About
the Department
Undergraduate
Studies
BA Geography
BS Physical
Environ. Geography
BS Geographic
Information Sciences
Minor
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Resources
Geography Dept. Handbook
GISSA
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Careers
Employment for geography
majors (BA, BS) is varied and strong particularly for students with good
computer and computer mapping skills. Geography graduates (BA) are employed
as market analysts locating a variety of retailing establishments (branch
banks, discount stores, restaurants), demographers (U.S. Bureau of the
Census), area specialist for the tourist industry and for federal agencies
(CIA, Agency for International Development), and socio-economic impact
analysts for environmental consulting companies. Physical geography (BS)
Graduates have employment opportunities with NPO's (Nature Conservancy,
Sierra Club), environmental consulting companies (GIS, remote sensing,
environmental impact analysis), and numerous federal agencies as exemplified
by the Bureau of Land Management (GIS, remote sensing). The undergraduate
program also provides an educational background for students interested
in graduate school in geography and related disciplines.
• Environmental impact analyst
• Industrial location
• Urban/regional planning
• Weather forecasting
• Market research (mapping demographic trends)
• Retailing site selection, store location
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS), (data base acquisition/mapping)
• Cartographer/computer mapping
• Remote sensing analyst
• Teaching/elementary, secondary, college
• Travel industry, tourism
• Geographic software programming/technical support
• NPO's – Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club (environmental assessment
& advocacy )
• State, County, City government agencies-computer mapping/GIS
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Federal Government
• CIA (area specialist, remote sensing analyst)
• Bureau of Land Management (physical geography, GIS/remote sensing)
• Corps of Engineers (physical geography, GIS/remote sensing)
• National Imagery and Mapping Agency (Cartography, GIS/remote
sensing)
• Agency for International Development (area specialist)
• Department of Agriculture (physical geography, soils, GIS/remote
sensing)
• Environmental Protection Agency (physical geography, GIS)
• Forest Service (GIS/remote sensing)
• Bureau of the Census (demography, GIS)
• NASA (remote sensing)
For Jobs in Geography
and related fields, check out these Web sites
www.gjc.org
www.earthworks-jobs.com
www.geojobsource.com
www.geosearch.com
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