Major For course descriptions, see the Course Listings page. Electives in systematic and regional geography must be selected with the approval of the student's faculty advisor. Those students who desire teacher certification must complete the required courses in professional education and the professional semester. College algebra and trigonometry or statistics are suggested electives for students who plan to pursue a graduate degree in geography. It often begins with a fascination with maps, places, and the natural environment.
Geographers go on to careers in a wide variety of fields.
Currently there are plentiful job opportunities in computer cartography, GIS, and remote sensing. But geographers also go on to careers in government, natural resources management, community and regional planning, economic development, location analysis, transportation, teaching, and many others. For more information about geography and careers in geography, visit the career section of the Association of American Geographers . Another good site to visit for job opportunities in geography can be found at the University of Colorado . If you are interested in computer technology and the opportunity to apply that technology in spatial analysis, then this may be for you.