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The Department of 地理位置 & Environmental Studies offers comprehensive liberal arts majors in 地理位置 and Environmental Studies. For those majoring in other fields, 地理副修, Urban Planning and Environmental Studies are available.
地理位置 is a diverse and integrative discipline that allows students to explore and make sense of place, 空间, and landscape and the connections between them, while also learning to analyze problems from multiple perspectives. Our programs are designed to prepare students for graduate study in geography or for employment in fields actively seeking geographers. Students may choose the general 地理位置 major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)学位, or 地理位置 concentrations in environmental geography and in urban planning, leading to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.)学位. The concentration in urban planning is for students who wish to undertake graduate study in planning or to obtain employment in that field. A Geographic Information System (GIS) sequence is offered in addition to courses in Cartography and Remote Sensing.
Program Learning Outcomes
地理位置 students will
- Define concepts and use methods from 地理位置 as they pertain to analysis of spatial processes.
- 应用 basic geography concepts and methods to ecological and social problem solving.
- Describe the interdependent relationship between human and natural systems at scales ranging from local to global.
- 应用 geographical concepts and 方法 to analyze interactions within spatial processes.
- Gain proficiency in human geography, 自然地理, and geospatial techniques, 方法, 和实践.
Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major drawing on social and physical science, the humanities and the arts to provide students a broad understanding of the relationship between humans and the earth. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program emphasizes environmental policy and social and economic aspects of the environment while providing a background in earth science. Much of environmental studies focuses on public and political discourse about scientific uncertainty, 风险评估, and economic costs and benefits. Students majoring in Environmental Studies gain theoretical perspective and practical experience through a combination of coursework, 激进主义, 政策的制定, applied-learning opportunities, and a capstone seminar.
Program Learning Outcomes
Environmental Studies students will
- Define concepts and utilize methods from the social sciences as they pertain to analysis of environmental policies and institutions.
- 应用 basic concepts and methods of physical science to environmental problem solving.
- Describe the interdependent relationship between human and natural systems at scales ranging from local to global.
- 应用 systems and sustainability concepts and 方法 to analyze interactions between social and environmental processes.
- Gain proficiency in interpretive 方法 and ethics relating to ecological degradation, power and social position, and environmental struggles.
The Department of 地理位置 & Environmental Studies also supports other interdisciplinary programs, such as Asian Studies; Latin American & Caribbean Studies; and Women's, Gender & 性研究. Students in the Early Childhood & Childhood Education (B-6) and Early Childhood Studies (non-certification) programs may select a geography major, while those in the Adolescence Education (7-12) program may select geography courses as part of the social studies major.
To complement the academic programs, the department offers an internship at several public and private agencies in the region, such as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Mohonk Preserve. 一学期, the internship offers students the opportunity to gain practical, on-site experience at a planning, 发展, or environmental protection agency.
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