Geography Minor

Joshua Kincaid, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Geography
Gregory Hall, Room 206, (540) 665-4909, jkincaid@su.edu

The Geography minor is a program intended to provide students with a multidisciplinary, geographical perspective on people and places in a globalized world. This program provides students with the opportunity to examine environmental issues, cultural dynamics, political and economic forces that influence our lives, communities, and world affairs. Students will be challenged to think critically and reflectively about the physical and human aspects of the globalized world around them.

Courses Required

GEO 101 Physical Geography Credit(s): 3
GEO 202 Human Geography Credit(s): 3
ES 101 Introduction to Environmental Studies Credit(s): 3
ES 300 Geographic Information Systems and Mapping Credit(s): 3
or
HIST 201 The Practice of History Credit(s): 3
or
MATH 207 Introduction to Statistics Credit(s): 3

A minimum of six credit hours chosen from the electives listed below:

BIO 321 Ecology Credit(s): 4
EC 211 Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
EC 450 International Economics Credit(s): 3
ES 419 Community and Regional Studies Credit(s): 4
GEO 454 Our Eastern Forests: History, Ecology and Change Credit(s): 3
GEOL 201 Physical Geology Credit(s): 4
HIST 362 Modern Middle East Credit(s): 3
HIST 371 Modern European History Credit(s): 3
HIST 381 British History Credit(s): 3
HIST 391 Asian History Credit(s): 3
PSCI 204 Introduction to International Politics Credit(s): 3
or
PSCI 209 Introduction to Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
PSCI 303 American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
PSCI 404 Global Human Rights Credit(s): 3
REL 202 Navigating Religious Diversity Credit(s): 3
REL 310 Judaism Credit(s): 3
REL 311 Asian Religion and Philosophy Credit(s): 3
REL 312 Islam Credit(s): 3
REL 340 Religion and Ecology Credit(s): 3

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Geography Minor

Courses Required

A minimum of six credit hours chosen from the electives listed below:

Total: 18-20 Credits