minor must be upper-division.

Total Semester Hours

18


Environmental Geography

Department and Catalog Number

Course Title

Prerequisites

 Semester
 Hours
Geog 1503 Physical Geography None 3
Geog 2630 Weather None 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following:
Geog 2610 Map Use and Interpretation None 3
Geog 2611 Geospatial Foundations None 3
Geog 3712 Thematic Map Design and Symbolization Geog 2610 or 2626 or 2640 3
Select 3 s.h. from the following:
Geog 5805 Remote Sensing 1 Geog 2610 or 2611 or 3712; and junior standing 3
Geog 5810 Geographic Information Science 1 Geog 2610 or 2611 or 3712; and junior standing 3
Select 9 s.h. from the following:
Geog 3703 Human Impacts on the Environment Geog 1503, Geol 1504 or 1505; or Enst 1500 3
Geog 3705 Mountain Geography Geog 1503; or Geol 1505; or Biol 1505; or Enst 1500 or 2600
 3
Geog 3730 Global Climates Geog 1503 or 2630 3
Geog 3733 Severe and Hazardous Weather Geog 1503 or 2630 3
Geog 3735 Water in the Earth System Geog 1503; or Geol 1504 or 1505 or 2602; or Enst 1500 or 2600; 3
Geog 3737 Soils and Land Use Geog 1503; or Geol 1504 or 1505; or Enst 2600; high school chemistry recommended
 3
Geog 4813 Field Methods in Geography Geog 1503 or 2610 or 2640; and junior standing 3
Geog 5802 Biogeography Geog 1503; or Biol 1505 or 2602 3
The following may be used to fulfill the required 9 s.h. if the course is environmentally related:
Geog 4840 Seminar in Geography 9 s.h. of geography 3
Geog 5850 International Area Study Permission of the chairperson 3
6 s.h. of the minor must be upper-division

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
Select 3 s.h. from the following:
Geog 2626 World Geography None 3
Geog 2640 Human Geography None 3
Select 15 s.h. from the following:
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 3719 Geography of the United States Geog 2626 or 2640 3
Geog 3721 Geography of Ohio Geog 2626 or 2604; or Hist Hist 2605 or 2626 or 3748 3
Geog 3722 Historical Geography of the United States Geog 2626 or 2640; or Hist 2605 or 2606 3
Geog 3724 Themes in Cultural Geography Geog 2626 or 2640; or Anth 1500; or Soc 1500 3
Geog 3750 Topics in Regional Geography Geog 2626 or 2640 3
The following may be used to fulfill the required 15 s.h. if the course theme is regionally related:
Geog 4840 Seminar in Geography 9 s.h. of geography 1-3
Geog 5850 International Area Study

Permission of the Chair

 3

Total Hours

18

 

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