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Geographers investigate processes that explain the location of human and natural phenomena, as well as the interactions between people and their environment. A broad range of interests characterizes geography and reflects its position simultaneously in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
The Department of Geography offers B.A. programs in geography
and in geography education, as well as a minor
in geography. Students who major in geography may, if they choose,
specialize. The department has an excellent program in climatology, for
instance, and research may be undertaken through its Center for Climatic
Research. Other areas include environmental studies, biogeography, conservation,
cultural-historical geography, urban geography and geomorphology. Computer
skills, such as geographic information systems, cartographic and other
skills also are studied by geography majors. Students are required to take
an introductory sequence of courses to provide a common background for
all majors. During the senior year, majors may, at their option, undertake
a research paper under the direction of their program advisors. A detailed
brochure describing the geography program and requirements is available
upon request from the department office.
Complementing the B.A. programs in Geography, the Geography Department,
in cooperation with the Geology Department and the Department of Biology,
offers a B.S. degree in Environmental Science.
The program emphasizes a broad scientific understanding of the character,
function, and analysis of environmental systems. It is hoped that Environmental
Science B.S. students will be able to contribute to society's understanding
of and solutions to problems that arise from the human occupance and use
of the environment.
An interdepartmental major, for students having interests in two areas, requires 21 credits each in geography and in one other department in the college plus 9 more elective credits, approved by both departments. Of the minimum of 21 credits in geography, a student must take 9 credits from the foundation level, of which one course must be from the Natural Geography area, one course from the Human Geography area, and one course from the Methods area. Nine more geography credits must be taken at the 300/400-level. The remaining three geography credits may be chosen from any 200-, 300-, or 400-level course.
Students may also declare a double major with another department in the College of Arts and Science, provided they satisfy the requirements of both geography and their second major field. Departmental requirements for the double major are identical to those for the major.
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