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Twin Cities Campus
Geography MinorGeography, Environment, Society
College of Liberal Arts
Geography minors study how human-made places & natural systems interact and change at local, regional, and global scales. Students may develop a specialization in human/social geography, environmental geography, or spatial analysis, or may combine courses of interest to create a unique area of specialization.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students may complete no more than one degree in geography: a BA or a BS or a minor.
Minor Courses
Take 14 or more credit(s) from the following:
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GEOG 3xxx
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GEOG 3101 {Inactive}
[SOCS, TS]
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3111 - Geography of Minnesota
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3211 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3371W - Cities, Citizens, and Communities
[DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3373 - Changing Form of the City
[HIS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3376 - Political Ecology
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3377 - Music in the City
[DSJ, AH]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3388 - Going Places: Geographies of Travel and Tourism
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3411W - Geography of Health and Health Care
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3431 - Plant and Animal Geography
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3511 - Principles of Cartography
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3521 {Inactive}
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3523 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3531 - Numerical Spatial Analysis
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3839 - Introduction to Dendrochronology
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3900 - Topics in Geography
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3973 - Geography of the Twin Cities
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 4xxx
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GEOG 4001 - Modes of Geographic Inquiry
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 4002W - Environmental Thought and Practice
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5xxx
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GEOG 3362 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5393 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5401W - Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change
[ENV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5426 - Climatic Variations
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5511 - Principles of Cartography
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5531 - Numerical Spatial Analysis
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5561 - Principles of Geographic Information Science
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5563 - Advanced Geographic Information Science
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5564 - Urban Geographic Information Science and Analysis
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 5565 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3145 - The Islamic World
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3645 {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
RELS 3711 - The Islamic World
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3161 - Europe: A Geographic Perspective
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3921 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3331 - Geography of the World Economy
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3231 - Geography of the World Economy
[SOCS, GP]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3361W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
BSE 3361W {Inactive}
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3374W - The City in Film
[AH, WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
GEOG 5374 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3379 - Environment and Development in the Third World
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3303 {Inactive}
[SOCS, ENV]
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3381W - Population in an Interacting World
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
GLOS 3701W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3401W/5401W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3431/5431 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3511/Geog 5511 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3531/5531 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3561/ Geog 5561 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3839/Geog 5839 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 9.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 1973/3973 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3401W/5401W |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3511/Geog 5511 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3531/5531 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3561/ Geog 5561 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3145/GloS 3645/RelS 3711 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3145/GloS 3645/RelS 3711 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3161/GLoS 3921 |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3331/GloS 3231 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3331/GloS 3231 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3374W/3374V/5374W |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3379/GloS 3303 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Geog 3381W/GLOS 3701W |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |