UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Degree Requirements

Geography Minor

21 Total Credits


Required Core Courses: 12 credits
GEOG 110 Physical Environment: Patterns and Systems 3 cr.
GEOG 120 Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 240 United States 3 cr.
GIS 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Science 3 cr.

Electives: 9 credits

GEOG 212 Weather and Climate 3 cr.
GEOG 220 Economic Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 237 Poverty in the U.S. 3 cr.
GEOG 265 Spatial Justice 3 cr.
GEOG 289 Special Topics in Geography .5-3 cr.
GEOG 340 Europe 3 cr.
GEOG 342 Latin America 3 cr.
GEOG 344 Asia and Oceana 3 cr.
GEOG 378 Semester Abroad Research 3-6 cr.
GEOG 379 Cooperative Education and Internship II 3-12 cr.
GEOG 389 Special Topics in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOG 412 Advanced Climatology 3 cr.
GEOG 428 Political Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 490 Readings in Geography 1-3 cr.
GEOG 499 Independent Study 1-2 cr.
GIS 351 Map Design 3 cr.
GIS 360 GIS: Theory and Methods 3 cr.
GIS 366 Field Methods in Geography and GIS 3 cr.
GIS 368 Digital Image Processing 3 cr.
GIS 455 Advanced Map Design 3 cr.
GIS 460 GIS: Analysis and Modeling 3 cr.
POLS 322 Politics of American Cities 3 cr.

Department of Politics, Geography & International Studies

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715-425-3318
pgis@uwrf.edu
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