Get your B.A. or B.S. in Geography
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Are you interested in the relationships between people and their environments? Explore the environmental, social, political, and economic processes that shape places and how the places we create in turn shape our lives. If you pursue the B.S. in geography, you can focus on:
- Physical geography
- Geographic information science
- Land, water, and society.
Learn about urban, political, economic, or cultural geography
Analyze data and policy
Explore natural and human-dominated landscapes
As a graduate of a field critical to the future of the planet, you will have multiple career opportunities:
- International policy analyst
- Environmental health and safety officer
- GIS analyst
- Land development project manager
- Landscape and resource analyst
- Emergency management professional
- Urban sustainability consultant
- Teacher
Conduct field work. Intern with K-12 students through the Community and School Garden program. Gain course credit and on-the-job experience in business and government. Earn geography course credit at study abroad programs in Mexico, Cuba, and Guatemala.
Sample courses include:
- GEOG 210: Political and Cultural Geography of Globalization
- GEOG 230: Our Changing Climate
- GEOG 256: Sustainable Cities & Societies
- GEOG 403: Applications of Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 419: Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources
Ready to learn more?
Learn about the School of Geography and Development and See degree requirements (BS), See degree requirements (BA)
Laura Owen - lauraowen@email.arizona.edu