地理学是连接自然科学和社会科学的独特领域：地理学家不仅研究自然地球系统，而且研究人类社会，研究两者之间的相互作用。地理学家可以使用强大的技术，例如地理信息系统（GIS），数字地球图像（遥感）和空间建模。地理也有悠久的野外传统，经常涉及到壮丽的地点。犹他大学的地理计划将为您提供一种协作，综合的方法，以了解复杂的地理挑战，例如气候变化，全球化，可持续性，城市化以及有危险的生活。该课程的课程包括环境，人文地理，地理分析，制图学和GIS等课程，然后学生从自然地理学和人文地理学的广泛领域以及相关领域的选修课（例如大
Climate change is listed by the United Nations as the defining issue of our time and has reached the point where it impacts every sector of the world, including physical, biological and social systems. Our researchers study the Earth system at a variety of scales in space and time to help understand a) how the climate has changed and will continue to do so, and b) how these changes affect a variety of landscape processes. Focus areas include geomorphology, the study of landscape forms and processes, biogeography, the study of ecosystem change and response, and hydrology/cryogeography, the study of the water cycle and how this affects water availability and vulnerability.<br><br>Our introductory course (Earth Environments and Global Change) provides students with a broad background in the relevant processes and issues underlying current global changes. From here, students can take electives allowing them to deepen their understanding of particular disciplines and allow them to specialize. Climate: a sequence of courses cover the climate system, changes to this system and the resulting impacts on the environment and society. Geomorphology: classes cover the formation of landscape processes in arid and montane environments. Biogeography: classes provide expertise on the global patterns of life and how these support and affect society. Cryosphere: students study snow, glaciers, and ice sheet dynamics and avalanche studies. Across these classes are many opportunities for students to study these processes first-hand in the field. Classes in this area can be combined within the Climate Change and Landscape Dynamics undergraduate emphasis for the Geography BS.