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Program >> Specializations |
| Specializations |
• Environmental Management
• Geographic Information Science
• Climate & Water Resources
• The Environmental Studies Minor |
| Description |
Study the interactions between people, government policies,
natural resources, & the environment. |
| Careers |
Environmental management, planning, & problem-solving |
| Skills/Techniques |
Evaluation & environmental decision making |
| Required Courses |
GEOG 320 (3) Introduction to
Environmental Planning
GEOG 422 (4) Economics in
Geography and Planning
GEOG 424 (3) Sustainable
Development
4 additional 400-level GEOG courses |
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| Description |
GIS links locational and database information to enable people to visualize patterns, relationships and trends.
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| Careers |
Large job market |
| Skills/Techniques |
Cartography, quantitative techniques, & geographic data management |
| Required Courses |
GEOG 406 (3) Introduction to Remote
Sensing
GEOG 408 (3) Advanced Remote Sensing
GEOG 416 (3) Analytical Cartography
GEOG 420 (3) Advanced Geographic Information Systems
3 additional 400-level GEOG courses |
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| Description |
Focus on atmospheric and hydrological processes, measurement and analysis of those processes, management of water resources, and human responses to climate variation and change. |
| Careers |
Water resources management, climatology, & natural disaster preparedness. |
| Skills/Techniques |
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| Required Courses |
GEOG 330 (4) Weather
GEOG 431 (3)
Climate
GEOG 434 (4) Water Resources Hydrology
GEOG 439 (3) Global Climate Change
3 additional 400-level GEOG courses |
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| The students may opt to take a minor (it is not required). The interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program is tailor-made for Geography majors. See the Director, Dr. George Feldhammer, Life Science II, Room 317, phone: 618 453-4143, email: feldhamer@zoology.ciu.edu.
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