印第安納大學與普渡大學印第安納波里斯聯(lián)合分校

Geography, like history, is a way of looking at the world. Whereas historians study variation through time, geographers study variation through space: how and why the earth’s natural and human features vary from place to place. Underlying this spatial approach are such recurring themes as spatial diffusion of people, goods, and ideas; the significance of relative location in human interaction; the power of place in human consciousness; and the interaction of physical and human processes to create characteristic landscapes. Geographers work at the intersection of social and natural sciences, using the concepts and methods of both to examine human-environmental relationships in their full complexity. This integrative approach is a hallmark of geography and one of its main attractions. Geographers can be found in a great variety of positions often not specifically identified as geographic: environmental management, urban planning, conservation, recreation and tourism, transportation planning, international affairs, and many others.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography provides a general introduction to the philosophy, content, and methods of the discipline. The Department of Geography is also developing an applied emphasis in environmental analysis, including courses in field methods, remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information systems. Students can thus select a broad academic program or emphasize acquisition of job-related skills.

The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Geography (GEOG) requires satisfactory completion of the following:

• completion of general education and distribution requirements as indicated in the School of Liberal Arts section of the IUPUI bulletin that was current when the student declared a major in Geography,
• completion of a total of 31 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course,
• 12 credit hours in core courses, which should be taken at the beginning of the major program.
• 15 credits of Geography courses must be taken at IUPUI (effective Fall 2015)

Students completing the Geography B.A. program will achieve the following:

Understand

• the relevance of geographic knowledge to the interactions among natural and cultural phenomena from local to global scales.

Demonstrate

• effective communication skills, use of critical thinking, and application of spatial analysis methods and tools to comprehend and interpret geographic problems and phenomena.