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Geography
Geography
is an interdisciplinary field of study that offers you a rich body of
knowledge about the character of diverse places. It focuses on the cultural,
environmental, political, economic, and demographic processes shaping
the world we live in. The discipline of Geography ranges from a broad
and comprehensive understanding of the world to the specifics of computer
generated maps and geo-demographic analysis. Geographers make extensive
use of computer skills to analyze a wide range of issues, including urban
restructuring, habitat preservation, retail location, economic development,
demographic change, and evolution of the global economy.
With training in both the natural and social sciences, geographers have
a wide range of careers in government, the private sector, and education.
Geographers create digital maps, work with census data, help locate retail
and service stores, work in local, state, and federal parks, analyze land
use, work as urban planners and business consultants, teach, and hold
a wide variety of other jobs.
Required
Courses for the Geography Major
Required
Courses for the Geography Major with a concentration in Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
Transferable
Skills
Some information from
the University of Washington Department of Geography
| Critical
Thinking and Analysis Skills |
Research
and Presentation Skills |
Understanding
scale
Problem solving
Spatial analysis of socioeconomic patterns, problems, and forces |
Ability
to make graphs, tables, and charts
Library research techniques
Writing skills |
| Technical
Skills |
Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)
Computer skills
Population analysis
Economic analysis
Statistical analysis
Sampling techniques
Data acquisition and analysis
Map design
Ability to use land-use data
Resource optimization modeling
Urban-regional transportation analysis
Locational strategies
Geodemographic marketing
Methods of environmental monitoring, accounting and management
Analysis of ecological (biospherical processes) |
Career
Opportunities
Some
information from the University of Washington Department of Geography
| Economic
Geography |
Geographical
Information Systems |
Business
and marketing geography
Regional development and location studies
Global trade and transportation
Economics of resource use and land use
Real estate valuation and location analysis
Political economy of the developing world
Urban economic studies |
GIS
analysis
Map sources and map errors
Urban transportation GIS analysis
Natural resource and environmental analysis |
| Regional
Geography and International Development |
Society
and Environment |
Population
growth and migration
Development history, theory, and practice
Urbanization processes
Economic development and global interdependencies
Resources, hunger, health, and poverty |
Resource
geography
Cultural and political ecology
Health and environment
GIS and resource analysis |
| Urban,
Social and Political Processes |
Urban
geography and urban processes
Political geography
Social and population geography
Medical geography |
On
Campus Sources for More Information
Internet
Sources for More Information on Geography Careers
The
Geography Department has an extensive listing of sources for career
information.
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