Students in the course, build a solid academic foundations that draw from and interrelate areas of study from the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, computer science and graphic communication, and the natural sciences.
Geographers examine spatial processes - physical, political, social, cultural, environmental, economic - and ask why places have the characteristics they do. Geographers investigate all types of environments, and learn how to make significant contributions to more sustainable environments and more just societies.
Grow Your Future:
Geographers make valuable contributions to business, non-profits and government agencies, using skills in understanding social systems, improving the environment, and enhancing financial performance.
In the private sector, geographers use skills related to spatial thinking, mapping, location analysis, logistics, database management or economic planning. In government agencies, geographers may focus on topics such as transportation, health, planning, development or GIS.
Geographers in non-profit organizations may be involved in issues such as conservation, child welfare, development, health, education, culture and the arts, and historic preservation.
Career opportunities in Geography:
- International area specialist
- Business site selection
- Cartographer
- GIS analyst
- Environmental scientist
- Geoscientist
- Teacher
- Environmental planner
- Natural resource manager
- Geographer
- Geopolitical analyst
- Hydrologist
- Intelligence Analyst
- Land use planner/analyst
- Marketing analyst
- Urban/regional planner
- Community developer
- Technical writer
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