Geography

A major in Geography is designed to prepare students to understand and respond to our world’s changing social and natural environments using a range of quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial research methods. Students will study how social and natural systems interact using concepts of place, space, distance, location, and borders scale. They will also learn how to make (digital) maps in order to analyze and explain differences between places. Geographic knowledge and analytical skills are vital to solving the many problems our world is facing today, from consequences of climate change to geopolitical crises and migration. In addition to classroom learning, students explore urban and natural environments through our field-based classes and by doing research projects together with community advocacy groups in New York City.

Our department offers three concentration areas that Geography majors are encouraged to explore. These concentrations are: Cities and Globalization, Digital Mapping and Geographic Information Science, and Sustainability. Students are encouraged to discuss with advisors and professors in our department the course of study that best fits their interests.

See departmental website for additional information about this program.