Department of Geography
College of Arts and Sciences
413 McGilvrey Hall
Tel: 330-672-2045
Fax: 330-672-4304
Web: http://www.kent.edu/cas/geography
Cartography Minor
The cartography minor is intended to provide expertise in modern mapmaking. It is especially designed to meet federal governmental standards for the employment of cartographers.
Course requirements for cartography minor (30 credits):
| Minor Requirements |
22-27 |
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| GEOG | 29160 | Mapping Our World |
3 |
| 39161 | Introduction to Cartography |
3 |
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| 39162 | Introduction to Cartography Laboratory |
1 |
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| 49165 | GeoMapping |
3 |
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| Choose from the following: |
6-8 |
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| GEOG | 49070 | Geographic Information Science (3) | |
| 49162 | Advanced Cartography (3) | ||
| 49163 | Advanced Cartography Laboratory (1) | ||
| 49198 | Research in Cartography (3) | ||
| 49210 | Earth Imagery (3) | ||
| 49211 | Earth Imagery Laboratory (1) | ||
| Choose from the following: |
6-8 |
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| GEOG | 39002 | Statistical Methods in Geography (3) | |
| MATH | 10041 | Elementary Probability and Statistics (3) | |
| 12002 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) | ||
| Electives |
3-9 |
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| Electives may be chosen from any of the above courses or from: GEOG 21062, 22061, 31064; GEOL 21062, 21080; ARCH 45631, 45630; VCD 17000. Other electives may be appropriate but must have prior approval of the program coordinator. |
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Total |
30 |
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Minimum cumulative 2.00 GPA required for graduation.