Why study geography?
We offer an undergraduate minor with two options, which augment other fields of study and broaden career opportunities: General Geography or Geographical Information Science (GIS). A minor in Atmospheric Science is also available from the Department. You should carefully consider which minor best meets your academic goals before choosing one.
Minor in Geography - General Geography Option:
Students take 18 hours of Geography courses with at least 12 hours from courses numbered 300 or above. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses taken for the minor.
Minor in Geography - Geographic Information Science (GIS) Option:
The minor requires GEOG 111, GEOG 316, and GEOG 358. Three additional courses from the geographic information science group (at 300 or above), and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the courses taken for the minor.
Requirements for the Minor in Geography
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| or GEOG 102 | People, Place, and Society |
| GEOG 104 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 358 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| 9 |
| Geographic Adventures in Climate Change | |
| Happiness in East Asia | |
| Environmental Conservation | |
| Introductory Cartography and Geovisualization | |
| Methods of Analyzing Geographical Data | |
| Climate and Climate Change | |
| Glaciers and Landscape | |
| Introduction to Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources | |
| Topics in Physical Geography: _____ | |
| Africa's Human Geographies | |
| Globalization: A Geographic Approach | |
| Computer Programming for Mapping and Spatial Analysis | |
| Introduction to Cultural Geography | |
| Environmental Geopolitics | |
| Environmental Policy | |
| Borders, Politics, and Territory | |
| Vulnerability and Adaptation | |
| Urban Geography | |
| Environmental Issues of: _____ | |
| East Asia | |
| Topics in Regional Studies: _____ | |
| Ecosystems Stewardship | |
| Geographic Internship | |
| Special Topics in Geography: _____ | |
| Honors Course in Geography | |
| Senior Capstone in Geography | |
| Advanced Cartography and Geovisualization | |
| Microclimatology | |
| Remote Sensing of Environment I | |
| Spatial Databases | |
| Topics in Physical Geography: _____ | |
| Geoarchaeology | |
| Geomorphology | |
| Geography of African Development | |
| Geography of the Energy Crisis | |
| Spatial Data Analysis | |
| GIS Application Programming | |
| Geography of American Indians | |
| Topics in Cultural Geography: _____ | |
| Human Dimensions of Global Change | |
| Migration, Diasporas and Development | |
| Understanding Central Asia | |
| Geography of Latin America | |
| Indigenous Peoples of the World | |
| Topics in Geospatial Technologies: _____ | |
| Total Hours | 19 |
Geography Minor Hours & Minor GPA
While completing all required courses, minors must also meet each of the following hour and GPA minimum standards:
Minor Hours
Satisfied by 19 hours of coursework as specified by the requirements.
Minor Hours in Residence
Satisfied by a minimum of 9 hours of KU resident credit in the minor.
Minor Junior/Senior (300+) Hours
Satisfied by a minimum of 12 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the minor.
Minor Graduation GPA
Satisfied by a minimum of a 2.0 KU GPA in all departmental courses in the minor. GPA calculations include all departmental courses in the field of study including F’s and repeated courses. See the Semester/Cumulative GPA Calculator.
