Geography - B.A.
Kent State University
Key Information
Campus location
Kent, USA
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Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Geography - B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography emphasizes a growing field that offers a wide range of career options. Geographers study both natural science and social science. Natural science topics include spatial patterns of rocks, soils, animals, plants, climate and weather. Social science topics include spatial patterns of culture, policy, conflict, demographics, economics, resources and waste, with an emphasis on investigating the intersection of human activity and environmental processes. Geographers use a variety of geospatial technologies to map the world in different ways from the global to the local.
Geographers use data (environmental and social statistics, interviews, textual and landscape analysis and archival documents) to describe natural and social patterns. They then apply their knowledge of human and environmental processes to analyze why these patterns exist. Geographers work at the intersection of multiple disciplines—geology, ecology, climate science, urban planning, economics, sociology, computer science and the humanities—using this knowledge to examine spatial processes. Geographers use GIS software and remote sensing for spatial analysis and cartography.
The Geography major comprises the following concentrations:
- The Environmental Geography concentration prepares students to work as conservation or parks managers, surveyors, remote sensing technicians, ecologists, hydrologists, water resource managers, national park rangers, climatologists, meteorologists, hazards analysts, epidemiologists and climate change analysts.
- The Geographic Information Science concentration prepares students to work as analysts for the federal, state and local government, for businesses and non-profits. Geographic Information scientists also serve as GIS developers, remote sensors, instructors, web developers and cartographers.
- The Social Geography concentration prepares students to work as city engineers, urban planners, foreign affairs officers, preservationists, non-profit directors, demographers, cultural resources managers, lobbyists, congressional staffers, emergency management specialists, educators, journalists, community development directors, lawyers and market analysts.
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university's website for more information.
Curriculum
Semester One
- World Geography (DIVG) (KSS) or Geography of the United States and Canada (DIVG) (KSS)
- Destination Kent State: First Year Experience
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Two
- Physical Geography (KBS)
- Physical Geography Laboratory (KBS) (KLAB)
- Human Geography (DIVG) (KSS)
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Three
- Nature and Society (KSS)
- Mapping Our World
Foreign Language
Kent Core Requirement
Kent Core Requirement
Semester Four
- Geographic Information Science
Foreign Language
College General Requirement
General Elective
Semester Five
- Statistical Methods in Geography
Concentration Elective
Foreign Language
College General Requirement
General Elective
Semester Six
Concentration Elective
Foreign Language
General Electives
Semester Seven
Concentration Electives
General Electives
Semester Eight
Seminar in Geography (ELR) (WIC)
Concentration Elective
General Electives