Click here for degree requirements. Click here for degree requirements. Geography provides an organized view of the earth as a whole and of its regions and human activities. Geography serves as a bridge between the natural and social sciences by studying the interrelationships between the earth's physical and biological systems, and how these environmental systems provide a natural resource base for human societies. Geographic methodologies include observation, measurement, description, and analysis of places or areas, including their likenesses, differences, interdependence and importance.
Geographic professions are diverse, and so are job opportunities.
Geographers enter positions in international relations, landscape analysis, environmental assessment and planning, regional planning, weather and climate analysis, tourism, natural resource management, and cartographic design and computer mapping. Geography provides an excellent background for specialized or interdisciplinary graduate study. The Geography Department is located in the Duckering Building on the UAF main campus, adjacent to the Rasmuson Library. Undergraduate Research Geography students are encouraged to choose among a variety of undergraduate research projects. Opportunities span a spectrum from the social sciences to the natural sciences.