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Nov 03, 2024
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Physical Geography Minor
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The Physical Geography Minor is designed for students in the Colleges of Science, Education, Liberal Arts, Engineering, and others, who desire a scientific understanding of the spatial aspects of the Earth System and analysis of spatial data. The minor emphasizes the four spheres of the Earth System: Atmosphere, Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere, and consists of 24 credits of geography and geology classes.
Please see the UNLV College of Sciences Department of Geoscience web page at http://geoscience.unlv.edu/ for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets are available at Minor in Physical Geography | Academics | University of Nevada, Las Vegas (unlv.edu)
Advising
Please see advising information at the UNLV College of Sciences Advising Center https://www.unlv.edu/sciences/advising
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
- Develop a competent level of ability to read, interpret, and make topographic maps, and understand coordinate systems and scale, and to implement use of Geographic Information Systems.
- Communicate verbally and orally the primary climatic zones of Earth, weather and climate, and the energy-atmosphere system.
- Recognize the Earth-Atmosphere system, including tectonics, natural disasters, the rock cycle, rivers, and ocean systems.
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The minor consists of required coursework including:
Choose an additional 12 or more elective credits from:
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