Minor in Geography

Catalog Description

The minor in geography is comprised of 18 credit hours. A minimum of 9 hours must be at the 300-level or higher. Students are required to take one human geography course, one physical geography course and one regional course. The remaining hours are electives. A minimum grade of C is required for all courses counted toward the minor. The courses should be selected in consultation with an undergraduate advisor in geography. Note: ESCI111 can be applied toward a minor in geography, however all other courses must have a GEOG prefix.

For additional information and advisement, please contact Dr. Gillian Acheson (Email: gacheso@siue.edu / Phone: 618-650-5281).

Core Course Requirements (minimum 9 credit hours):

Human Geography Electives:

GEOG 205 Human Geography
GEOG 300 Population Geography
GEOG 301 Economic Geography
GEOG 303 Introduction to Urban Geography
GEOG 401 Geography of Development
GEOG 402 Cultural Landscape
GEOG 403 Advanced Urban Geography
GEOG 404 Medical Geography
GEOG 405 Geography of Food
GEOG 406 Political Geography
GEOG 407 Spatial Thinking & Behavior
GEOG 451 Topics in Human Geography

Physical Geography Electives:

GEOG 202 Nat. Res. Management & Sustainability
GEOG 210 Physical Geography
GEOG 211 Meteorology
GEOG 310 Physical Geology
GEOG 312 Petrology and Structural Geology
GEOG 314 Climatology
GEOG 315 Geomorphology
GEOG 316 Introduction to Biogeography
GEOG 408 Snow & Ice Processes
GEOG 410 Soils
GEOG 411 Hydrology
GEOG 412 Groundwater Hydrology
GEOG 413 Environmental Geochemistry
GEOG 414 Floods, Climate, and the Environment
GEOG 415 Animal Geography
GEOG 416 Conservation Biogeography
GEOG 417 River Landscapes
GEOG 429 Storm Chasing and Assessment Field Course
GEOG 452 Topics in Physical Geography

Regional Geography Electives:

GEOG 201 World Regions
GEOG 330 Geography of Europe
GEOG 332 Geography of Africa
GEOG 333 Geography of Asia
GEOG 334 Geography of Latin America
GEOG 335 Geography of North America
GEOG 453 Topics in Regional Geography

Technique Electives:

GEOG 320 Cartography
GEOG 321 Quantitative Techniques
GEOG 322 Air and Photo Interpretation
GEOG 418 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 420 Interactive and Animated Cartography
GEOG 421 Digital Elevation Modeling
GEOG 422 Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
GEOG 423 Computer Mapping
GEOG 424 Vector-based Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 425 Raster-based Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 431 Web-based Online Mapping
GEOG 432 Python Scripting in GIS
GEOG 454 Topics in Geographic Techniques

Exit Requirements:

To earn a minor in geography, students must complete 18 credit hours in geography courses. A grade of C or better must be achieved in all minor coursework. Students must complete all University requirements.