A minor or second major in geography will enhance your employment potential by equipping you with knowledge of ethnic, socio-economic, and urban patterns and with skills in geographic information systems (GIS). These GIS courses provide students with expertise in a nationally recognized "Top 20" growth industry. Paid internship opportunities are also available in this area.

Recommended Courses:

• GEO 101: World Human Geography
  
• GEO 102: Globalization and Development
• GEO 104: Geomorphology
  
• GEO 200: American Ethnic Geography
• GEO 210: Current Themes in Geography
  
• GEO 215: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• GEO 220: Cartography
  
• GEO 274: North American Indian on Film
• GEO 301: Regional Geographies of the World
  
• GEO 320: Urban Geography
• GEO 321: Urban and Regional Planning
  
• GEO 361: Research Design
• GEO 415: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  
• GEO 470: Political Geography
• GEO 474: Historical Geography of the United States
  
• GEO 486: Internship in Geography
• GEO 490: Selected Topics in Geography (International Ethnic Conflicts)
  
• GEO 495: Independent Study

Field Study locations include:

• Indian Mound Sites of the American South
  
• Ethnic Chicago: A Cultural and Social Geography of the City
  

Internship opportunities available at:

• urban and regional planning agencies
  
• national parks and monuments
• GIS and cartography firms
  
• Library of Congress
• American Indian Reservations
  
• U.S. Census Bureau
  

For information on careers in geography and on internships, visit the home page of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) and follow the Careers link.