The Department of Geography has established the following goals for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Geography:

• Teach students to think spatially and develop problem solving skills
• Provide an intellectual focus for students seeking a broadly based liberal arts education
• Acquaint students with past and present patterns of landscape development and instill concern for intelligent management of earth’s biophysical resources
• Expose students to contemporary issues of geopolitical and international significance and their role in such problems
• Provide the skills and expertise necessary to master the application of geographic information technologies and analysis of spatial data
• Prepare motivated students for career development and graduate study