地理学是一门科学，它通过综合的空间概念来研究物理和社会过程及其相互关系。地球系统科学分析了塑造地球表面的系统和过程，包括天气，气候，地貌和水文学。人文地理学分析了社会进程，例如全球化，人口统计学，城市化以及文化认同的构建。环境地理学考察了社会系统和物理系统之间的相互作用。地理学家使用地图，地理信息系统和遥感技术等工具探索这些过程。
In addition to core geography courses, you will take the courses Introduction to Organismal Biology, Principles of Ecology, Introduction to Astronomy, Meteorology, Oceanography, Hydrology, The Sedimentary Record, any math course at 200 level or above, and a physics course as well as 12 credits of electives.<br>As climate change becomes more severe, it is more important than ever to understand earth systems and their interrelationship with human actions. With the Geography Major, you will analyze weather systems, landforms, and hydrology and investigate how social processes such as globalization, demographics, urbanization, and the construction of cultural identities shape the earth's surface and climate. You will develop important analytical and problem-solving skills that are relevant to a wide range of scientific, environmental, and public policyoriented careers. Then you will put theory into practice through hands-on experimentation and research in our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and earth science laboratories and in an off-campus internship or research opportunity with a local organization. Membership in Gamma Theta Upsilon, the international geography honor society, is available to distinguished students.