2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 14, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Geography Minor


Geography studies the spatial distributions and interactions of peoples, places, and environments throughout the world.  The discipline describes, analyzes and represents these spatial phenomena.  A geography minor relates to many other disciplines, with robust spatial sub-fields such as Environmental Science, History, Criminal Justice, Biology, Political Science, Leisure Studies, Cultural Studies, Ethnic and Gender Studies, and Economics and Management.

 

Twelve (12) of the Geography Minor credits must be taken in residence at Westfield State University.

Requirements for the Geography Minor


The minor requires a total of 18 - 19 credits as follows:

Part I: Foundation Courses


Students must select any three of the following courses:

Additional Graduation Requirements


All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements  and complete a general education or common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in General Education: WISE  or Common Core .