Undergraduate Curriculum

Curriculum

Faculty

Environment & Society

Undergraduates who are interested in the Environment and Society specialization will need to meet the following requirements and complete the required course work to earn a B.A. in Geography. Undergraduates also will be interested in the acquired skill sets as a part of this course work, the types of issues and topics that are addressed, and the career opportunities that are available within this field.

Spring quarter 2010 brought new curriculum to the 4 Geography Specializations. This means that if you have declared your specialization before Spring 2010 you will follow the old curriculum. If you declared the major in spring 2010 or later, or if you have yet to declare your specialization, you should follow the new curriculum. (Students who declared before spring 2010 have the option of switching to the new curriculum as well; please see the Geography advisor):

New Curriculum, for students declaring this specialization Spring 2010 or later.


Old Curriculum, for students who declared this specialization before Spring 2010.


Issues and topics

The following is an example of the types of issues and topics students will study within the Environment and Society specialization.

Global challenges

Law and policy issues

Ecological systems (human-environmental impact)

Field research

History and philosophy

Acquired skill sets

Students can expect to acquire and perform the following skills sets within this specialization. Students also should have a solid background in mathematics and the physical sciences.

Technical skills

Career opportunities

Geographers can find career opportunities in many fields both within and outside the field of geography. Below is a partial listing of careers that students within the Environment and Society specialization are well-suited and where previous graduates have found employment.