Minor in Geography
Employment projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicate an overall 4.9% increase in geoscience jobs between 2019 and 2029, from 460,242 jobs in 2019 to 482,726 jobs in 2029. For comparison, the projected growth of the U.S. workforce over the same timeframe is expected to be 3.7%. Growth rates for individual geoscience occupations range between 0% and 8.4% for all but geoscience engineering managers (-1%).
Marketable Skills
Students will develop:
- Communication: Reach mutual understanding through effective exchange of information, ideas, and feelings
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Research: Be able to search, investigate and critically analyze information in response to a specific research question
- Teamwork: Participate as an effective, efficient member of a group in order to meet a common goal
- Writing: Communicate using text in a clear and concise manner
Additionally, students will learn about 3-D spatial thinking, the ability to interpret geological maps, mapping skills, sample collection, and organization skills.
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| GEOG 1106 | Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | 1 |
| GEOG 1306 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro to GIS-Social Sciences | ||
| Introduction to GIS | ||
| Intro to GIS-Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Select three courses of the following: | 9 | |
| Ecological Anthropology | ||
| Urban Anthropology | ||
| Indig Cultures of Latin Amer | ||
| Indig Cultures of North Amer | ||
| Indians of the Southwest | ||
| Contemporary Mexican Culture | ||
| U.S.-Mex. Border Society/Cult | ||
| Thinking Spatially | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Weather and Climate | ||
| Geography of Arid Lands | ||
| Geoscience Processes Lab | ||
| Geoscience Processes | ||
| Introduction to GIS | ||
| Intro. to Remote Sensing | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Ecological Sociology | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Indig Cultures of Latin Amer | ||
| Indig Cultures of North Amer | ||
| Indians of the Southwest | ||
| Contemporary Mexican Culture | ||
| U.S.-Mex Border Society/Cult | ||
| Thinking Spatially | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |