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Geography is the study of Earth’s landscapes, peoples, places and environments. It is, quite simply, about the world in which we live.

Other areas of interest in Geography (these are not formal concentrations)

Human Geography
Physical/Environmental Geography
Urban & Regional Planning

Why Study Geography?

The curiosity of a geographer is virtually unbounded; we are observers and analysts of space, place, and environment on scales from the local to the global. Geography is a multifaceted discipline that bridges the social sciences, the humanities, and the physical sciences.

Geographers study:

Neighborhoods
International trade
Urban life
Economic patterns
Ways in which cultures — past and present — leave their imprint on the land and landscape
Movements of people across space — from local commuting patterns to global refugee flows
Geopolitical patterns — the changing power relationships within and between nations and states
Ways in which human relationships to places, spaces, and environments are shaped by — and, in turn, shape — class, ethnic, race, and gender identities
Natural hazards, biogeography, climate change, and earthquakes
They map the world, literally as well as metaphorically, and employ the newest technologies of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing and satellite imagery to better understand the world's constantly changing natural and human landscapes

What skills will I develop with my Geography degree?

Geography studies equips students analytical and conceptual skills
The understanding of the spatial dimension of physical, environmental, and human phenomena
Trains students to appreciate the importance of a broad, international, and comparative perspective
Provides students with technical skills, a focus on environment and society, and local/global interpretive capacity that is increasingly important for an informed citizenry
A high proportion of our students go on to graduate work, in geography or cognate fields, and we have placed students at some of the best graduate programs in the country.

Areas of Interest in Geography
Human Geography

With an interest Human Geography, you'll study topics like:

Great Plains and Nebraska
Geography, Gender and Work
Historical Geography of the U.S.
Seminar in Cultural Geography
History and Philosophy of Geography
Political Economy of Transformation in Central and Eastern Europe
Seminar in Economic Geography

Physical/ Environmental Geography

With an interest in Physical/Environmental Geography, you'll study topics like:

Conservation of Natural Resources
Biogeography
Process Geomorphology
Meteorology
Climatology
Water Resources

Urban/Regional Planning

With an interest in Urban/Regional Planning, you'll study topics like:

Urban Geography
Land Use
Seminar in Metropolitan Planning
Economic Geography
Internship in Regional Planning