Geography Major

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY?

PREPARE TO BE A TEACHER:

The B.A. in Geography is applicable educational background for teaching Global Studies, Earth Science, Social Studies, etc, in secondary or intermediate schools.

FIND JOBS IN RELATED FIELDS:

Many career opportunities exist for people with a degree in Geography, including jobs in marketing, advertising, banking, public administration, urban and regional planning, environmental management, transportation planning, tourism, navigation, political economy, government, etc., as well as in the traditional geographic careers of cartography, demography, climatology, and natural resources.

BECOME A GISc SPECIALIST:

Secure a career in the growing technology field of Geographic Information Science as a GISc analyst or developer.

CONTINUE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL:

Many Universities and Colleges offer Masters Degrees in Geography, such as Hunter College/CUNY; Rutgers University, New Jersey; the State University of New York at Buffalo, among many others. In addition, a B.A. in Geography is excellent preparation for admission into a Graduate Program in Science Education.

GEOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

28-CREDITS IN GEOGRAPHY COURSES REQUIRED FOR B.A. DEGREE:
(Including 9 course credits in Geography that are available via E-Mail).

Required Courses (13 credits):

GEH 101: Introduction to Geography, (3 credits); OR GEH 102: World Regional Geography, (3 credits);
GEP 204: Basic Mapping: Applications and Analysis, (3 credits);
A 3-credit regional geography course chosen from among GEH 267, GEH 281, GEH 283, GEH 287,
GEH 289, OR GEH 291;
GEP 470: Internship in GISc, (4 credits); OR GEH 490: Honors in Geography, (4 credits).

Geography Electives (15 credits):
15 credits to be selected from other geography courses and to be determined by the student’s objectives in consultation with a geography advisor.

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY TODAY? Today almost all of us are geographers, whether or not we call ourselves that. Geographers include people who plan the need for future schools, who develop real estate, who manage parklands, forests, or water supplies, or who plan road tours for rock groups; journalists, diplomats, executives of multinational corporations, and farmers, who choose which crop to plant on the basis of world markets. Geography is one of the most diverse fields of academic studies, so it offers an introduction to a unique breadth of eventual careers. Geographers’ studies of Where? What? Why? And Why There? prompt thoughts about “how ought?” Geographers’ expertise can not only help us understand the world, but also help us improve it.

			WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY? PREPARE TO BE A TEACHER: The B.A. in Geography is applicable educational background for teaching Global Studies, Earth Science, Social Studies, etc, in secondary or intermediate schools. FIND JOBS IN RELATED FIELDS: Many career opportunities exist for people with a degree in Geography, including jobs in marketing, advertising, banking, public administration, urban and regional planning, environmental management, transportation planning, tourism, navigation, political economy, government, etc., as well as in the traditional geographic careers of cartography, demography, climatology, and natural resources. BECOME A GISc SPECIALIST: Secure a career in the growing technology field of Geographic Information Science as a GISc analyst or developer. CONTINUE TO GRADUATE SCHOOL: Many Universities and Colleges offer Masters Degrees in Geography, such as Hunter College/CUNY; Rutgers University, New Jersey; the State University of New York at Buffalo, among many others. In addition, a B.A. in Geography is excellent preparation for admission into a Graduate Program in Science Education. GEOGRAPHY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 28-CREDITS IN GEOGRAPHY COURSES REQUIRED FOR B.A. DEGREE: (Including 9 course credits in Geography that are available via E-Mail). Required Courses (13 credits): GEH 101: Introduction to Geography, (3 credits); OR GEH 102: World Regional Geography, (3 credits); GEP 204: Basic Mapping: Applications and Analysis, (3 credits); A 3-credit regional geography course chosen from among GEH 267, GEH 281, GEH 283, GEH 287, GEH 289, OR GEH 291; GEP 470: Internship in GISc, (4 credits); OR GEH 490: Honors in Geography, (4 credits). Geography Electives (15 credits): 15 credits to be selected from other geography courses and to be determined by the student’s objectives in consultation with a geography advisor.
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