Geography is a discipline that integrates the environmental and social sciences. Geography studies location, places, regions, human-environment interactions, and movement. Its tools include cartography and geographic information systems (GIS). On the job, Geography graduates address social, physical, and environmental problems from the global to the local scale.

Learn essential geospatial skills to help explain our world by analyzing patterns to solve problems. Geography B.A. integrates concepts from physical and social sciences as well as humanities to address current issues of local, national, and international importance. Work closely with instructors on geographic projects in two new GISC labs.

A student interested in law school should pursue an academic background that emphasizes and cultivates reading, writing, and verbal analytical skills along with a study of society from political, economic, cultural, and philosophical perspectives.

The Geography program is one of two programs housed in the Department of Earth Science and Geography. Geography studies the spatial distribution of features across Earth’s landscape, such as the location of landforms, water bodies, and the organization of climate zones. It also considers the human landscape including how populations are distributed, why they migrate, and the ways they alter natural and urban environments. As a tool to advance these spatial analyses, the Geography program teaches the use of both traditional and computer-based geotechnical skills (geotechniques) such as cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS).

The Geography Department empowers students to address several contemporary problems such as physical resource development, racial/ethnic patterns, urban decay, business geography, and pollution. The curriculum helps students better understand how natural and human environments become organized geographically by institutional decisions and the consequences of human actions.

The geography and planning major is designed to provide students with a strong background in the Liberal Arts as well as specialized skills and the theoretical foundation required for their effective application in a variety of careers and can be completed as either a BA or BS degree.

The Geography, BA is designed to offer students the opportunity to study the integrated social and environmental processes that continuously shape and reshape the world we live in. This major provides students with broad training across the core subdisciplines of geography (human, physical, and GIScience), while also offering the requisite flexibility for those students seeking a multidisciplinary educational experience.

The Geography, BS is designed to offer students the opportunity to study the integrated social and environmental processes that continuously shape and reshape the world we live in. This major provides students with broad training across the core subdisciplines of geography (human, physical, and GIScience), emphasizing application and technique-driven coursework, in addition to a rigorous science and mathematics curriculum. Students will find numerous opportunities for employment in both the private and public sectors, as well as in academia. Given their interdisciplinary approach and uniquely spatial perspective, geographers are well suited to address important local, regional, and global challenges in today's world.

Shape the future of your planet. Earth science is the study of the environment, from mountains to rivers and sea to sky.

Survey the lay of the land. Geography is a practical discipline that studies the distribution and movement of people, things, and ideas across Earth.

The Bachelor's in Geography with a focus on Geographic Information Sciences offers students comprehensive training in spatial data collection, analysis, and distribution. The program emphasizes develo...

The graduate certificate provides in-depth training in geospatial technology and theory allowing students to create solutions to real-world problems involving people and environment. Students will receive a fundamental knowledge and understanding of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing technologies.

Samford University’s affordable, all-online Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) offers outstanding education in a technology that has become an essential part of environmental careers. Choose this path to develop the skills for sophisticated gathering, analysis, mapping, and reporting of geographic data!

This program emphasizes the application of natural and geospatial sciences while solving problems in environmental management. Graduates go on to careers in fields such as watershed and forest management, environmental restoration and conservation science, geographic information system (GIS) analysis, and sustainable energy management and design.

This program emphasizes the application of natural and geospatial sciences while solving problems in environmental management. Graduates go on to careers in fields such as watershed and forest management, environmental restoration and conservation science, geographic information system (GIS) analysis, and sustainable energy management and design.