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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geography Minor

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Required Courses

GEG 1300 - Introduction to Human Geography Credits: 3
GIS 1220 - Introduction to Geospatial Sciences Credits: 3
MTR 1400 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3
Subtotal: 9 credits

Structured Electives

A minimum of 13 additional elective hours are required, including a minimum of six hours of upper-division credit that must be selected in consultation with a department advisor to avoid prerequisite problems. These electives must be selected from the following five groups, and at least one course must be selected from each group to satisfy this requirement.

Physical

GEG 1100 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credits: 3
GEL 1010 - Physical Geology Credits: 4

Resources and Environment

ENV 1200 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENV 3400 - Water Resources Credits: 3
ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
GEL 3420 - Soil Resources Credits: 4
GEL 3440 - Energy and Mineral Resources Credits: 4

Spatial Analysis and Planning

ENV 3620 - Population, Resources, and Land Use Credits: 3
ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS Credits: 3
ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning Credits: 3
ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning Credits: 3
GEG 2300 - Geographic Analysis of Social Issues Credits: 3
GEG 3600 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
GEG 3610 - Principles of Land Use Planning Credits: 3
GEG 3630 - Transportation Planning and Land Use Credits: 3
GEG 4610 - Urban and Regional Planning Credits: 3
GEG 4620 - Residential Land Use Patterns Credits: 3
GEG 4640 - Recreational Land Use Patterns Credits: 3
GEG 4710 - Legal Aspects of Land Use Credits: 3
GEG 4XXX Advanced Geography Seminars, Topics or Workshops
GIS 2250 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster Credits: 4
GIS 4860 - GIS Applications Credits: 4

Regional Geography

GEG 1000 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GEG 2020 - Geography of Colorado Credits: 3
GEG 3000 - Historical Geography of the U.S. Credits: 3
GEG 3520 - Regional Geography: Variable Topics Credits: 2-3
GEL 1020 - Geology of Colorado Credits: 3

Field-Lecture Course

Either a geography or geology field-lecture course

Subtotal for Electives: 13-16 credits

Total for Geography Minor: 22-25 credits