पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This track is a multifaceted curriculum focusing simultaneously on the social transformation of the natural world and the inescapably more-than-human world in which human beings live. Through coursework in this track students learn about important issues standing at the intersection of ecology and politics and that demand a geographical understanding. These include environmental sustainability and prospects for a greener society, uneven resource consumption between rich and poor, environmental hazards, risks, and regulation, global land-use and climate change, the emergence of distinctive cultural landscapes, deep-seated cultural discourses regarding nature and society and more.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The program modules are as follows: GEOG 3101 -Geography of the United States and Canada (4 cr), GEOG 3111 -Geography of Minnesota (3 cr), GEOG 3361W -Geography and Public Policy, WI (3 cr), GEOG 3376 -Political Ecology of North America, ENV (3 cr), GEOG 3378 -The Third World: Development, poverty, possibility (3 cr), GEOG 3379 -Environment and Development in the Third World, SOCS, ENV (3 cr), GEOG 3381W -Population in an Interacting World, SOCS, GP, WI (4 cr), GEOG 3401 -Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change, ENV (4 cr), GEOG 3411W -Geography of Health and Health Care, WI (4 cr), GEOG 3561 -Principles of Geographic Information Science (4 cr), GEOG 4121W -Latin America, WI (4 cr), GEOG 5361 -Geography and Real Estate (4 cr), GEOG 5393 -Rural Landscapes and Environments (4 cr), GEOG 5423 -Climate Models and Modeling (3 cr), GEOG 5426 -Climatic Variations (3 cr), GEOG 5565 -Geographical Analysis of Human-Environment Systems (3 cr), URBS 3751 -Understanding the Urban Environment, ENV (3 cr), GEOG 3401 -Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change, ENV (4 cr), or GEOG 5401 -Geography of Environmental Systems and Global Change (4 cr), GEOG 3431 -Plant and Animal Geography, ENVT (3 cr), or GEOG 5431 -Plant and Animal Geography (3 cr), GEOG 3441 -Quaternary Landscape Evolution (3 cr), or GEOG 5441 -Quaternary Landscape Evolution (3 cr).

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students to be considered for admission must have completed the coursework through high school graduation. They are expected to complete, at a minimum, the University's core subject requirements such as four years of English with an emphasis on writing, including instruction in reading and speaking skills and in literary understanding and appreciation; three years of mathematics including one year each of elementary algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra; three years of science including one year each of biological and physical science, and including a laboratory experience; three years of social studies including one year each of U.S. history and geography; two years of a single second language; and one year of visual and/or performing arts including instruction in the history and interpretation of the art form. Individual circumstances are also considered as part of the overall assessment of each application and may factor into individual decisions. Outstanding talent, achievement, or aptitude in a particular area; an exceptionally rigorous academic curriculum; strong commitment to community service and leadership; military service; contribution to the cultural, gender, age, economic, racial, or geographic diversity of the student body; evidence of having overcome social, economic, or physical barriers to educational achievement; first-generation college student; significant responsibility in a family, community, job, or activity; family employment or attendance at the University of Minnesota and extenuating circumstances. Also students who are non-native speakers of English need to demonstrate their English language proficiency with a minimum TOEFL score of 550 in paper based 79 for internet based, 6.5 for IELTS, and 80 for MELAB. If students have taken the ACT exam and scored 17 or lower on the English OR reading section (or SAT critical reading [verbal] score of 420 or lower) need to provide English language scores.

योग्यता

ब्याचलर्स डिग्रीज्

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus

विभागको नाम

College of Liberal Arts, Department of Geography