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Home > First Year Curriculum Guide > Recommended Courses > FY Geography

Geography (GEOG)

The geography major is intended to provide students with an understanding of the world around them. Central to the discipline is the study of interactions of humans and environmental systems. Specific topics emphasized in the curriculum include the physical environment, political geography, socioeconomic development, and techniques in geographic data analysis (computer mapping, satellite image analysis, and geographic information systems).

First-year students may consider enrolling in:

 GEOG-105f  World Regional Geography
 GEOG-106s Human Geography 
 GEOG-107f Introduction to the Physical Environment 
 GEOG-202s          Cities of the 21st Century
 GEOG-205f  Mapping and Spatial Analysis
 GEOG-206f  Political Ecology
 GEOG-214f  Geography of South Asia
 GEOG-217s  The African Environments

Students with questions may contact the Department of Geology and Geography office at (413) 538-2278.

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