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 urban-economic BA track will develop specialized knowledge in urban land use models and the effects of spatial processes on historical and contemporary urban phenomena as well as how to apply fundamental economic models linked to spatial data.
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), nonprofit agencies or 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:
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- Audubon 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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