The objective of the geography program is to provide an understanding of the interrelationships between people and their cultural and physical environments. Factual information is combined with geographic theories to identify, through critical thinking, the spatial relationships found on the Earth‘s surface. Attention is also given to the geographic tools and techniques used to analyze the natural and human patterns found on the Earth‘s surface.
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Imagine a world where the spatial relationships within and between people, places, environments and economies are made clear though exciting new conceptual and technological approaches. This is the promise of Geography -- rediscovered over the past two decades after exciting changes in Geospatial Technologies (GIS, computer mapping, satellite image processing, global positioning systems) and ways of conceptualizing the spatiality these technologies...
The Geography Department offers a broad-based undergraduate program that prepares its majors for either further studies at the graduate level, or for entry into the ever-expanding job market.
The course of study for majors has three parts: 1. All majors are required to take a core of courses that provide an introduction to the discipline, exposure to the technical side of the field, and a capstone course that emphasizes individual research.
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Geographers are concerned with understanding Earth as the home of humankind.
The study of Geography deals with questions and problems of location, distribution, pattern and process within such varied contexts as the social, cultural, natural and physical environments. Geography is an approach to understanding spatial data and information, where physical and temporal scales are fundamental.
With a degree geography, graduates will gain an understanding...
General Eduction requirements It is the responsibility of the student, with the help of their advisor, to fulfill the general education requirements put forth by the University.
Major and Minor Requirements The Department of Geology/Geography offers students majors, with a B.S. degree, and minors in both Geology and Geography. There are also majors with honors in both subject areas. Geography also offers students a minor in Geography with Teacher...
The Department of Geography and Geology formed in the summer of 2007 as a result of the merger of the Departments of Earth Science and Geography. Our new department now consists of a faculty with diverse interests that includes Volcanology, Weather and Climate, GIS and Remote Sensing, Paleoclimate, Travel and Tourism, Conservation and the Environment, Hydrogeology, Soil Science, Land Use and Planning, Geochemistry, and Geoscience and Geographic Eductation....
Geographers examine human interaction with patterns and processes of the earth. It emphasizes the importance of relative location of places and events, the character of regions, and relations between culture and environment. Geography addresses physical, human, cultural and technologic issues.
With training in the natural, social sciences, and technologic fields geographers have a wide range of careers in business, government, planning, and teaching....
The Department of Geography and Anthropology offers courses of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Geography. The Geography program is designed for students seeking professional careers in environmental fields, GIS, education and graduate study. Typical career fields include computer cartography and GIS, urban and regional planning, community development, environmental analysis, park ranger, intelligence analyst, hydrologist, climatologist, natural...
Geography is the study of place in the same way that history is the study of time. Geographers look at the ways that phenomena are distributed in different locations, the ways they are connected, and the ways they combine to make individual places unique. The things geographers study are diverse, from climate and landforms to cultural and economic patterns. Geography is both a natural science and a social science, and geographers look for interactions...
The Geography major offers great preparation for careers that involve resource planning, site selection, transportation, and other aspects of land and resource management. The major links the social and natural sciences, and offers a broad foundation in geography and geosciences.
You‘ll study the basics (including weather and the earth‘s landscapes); develop important skills (including the use of geographic information systems, or GIS); and choose...
Understanding our world and its people As international events unfold each day, the need to understand the many lands, cultures and people that make up our world has never been greater. Elon‘s Department of History and Geography offers minors in geography and geographic information systems (GIS) that will vastly expand your knowledge of the physical characteristics of the globe and the intricacies that make each region distinctive.
Earn your Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BASS) degree and develop a sound understanding of the society we live in - individuals, families, communities, governments and cultures - from various perspectives. Take a multidisciplinary approach to social sciences where different outlooks are combined and applied to real-world issues. Specialize your degree when you apply...
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