So you've already chosen your major and you're just a bit restless? Eager to travel and explore? Curious about the natural environment or the way we structure our cities? Or maybe just looking for a way to make your college education more meaningful and give you that extra advantage in your career field?
A minor Geography may be the perfect complement to your academic program.
The Minor in Geography consists of four foundation courses (1) covering the environmental, regional, and human traditions of geography, and six credit hours in upper-division electives. Electives may be sampled from across the department's course offerings, or selected according to your career field or area of interest. The table below suggests sets of courses that may be used to tailor the minor to your needs.
|
Career Field or
Area of Interest |
Suggested elective courses for the Geography minor
|
|
|
Course #
|
Course Title
|
|
|
Agriculture
Soil Science |
G302
G402 G422 |
Soil
Science
Pedology Plant-Soil Interaction |
|
Business
Economics Logistics Real Estate |
G304
G451 G463 G464 |
Transportation
Geography
Political Geography Urban Geography Location Analysis |
|
Cities
Urban Planning Land Use/Preservation |
G362
G403 G455 G463 |
Geography
of Urban Systems
Soil Geography and Land Use Planning Land Use Planning Urban Geography |
|
Community
Health Epidemiology
Criminology |
G303
G359 G430 G463 |
Water
Resources and the Environment
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Population Geography Urban Geography |
|
Cultural
Studies
Education International Business Tourism/Travel |
G330
G332 G336 G338 |
Geography
of the U.S. and Canada
Geography of Latin America Geography of Africa Geography of Asia |
|
Ecology
Forestry Plant Geography |
G302
G413 G422 |
Soil
Science
Forest Ecology and Management Plant-Soil Interaction |
|
Geology
Landscape Evolution Civil Engineering |
G302
G402 G442X G492 |
Soil
Science
Pedology Geomorphology Hydrology |
|
Mapping |
G359
G459 G460 G467 |
Introduction
to Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems Remote Sensing of the Environment Workshop in Cartography/GIS |
|
Resource
Management
Environmental Planning Environmental Engineering |
G303
G403 G453 G455 |
Water
Resources and the Environment
Soil Geography and Land Use Planning Environmental Management Land Use Planning |
|
Weather
Climate Climate Impacts |
G370
M300 M320 M431 |
Regional
Climatology
Meteorology Synoptic Meteorology Applications of Climatology |
You will also find Geography
coursework in the following Interdisciplinary Minors:
· Black Studies
· Environmental Studies (coordinators: Lesley
Rigg, lrigg@niu.edu, Jie
Song, jsong@niu.edu)
· International Studies (coordinator: Sarah Blue, sblue@niu.edu
· Urban Studies
· Environmental Management Systems
· Latino/Latin American Studies
· Southeast Asian Studies
