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Major in Geography
The Department of Geography offers undergraduate programs
of study in three primary areas of geography:
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Human Geography combines economic
and cultural geography to explore the relationships between
humans and their natural environment, and to track the
broad social patterns that shape human societies. |
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Physical Geography is the study
of the natural processes that shape the surface of the
Earth and life on it; the characteristics of the natural
features of some portion of the Earth's surface; the study
of physical features of the earth's surface. |
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Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) are computer programs linking features
commonly seen on maps (such as roads, town boundaries,
water bodies) with related information not usually
presented on maps, such as type of road surface, population,
type of agriculture, type of vegetation, or water quality
information. A GIS is a unique information system in
which individual observations can be spatially referenced
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To find out more about our
undergraduate programs in these areas of specialization, follow
the links below:
Degree Requirements:
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) – consider this degree if
your interests are in geosciences, landforms, weather/meteorology,
climate change, plant geography or related topics.
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) – this degree is probably your
best choice if you are interested in international development,
population and demographics, migration, urban studies, globalization,
and related issues.
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