The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts offers the minor in Geography. The minor introduces students to key concepts and methodologies in the discipline of geography, including spatial and regional analysis and geographic information system (GIS), with an emphasis on theory and practice in human geography.
It complements majors across the physical, social, and applied sciences and the humanities. Combined with the various approaches these fields offer, students in the minor develop critical thinking and geospatial literacy skills that will serve them in a range of fields and careers.
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Minor
Here are some of the classes you may take while earning your Minor in Geography. See all Geography courses.
UG
3 credits
This course uses perspectives of geography and anthropology to examine how peoples and places are connected. It raises awareness of intersecting contemporary problems, such as social and economic injustice, food insecurity, indigenous survival, conflict, loss of biodiversity, natural resource depletion, and climate change, and it emphasizes the importance of thoughtful and sustainable habitation on Earth.
UG
3 credits
This course focuses on the complex relationships between people and the environment from a social science perspective. It provides an introduction to the ways in which humans interact with, depend on, and shape their environments by looking at current environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, and energy transitions.
UG
3 credits
This course explores shifting gender roles and the evolution of the Korean family in divided Korea and in Korean diasporic communities. It also explores intersections of citizenship, nationalism, and multiculturalism in both North Korea and South Korea. Topics include family and war, women’s work, queer and trans politics, overseas adoption, the South Korean culture industry, and the cultural influence of the United States in Korea.
UG
3 credits
This seminar examines environmental activism at the intersection of society, politics, and law. Taking a global perspective, the course highlights the challenges facing environmentalist movements, such as resource extra-activism, corporate impunity, regulatory capture, unequal access to the legal system, accelerating pollution, and climate change.
UG
3 credits
Introduces the use of a geographic information system. Topics include applications of geographic information; spatial data collection; data accuracy and uncertainty; data visualization of cartographic principles; spatial analysis; GPS/GNSS; and legal, economic, and ethical issues associated with the use of a geographic information system.
“The Geography minor is uniquely situated to provide students with tools to improve their understanding of our complex world and its contemporary phenomena—such as environmental issues, migration, urban and rural change, conflict, and development. It also equips students with essential spatial analysis skills. By pursuing this minor, students broaden their academic horizons, enhance their problem-solving abilities, and become engaged global citizens."
Dr. Bridget Martin
Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Korean Studies
Dr. Nora Sylvander
Croft Assistant Professor of Anthropology and International Studies
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