UVM's Geography Department is among the largest in New England, and Burlington is an ideal microcosm of diverse physical and human landscapes for students of the discipline. Geography students explore and explain spatial patterns of human and natural phenomena such as race and ethnicity, urban geography and political ecology, natural hazards, biogeography and climate change.
The curriculum encompasses a broad range of subfields taught by internationally recognized and trained faculty from Canada, Trinidad, South Africa and the top programs in the U.S. Geography majors participate in faculty research in the field and in the lab, where they have access to state-of-the-art computer mapping systems. Majors also conduct real-world internships at local organizations and government agencies, and several students have published their research in professional journals.
Phone: (802) 656-3060
Fax: (802) 656-3042
E-mail: geography@uvm.edu
Department Web Site:
http://www.uvm.edu/~geograph/
Graduate school: Many students pursue graduate studies in geography or related fields at institutions including UVM, Columbia, Pennsylvania State and Syracuse universities and the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Alumni are geology professors at Wayne State College, the University of Nebraska, Mary Washington College and George Mason University.
Careers: Graduates are working for organizations that use or create mapping technologies, including Datamap Technology (Massachusetts), Vexcel Corp. (Colorado) the American Association of Geographers, the National Park Service, and private consulting firms.
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