Earth Science Minor (24 Credits)
Teacher Certification programs
In addition to the requirements below, students are also required to take C-I
381 and GEO 200.
Note: The Earth Science minor may be used as partial fulfillment of the
requirement for a teacher certification broadfield science major. Please refer
to the Educational Studies section of the UW-L Undergraduate catalog for further
details.
General Requirements: All courses required
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| ESC 101 |
Earth Environments |
4 |
| ESC 221 |
Introduction to Climate Systems |
4 |
| ESC 222 |
Landforms: Processes and Regions |
4 |
Physical Geography: One course
required
| GEO / ESC 422 |
Meteorology and Weather Forecasting |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 425 |
Biogeography |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 426 |
Soil Morphology and Genesis |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 427 |
Water Resources |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 460 |
Environmental Hazards and Land Use
Planning |
3 |
Techniques: One course required
| GEO / ESC 250 |
Fundamentals of Cartography |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 345 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 385 |
Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 390 |
Field Methods |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 440 |
Geographic Interpretation of Aerial
Photographs |
3 |
Electives: 6 Credits Required
| |
Any of the courses listed above |
|
| ESC 211 |
Global Warming & Climate Change |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 270 |
Geographic Themes |
1 - 3 |
| GEO / ESC 401 |
Focus on Geography: A Capstone Course |
1 |
| GEO / ESC 422 |
Meteorology and Weather Forecasting |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 445 |
Advanced Remote Sensing |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 450 |
Geography Internship |
3 - 12 |
| GEO / ESC 455 |
Applied Map Design and Production in
Cartography and GIS |
3 |
| GEO / ESC 470 |
Special Topics in Geography / Earth
Science |
1 - 3 |
| GEO / ESC 476 |
Geography / Earth Science Topics for
Teachers |
1 - 3 |
| GEO / ESC 490 |
Independent Study |
2 - 3 |
| GEO / ESC 495 |
Seminar in Geography / Earth Science |
1 - 3 |
| GEO / ESC 499 |
Undergraduate Research |
1 - 3 |
