Water Resources Minor
The minor in Water Resources, as part of the Department of Geography within the School of the Environment (SOE), offers broad training in spatial perspectives of sociopolitical and biophysical dimensions of water resource issues at local, regional, national, and international scales. As climate changes and population grows in many parts of the world, water resource sustainability becomes an increasingly urgent issue for our sustainable future. This minor is designed to broaden and deepen students’ knowledge and experience in complex water resource issues. To earn a minor in Water Resources, a student must take 28 credits as specified below.
Foundational Courses (12 credits)
Three courses from the following list (all 4-credit courses):
- GEOG 210 Physical Geography
- GEOG 230 Environment and Society
- GEOG 340U Global Water Issues and Sustainability
- ESM 220 Introduction to Environmental Systems
Advisor-approved Courses (16 credits)
At least one 300 level course and two 400 level courses from the following list (all 4-credit courses):
- GEOG 310U/SCI 333 Climate and Water Resources
- GEOG 320/G 374 Geomorphic Processes
- SCI 335U Water in the Environment
- ESM 424 Wetland Ecology
- ESM 425 Watershed Hydrology
- ESM 426 Ecology of Streams and Rivers
- ESM 475 Limnology & Aquatic Ecology
- G 443 Groundwater Geology
- G 448 Chemical Hydrogeology
- GEOG 414 Hydrology
- GEOG 446 Water Resources Management
- GEOG 447 Urban Streams
- GEOG 494 GIS for Water Resources
Students may use up to four credits of other coursework toward minor requirements. All courses must be graded and passed with a C or better. For students pursuing both the Geography major and the Water Resources minor OR both the Environmental Sciences (or Studies) and the Water Resources minor, courses presented for the minor must differ from the major by at least 12 credits.