The Geography B.A. focuses on the major subject areas of geography while providing a solid liberal arts foundation. The flexible degree path allows you to focus on a particular concentration area and/or choose a second or even third major.
Geography B.A.
Is the Geography B.A. degree right for you?
The Geography B.A. degree attracts students from a variety of backgrounds and interests. They typically possess some of the following qualities:
- Interest in the relationships between people and their environment
- Desire to conduct hands-on research on climate, food, water, and/or globalization
- Deep concern with justice and desire to help address persistent global problems
- Interest in rigorous interdisciplinary and comparative study
- Intellectual curiosity and imagination
Concentrations
You can pursue one or more of our concentration areas to gain a focused understanding of a topic or set of issues. The concentration will appear on your official transcript along with your major. We offer five concentrations:
To me, Geography is a way to interrogate the world around me in a myriad of lenses. I love being able to tackle a problem by thinking of it in terms of the historical, social, political, and economic. I think all of these angles add nuance and complexity to issues, which is something you don't always get in other fields of study.
Anna G., Geography B.A.
The College of Arts