Geography, B.A.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

The following learning goals and learning outcomes have been established for students pursing a degree in Geography:

Personal, civic, educational and career

• Student interests reflect the diversity of the discipline.
• Students prepared to thrive in a world of shrinking distances and global economies.
• Students have access to courses that prepare them for graduate school and careers in planning, environmental analysis, education and geographic information systems.

Intellectual inquiry and effective communication

• Understand the patterns and processes of human and physical geography including the interaction between humanity and the earth’s environments.
• Appreciate the values of intellectual inquiry involving both synthesis and analysis.
• Develop skills of observation and measurement needed for geographic inquiry.
• Communicate with maps as well as text and graphics.

Technology

• Solve problems using advanced Geographic Information Systems technology.
• Understand the role of the Internet for accessing geographic information.

Multi-cultural environments

• Develop global perspective.
• Understand the diversity of the earth’s peoples and environments.

Collaborative experiences

• Experience substantial involvement with small group learning.
• Interact with faculty outside of classroom.