Geography: Majors & Programs

Geography * ¹

Geography, like history, is a way of looking at the world. Whereas historians study variation through time, geographers study variation through space: how and why the earths natural and human features vary from place to place. Underlying this spatial approach are such recurring themes as spatial diffusion of people, goods, and ideas; the significance of relative location in human interaction; the power of place in human conscience; and the interaction of physical and human processes to create characteristic landscapes. Geographers work at the intersection of social and natural sciences, using the concepts and methods of both to examine human-environmental relationships in their full complexity. This integrative approach is a hallmark of geography and one of its main attractions.

Careers

A Bachelor of Arts degree in geography provides the necessary background for careers in a number of fields, in government as well as in education and private business. The geographic tools of geographic information systems (GIS), cartography, air-photo interpretation, remote sensing, and spatial analysis are skills increasingly in demand. An undergraduate degree in geography also provides the necessary background for graduate study in geography and urban and regional planning.

So what can you do with a Geography major? Check out the following links to find out!

Careers in Geography: http://www.aag.org

What do geographers do?

http://www.runet.edu/~geog-web/geogjobs.html
University of North Carolina at Wilmington. This site has lots of suggestions for careers in geography. It also has lots of links to other geography resources, such as jobs.
Michigan Technological University has information about what the field is all about, tips on job searches, resumes, interviews, and cover letters. It also has lots of links to other geography resources, and company job listings.

Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Geography

Geography degree requirements
B.A. degree check sheet
Geography course descriptions

For more information, contact:

Division of Liberal Arts
4601 Central Ave.
Columbus, IN 47203-1769

Office: 812-348-7393
Fax: 812-348-7370
Email: liberalartsiupuc.edu

* The IUPUC curriculum offers a significant portion of the IUPUI plan of study. Students transfer to the Indianapolis campus for degree completion.

1. Courses which meet all general education requirements (approximately 92 credit hours) and Geography courses which meet six of the 31 credit hours for the major are available in Columbus.