• Climatology• Culture,Space,andSociety• DiversityandJustice• EnvironmentalSystems• GeographyofHealthandDisease• GeographicInformationScienceandSpatialAnalysis• InternationalDevelopmentandGlobalization• PoliticalEcology• UrbanPlanning&Development• Developyourownpathway!

Pathways

Pathways through the Geography MajorGeography majors may structure their course selections around a sub-field of Geography. Pathways are suggestions for

classes in Geography, in related disciplines, and skills training. Each pathway includes more classes than are listed here and students may consult the Undergraduate Advisor to choose relates classes. Students are welcome to construct their own

pathway.

• 228:IntroductiontoUrbanGeography

• 423:SocialGeography• 428:GlobalCities• 429:ExperientiallearninginDurham

• 430:MigrationandCities• 458:UrbanLatinAmerica• 542:NeighborhoodsandHealth

CoreClasses

•Qualitative,QuantitativeandGISskills:391,392,491,591

•ResearchOpportunities:697Capstone,Internships,andIndependentStudy

MethodsandResearch

• DCRP246:CitiesoftheFuture

• DCRP247:SolvingUrbanProblems

• 3DCRPelectives

MinorinCityPlanning(DCRP)

Urban Development and PlanningFor the first time in human history over half of the world’s population lives in cities. This presents a monumental

challenge to politicians, urban planners, and citizens to build sustainable, just, and livable urban spaces. A background in urban geography prepares you for one of the many careers devoted to improving cities and settlements around the globe.

Therearecareeropportunitiesincityplanning,architecture,realestatedevelopment,policyanalysis,communitydevelopment,orcivilengineering;justtonameafew!

• 56FYSLocalPlacesinaGlobalizingWorld

• 67FYSThePoliticsofEverydayLife

• 225Space,Place,andDifference

• 228UrbanGeography

BuildingBlocks

• 212EnvironmentalConservationandGlobalChange

• 232Agriculture,Food,andSociety• 447Gender,Space,andPlaceintheMiddleEast

• 470PoliticalEcology• 480LiberationGeographies• 650TechnologyandDemocracyWorkshop

AdvancedCourses

• 491IntrotoGIS• 541GISandPublicHealth

• 543QualitativeMethodsinGeography

• 591AppliedGIS

Methods

Diversity and JusticeHowdotheplaces,spaces,andenvironmentsthatweinhabitreinforcestructuresofoppressionor createthepotentialforliberation?Socialmovementsandactivistshavecreatedspatialtheoriesandstrategiestochangetheworld:byoccupyingpublicspaceorbyfightingfortheprotectionofsacredlands.Inourclasses,youwilllearnhowpowerflowsthroughspace;thatallpoliticsunfoldsinplaces;thateverydaylifeispolitical;andthatenvironmentalissuesareconnectedtosocialjustice.Youwillalsolearntoolsincludingmappingtechnologies,remotesensing,oralhistories,andinterviews.

•110:Theblueplanet:Anintroductiontoearth’senvironmentalsystems

•111:Weatherandclimate•412:Synopticmeteorology•414:ClimateChange•414:Climatechange•416:Appliedclimatology

CoreClasses

• 391:Quantitativemethodsingeography

• 410:Modelingenvironmentalsystems

• 477:IntroductiontoRemoteSensing

GeographyMethods&Skills

• Math231,232,383,416• Physics104,105or116,117

• Statistics151or155• Computerscience110,116,or121

• ENST462:GeostatisticsComplimentaryMethodsandSkills

Climatology

TheemphasisofthispathwayisondevelopinganunderstandingoftheEarth’sclimatesystem,theimpactsofclimateonenvironmentalandhumansectors,andingainingquantitativeskills

thatcanbeusedtoanalyzeclimateandweather.

Climatesciencehasgrowingcareeropportunitiesduetorenewedinterestincurrentandfutureclimatechange.Thispathwaywillpositionstudentsfornon-profit,governmental,andprivateenvironmentaljobs,as

wellasforadvancedstudyinclimatology.

• 259:LatinAmerica• 265:EasternAsia• 266:SoutheastAsia• 267:SouthAsia• 268:Africa• 464:Europe

RegionSpecific

•423:SocialGeography•428:GlobalCities• 460:EconomicChange•453:PoliticalGeography•470:PoliticalEcology

AdvancedConcepts

•GlobalStudies/Geography210•435:EnvironmentalPolitics• 447:GenderintheMiddleEast• 448:MuslimSocieties• 452:MobileGeographies• 480:LiberationGeography

ContemporaryIssues

International Development and Globalization

The“internationaldevelopmentandglobalization”pathwaywillprepareyouwiththepracticaltoolsandintellectualframeworktobecomeparticipantsandleadersintheworldofinternationaldevelopment.Youmightcontinueyourstudiesingraduateschool,workforaninternationalnon-governmentalorganization,pursueacareerindiplomacy,orworkwithsocialmovements.Inadditiontothebuildingblockcoursesof120,121,123,and130,thefollowingclassesarerecommended:

•370:IntroductiontoGeographicInformation•391:QuantitativeMethods•410:ModelingforEnvironmentalSciences•541:GISinPublicHealth•477:IntroductiontoRemoteSensing

