Nov 22, 2024

Fitchburg State University 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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Fitchburg State University 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Geographic Science and Technology Minor

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Chairperson

Elizabeth Gordon

Requirements for the Minor in Geographic Science and Technology

A student may earn a minor in Geographic Science and Technology by completing 18 credits of coursework including:

Required Courses

GEOG 1000 - Earth Systems Science 3 cr.
GEOG 1100 - Principles of Human Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 3120 - Computer Cartography 3 cr.

Additional three (3) Elective courses

Chosen from the following list, with at least one course at the 3000 level or above, in consultation with a minor advisor.

GEOG 2056 - Climate Change and Human History 3 cr.
GEOG 2400 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies 3 cr.
GEOG 3000 - Economic Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 3004 - GIS for Criminal Justice 3 cr.
GEOG 3100 - Political Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 3110 - Climatology 3 cr.
GEOG 3200 - U.S. and Canada 3 cr. (or other Regional Geography)
GEOG 3300 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 3400 - Population Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 4000 - Geographic Information System 3 cr.
GEOG 4001 - Web GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 4003 - Geographic Information Systems II 3 cr.
GEOG 4200 - Geomorphology 3 cr.
GEOG 4500 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 3 cr.
GEOG 4700 - Geographic Perspectives on Conservation 3 cr.