Geographic Studies
The minor in Geographic Studies is defined by its concern with place. Geographers strive to answer spatial questions regarding the Earth’s surface; to describe and explain the character of regions; to ascertain the ways in which historical and contemporary humans have used and shaped the Earth’s surface; and to understand the interactions of physical, biotic and human systems within our global environment. The minor is compatible with a variety of environmental majors in the college.
The minor is sponsored by the Department of Human Ecology, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design Program.
20 units
- LDA 010 World Regional Geography (3 units)
Choose at least one course from each of the following three areas (13-17 units)
- Human Geography
- CRD 140 Dynamics of Regional Development (4 units)
- CRD 141 Organization of Economic Space (4 units)
- CRD 142 Rural Change in the Industrialized World (4 units)
- NUT 120BN Nutritional Geography (4 units)
- AAS 100 Survey of Ethnicity in the US (4 units)
- AAS 107C African Descent Communities and Culture in Asia (4 units)
- AAS 155A African-American Dance and Culture in the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean (4 units)
- AAS 172 Diaspora and New Black Identities (4 units)
- AAS 176 The Politics of Resources (4 units)
- AAS 180 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America (4 units)
- AAS 182 Hip Hop Culture & Globalization (4 units)
- Or other upper division courses approved by the advisor.
- Physical Geography
- ESM 120 Global Environmental Interactions (4 units)
- ESM 144 Trees and Forests (4 units)
- EVE 147 Biogeography (4 units)
- PLS 144 Trees and Forests (4 units)
- WFC 110 Biology and Conservation of Wild Mammals (3 units)
- WFC 111 Biology and Conservation of Wild Birds (3 units)
- WFC 120 Biology and Conservation of Fishes (3 units)
- WFC 156 Plant Geography (4 units)
- WFC 157 Coastal Ecosystems (4 units)
- Or other upper division courses approved by the advisor.
- Methods of Geography:
- LDA 150 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
- Or ABT 150 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
- ESM 185 Aerial Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing (4 units)
- ESM 186 Environmental Remote Sensing (5 units)
- ABT 181N Concepts and Methods in Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
- ABT 182 Environmental Analysis using GIS (4 units)
- HYD 182 Environmental Analysis using GIS (4 units)
- Or other upper division courses approved by the advisor.
- LDA 150 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4 units)
Optional (1-4 units)
- Individual Study: Select a maximum of four units of 192 (Internship) or 199 (Research) in any appropriate department.
Total = 20 units
Minor Advisors
S. E. Greco
segreco@ucdavis.edu
(530) 754-5983
Sharla Cheney
scheney@ucdavis.edu
(530) 754-8628
