Teaching
Geography professors offer exciting courses on a range of important issues like global climate change, industrialization, globalization, resource management, agricultural change, urbanization, land use, deforestation and hydrology. Geographers emphasize the study of space, place, pattern and scale within these interconnected topics.
Geographers encourage students to explore the Earth’s human and natural processes through critical thinking, spatial theory and geospatial technology. Natural science courses feature laboratory components that clarify the complexities of the Earth. Participatory social science classes focus on how humans interact with their surroundings and each other. Theories of space, place, pattern and scale deconstruct processes at the macro, meso and micro levels, helping students understand global connections.
Students will learn advanced geospatial techniques, including Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the Global Positioning System (GPS), to prepare them for exciting employment and research opportunities in many different fields across the globe.
