Program: Geography Minor - George Mason University

Minor Requirements

To receive the minor, students must complete 18 credits in geography, 8 credits of which must be unique to the minor, with a minimum GPA of 2.00, distributed as follows:

Core Courses (6-7 credits)

GGS 102 - Physical Geography Credits: 3 or
GGS 121 - Dynamic Atmosphere and Hydrosphere Credits: 4
GGS 101 - Major World Regions Credits: 3 or
GGS 103 - Human Geography Credits: 3

Systematic and Regional Requirement (6 credits)

Students choose two courses at the 300 and 400-level: one course in systematic geography and one course in regional geography chosen from the list below.

Systematic Geography

GGS 301 - Political Geography Credits: 3
GGS 302 - Global Environmental Hazards Credits: 3
GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation Credits: 3
GGS 304 - Population Geography Credits: 3
GGS 305 - Economic Geography Credits: 3
GGS 306 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
GGS 307 - Sustainable Development Credits: 3
GGS 309 - Meteorology and Climate Credits: 3
GGS 312 - Physical Climatology Credits: 3
GGS 314 - Severe and Extreme Weather Credits: 3
GGS 319 - Air Pollution Credits: 3
GGS 321 - Biogeography Credits: 3
GGS 322 - Issues in Global Change Credits: 3
GGS 357 - Structures in Urban Governance and Planning Credits: 3
GGS 398 - Selected Topics in Global Change Credits: 3
GGS 399 - Select Topics in GGS Credits: 3
GGS 455 - Environmental Impact Assessment Credits: 3
GGS 456 - Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation Credits: 3

Regional Geography

GGS 315 - Geography of the United States Credits: 3
GGS 316 - Geography of Latin America Credits: 3
GGS 320 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3
GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Credits: 3
GGS 330 - Geography of the Soviet Succession States Credits: 3
GGS 333 - Issues in Regional Geography Credits: 3
GGS 380 - Geography of Virginia Credits: 3

Upper-level Electives (6-7 credits)

Students must take two upper-level GGS electives chosen in consultation with minor coordinator.

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