Geographers analyze information represented on maps, maps representing data produced in the traditional form (computer generated or drawn by hand) or images generated by satellites (remote sensing).
Students in the GIS BS track will gain an understanding of the theories and application of geographic information science, gain hand-on experience with popular GIS software packages, such as ArcGIS, and develop skills for designing and implementing real-world GIS applications.
Career Possibilities:
Geography provides a good educational background for students interested in a variety of careers in business, various government agencies (federal, state, county, city), non-profit agencies or careers as college and university professors. Geography provides strong preparation for professional and graduate schools (law, medicine, business, geography, or other physical or social sciences). Employment for students with strong geographic computer skills (GIS) is particularly strong. Examples of geography related jobs in various areas include:
- Agency of Internal Development
- Audobon Society
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of the Census
- Cartographer
- Geographic software programming
- Housing and urban development
- Market research
- Sierra Club
- Teaching
- Travel industry
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