Minor in Geography
To receive a minor in geography, students must take at least 19 credits of geography courses.
Any credits earned beyond these required 19 will go towards general elective credits.
Courses & Requirements
Of those 19 credits, students are required to take: GEO 101 (Human Geography-3 credits); GEO 102 (Physical Geography and Lab-4 credits); GEO 120 (Geography of Maine-3 credits); GEO 305 (Remote Sensing-3 credits); and 6 additional hours of geography courses.
Geography Courses (any 2 courses):
GEO 103 (Human-Environmental Geography), GEO 108 (GIS Applications), GEO 203 (Urban and Regional Development), GEO 207 (Maps: Knowledge, Technology, Society, Culture), GEO 209 (Introduction to Land Use Planning), GEO 210 (Planning Maine Communities: Current Issues and Directions), GEO 255 (Making a Living: Workers in a Global Economy), GEO 302 (Gender, Work, and Space), GEO 303 (Economic Geography), GEO 308 (GIS I), GEO 320 Conservation of Natural Resources, GEO 350 Geography of International Development, GEO 402 (Urban Geography), GEO 408 (GIS II), GEO 450 (Topics in Geography), GEO 455 (Gender, 'Race' and Class in the City), GEO 458 (Research Applications in GIS).
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