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If you have a curiosity about how nature and people together shape the environment and what makes one place different from another, majoring in geography will let you examine the physical and social processes that help explain why features on the earth鈥檚 surface are located where they are and how people interact with their environment. You will examine the physical properties of the natural environment (water, climate, landforms and vegetation) and the role that human beliefs, activities and decision-making have in shaping the world around us. As you progress, you will select a concentration in a core area of geography鈥攍isted below as Areas of Study鈥攖o deepen your understanding of important environmental and social issues like climate change, vegetation, environmental degradation, agricultural systems, geopolitical decision-making, human migration and settlement. You will gain marketable skills (such as geographical information systems (GIS), fieldwork, interviewing or computer modeling) through coursework in research design, data collection and data analysis. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the use of geographic information technologies and data to answer environmental and societal questions is driving the job market for geographers at a rate that is almost twice that of all other occupations.

AREAS OF STUDY

Atmosphere and Earth Systems

Environment and Society

Geospatial Techniques

Space, Place and Globalization

CAREER OPTIONS

Demogragher

Environmental Consultant

Public Health Specialist

Geospatial Analyst

Research Scientist

Social Justice Planning

Urban Planner

Geography Teacher

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Human Geography

Physical Geography

Meteorology and Climatology

Environmental Science

Planning and Policy

Geography Education

Natural Resource Management

• Atmosphere and Earth Systems
• Environment and Society
• Geospatial Techniques
Space, Place, and Globalization