Geography & Geographic Information Science

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Undergraduate Programs

Geography, BA
The Geography BA prepares students to understand the environment around us and interpret human and non-human patterns across the Earth’s surface. The major allows flexibility in course selection while providing a strong foundation in human, physical, and regional aspects of the discipline. The degree also includes training in geographic information systems (GIS), a skill that is highly coveted in many fields. 

Global Studies, BA
Global challenges, now and in the future, cannot be easily understood from the perspective of one discipline. Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines world issues holistically. Students learn how to communicate effectively and develop the skills to explain, argue, and defend complex views from a variety of global perspectives. Students have the opportunity to take classes in over a dozen different departments across campus and are encouraged to study abroad. 

Graduates of Geography and Global Studies programs work in the following fields:

  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • International Relations
  • Water Resources
  • Environmental Regulation and Policy
  • Government
  • High Tech
  • Land Use Management
  • Philanthropy
  • Public Health
  • Transportation

Graduate Programs

Geography, MA
Our mission is to encourage and advance geographic scholarship by conserving past knowledge, developing new knowledge through ongoing research, and transmitting research findings to our students and the scientific community.

Geographic Information Science (GISc), MS
This streamlined one-year graduate degree program will teach you about spatial theory and application. Using GIS to support problem solving and decision making, courses cover a wide range of topics that include geographic information science, computer science, geography, and urban and regional planning.

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