Geography - Miami University - Oxford

Geography from Miami University - Oxford is a Campus Bachelor Geography degree that prepares you for a Science career. What is Geography? Geography is a discipline that trains majors to ask questions and address problems about the world's peoples, cultures, daily lives, and environments. Geographers study a range of human (social, economic, political) and environmental (atmospheric, biologic, geologic) processes that create diverse global patterns in physical and cultural landscapes. Geography especially focuses on understanding linkages among human activities and their relationship with environmental systems. Some geographers focus in the natural sciences while others are principally social scientists, but all geographers recognize the interdependence of these systems in understanding the world today. While maintaining a global vision, geographers are also practical. Geographers study such topics as race, gender, class, and ethnic relations, urban growth, migration and immigration, tourism, human impact on the environment, international relations, and economic development. They are especially trained to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data from many different disciplines and to apply technical expertise toward the comparative analysis of geographic (spatial) patterns and processes. For example, geographers were among the first professionals to promote the need for cultural sensitivity when working for global peace. They are positioned to work for positive development initiatives in local communities and around the world. What are the features of Miami's program? Faculty attention A low student to faculty ratio means that faculty are here for students and are accessible to student needs. Many geography majors are involved in independent research with faculty mentors. Access to technology Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing classes are taught in the Geography Department's GIS lab, which is equipped with advanced workstations running ArcMap, ArcView, Erdas Imagine, and a full suite of supporting statistical and database software. Internships Many of our students, especially those interested in applied environmental management or Geographic Information Systems, do internships as part of their degrees . Our students have worked in city planning departments in Oxford, Hamilton, and Cincinnati and the Three Valley Conservation Trust. View more details on Miami University - Oxford, OH . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Geography courses.