Market researchers use GIS to determine the best places to locate their businesses. Medical researchers use GIS to map and analyze disease patterns and the factors associated with them. You are expected to find things out for yourself. I mean, they post it eventually, but they want you to learn as much as you can. I suppose that could be intimidating, but if you're a good student, you'll consider that an asset.
Students get hands-on experience in problem solving in a real world setting.
For example, several students are working on a computerized map of the Northwest campus. Laboratory facilities are equipped with both Macintosh and IBM computers. This allows students to become familiar with both systems, something employers consider an asset. People think of Geography as mountains and rivers, but it also has to do with interactions of different groups of people. The difference is that a B.A. has more requirements in the liberal arts area, while a B.S. has more requirements in the sciences.