Fields offered include finance, economic development, international economics and public sector economics. Focus may be on prose, fiction, poetry, drama, or empirical research and may be oriented towards theory, history, interpretation, or pedagogy. Emphases are placed on writing, teaching, and criticism. Exchange agreements with the Universities at Grenoble and Strasbourg provide research and teaching opportunities for graduate students. Students are prepared for careers in higher education or in public and private entities engaged in international activities.
Regional interests are Europe, Latin America, North America, Africa, and East Asia.
There are close ties between academic geography and the professional field of urban and regional planning. See Urban and Regional Planning . Specializations within these fields may be arranged according to student and faculty interests. See Library Science . D.A. Interdisciplinary program for those planning careers in public or private sector in situations where diverse skills and breadth of knowledge are an advantage and where humanistic values are at issue.