Geography as a Second Major

Information for Environmental Studies and Environmental Science Students Considering a Second Major in Geography

Geography is an excellent second field for Environmental Studies and Environmental Science majors because it also offers you a grounding in the physical and human systems within which environmental issues are situated in a larger global context. The geography major also allows you to specialize in an Environmental Geography track to help fine tune your understanding of the interactions of Earth’s physical and human systems.

Consider these opportunities:

All General Education, Foreign Language, and Math requirements are the same for the two majors.

All lower division classes required for the Geography major also count toward your ES major or minor.
You may apply any of the following Geography courses to complete your ES degree:

GEOG 142: Human Geography

GEOG 314: Geographic Data Analysis

GEOG 321: Climatology

GEOG 322: Geomorphology

GEOG 323: Biogeography

GEOG 341: Population and Environment

GEOG 360: Watershed Science and Policy

GEOG 414: Advanced Geographic Data Analysis

GEOG 416: Introductory GIS

GEOG 418: Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

GEOG 421: Advanced Climatology

GEOG 422: Advanced Geomorphology

GEOG 423: Advanced Biogeography

GEOG 424: Soil Genesis and Geography

GEOG 425: Hydrology

GEOG 427: Fluvial Geomorphology

GEOG 430: Long-term Environmental Change

GEOG 432: Climatological Aspects of Global Change

GEOG 442: Urban Geography

GEOG 461: Environmental Alterations

GEOG 462: Historical and Contemporary Views of the Environment

GEOG 463: Geography, Law, and the Environment

GEOG 465: Environment and Development

GEOG 466: Water Policy and Politics

You may apply any of these ES toward completion of your geography degree:

ENVS 201: Introduction to Environmental Studies

ENVS 420: Perspectives on Nature and Society

ENVS 450: Political Ecology

If you choose to specialize in the Geography major’s "Environmental Geography" track, all electives count for your Environmental Studies or Environmental Science major.

To declare your double major: Pick up a "Declaration of Major" form and an advising guide sheet in the Geography Department office in 107 Condon Hall. Then see an advisor listed for the "Environmental Geography" track. Details about completing your major in geography are also available on the web at: http://geography.uoregon.edu (click on "Undergraduate Programs").