GIScienceCourses

•577:AdvancedRemoteSensing•591:UrbanGIS•592:WatershedGIS•593:GISProgramming•594:GlobalPositioningSystemsandApplications•595:EcologicalModeling•491:IntroductiontoGeographicInformationSystems

GIScienceCourses

•COMP116,401,410,&416:VarietyofclassesinProgramming•MATH231/232:Calculus1andCalculus2•MATH383:DifferentialEquations•MATH416:LinearAlgebra•ENST462:Geostatistics forSpatial/TemporalEnvironmentalPhenomenon•ENST468:AdvancedFunctionsofTemporalGIS

CoursesOutsideofGeography

GIScienceGeographicInformationScience(GIScience)emphasizesgeographicinformationtechnologies,theirreal-worldapplications,andthescienceandtechnologyunderlyingthem.Thesetechnologiesincludegeographicinformationsystems(GIS),satelliteremotesensing,globalpositioningsystems,computercartography,terrainanalysis,andgeospatialvisualization.Theseskillsareinhighdemand,givingstudentsacompetitiveedgetopursuecareersintheprivate,public,andnonprofitsectors.

• 51FYS:WhatisHealthCare?• 445:MedicalGeography• 446:GeographyofHealthCareDelivery

• 451:GISinPublicHealth• 542:NeighborhoodsandHealth

HealthCoursesinGeography

• 232:Agriculture,Food,andSociety• 269:Human-EnvironmentInteractionsintheGalapagosIslands

• 391:QuantitativeMethods• 410:ModelingforEnvironmentalSciences

• 451:Population,Development,andtheEnvironment

GeographyMethods&Skills

• ANTH319:GlobalHealth• BIOL101:PrinciplesofBiology• SOCI121:PopulationProblems• SOCI172:IntroductiontoPopulationHealthintheUnitedStates

• STOR151:BasicConceptsofStatisticsandDataAnalysis

• STOR155:IntroductiontoStatistics• STOR358:SampleSurveyMethodology

ClassesOutsideofGeography

Geography of Health and DiseaseHealthGeographytakesasocio-ecologicalapproach,ratherthanabiomedicalapproachtounderstandingtheoccurrenceofhumandiseaseandwellbeing.Thisisahighlyintegratedfield,requiringknowledgeofsocialsystems,environmentalsystems,andtheetiologyandecologyofdisease.Inaddition,geospatialtechnologiessuchasgeographicinformationsystems,satelliteremotesensing,andgeographicanalysisarepowerfultoolsinthestudyandmanagementofhumandiseases.Thispathwaywillpreparestudentsforacareerinthespatial,social,andecologicaldimensionsofpublichealth,aswellasforgraduateschoolinthespatialhealthsciences.

• 51FYSPoliticalGeographyofHealthandDisease

• 112EnvironmentalConservation• 141GeographyforFutureLeaders• 212EnvironmentalConservationandGlobalChange

• 232Agriculture,Food,andSociety269GalapagosIslands

• 435EnvironmentalPolitics• 414ClimateChange• 470PoliticalEcology

CoreCourses

• 370IntroductiontoGeographicInformation

• 391QuantitativeMethodsinGeography

• 392ResearchMethodsinGeography• 222HealthandMedicalGeography• 450Population,DevelopmentandtheEnvironment

• MoreAdvancedQuantitativeandGIScoursesareveryusefultostudentswishingtopursueprofessionalpathsinthisfield.

Methods&Skills

• ANTH139EcologicalAnthropology• ANTH151AnthropologicalPerspectivesonFoodandCulture

• ANTH175/NUTR175IntroductiontoFoodStudies:FromSciencetoSociety

• ANTH238HumanEcologyofAfrica• ANTH306WaterandInequality:AnthropologicalPerspectives

• ANTH320AnthropologyofDevelopment

ClassesOutsideofGeography

Political EcologyPoliticalecologistsstudythereciprocalanddynamicrelationsbetweensocietyandnature.Howdomarkets,socialrelations,andpopulationsinfluenceresourcegovernancepracticesandviceversa?Whosevoicesandideascountinthecreationofprotectedareas,orinthedecisionsaboutwheretoxicwasteandtrasharedeposited?Whenandhowdodecisionmakersorcommunitymembersmobilizescientificknowledgetopursueenvironmentalandethicalcommitments?ThePoliticalEcologyPathwayinGeographyoffersacross-disciplinaryapproachforansweringsuchquestionsand,morebroadly,forstudyingtherelationshipbetweentheeconomy,politics,andecology.

• Geog 120:WorldRegionalGeography• Geog 121:GeographiesofGlobalization

• Geog 123CulturalGeography• Geog 124GenderandPlace• Geog 125CulturalLandscapes• Geog 225Space,Place,andDifference• Geog 423SocialGeography• Geog 424GeographiesofReligion• Geog 428GlobalCities• Geog 430GlobalMigrations,LocalImpacts

• Geog 447:Gender,Space,andPlaceintheMiddleEast

• Geog 481:EthnographiesofGlobalization

CoreCourses

• Geog 115:Maps• Geog 370IntroductiontoGeographicInformation

• Geog391QuantitativeMethodsinGeography

• Geog392ResearchMethodsinGeography

Methods&Skills

• ANTH102IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropology

• ANTH120AnthropologythroughExpressiveCultures

• ANTH259CultureandIdentity• ANTH428ReligionandAnthropology

• COMM140IntroductiontoMediaHistory,Theory,andCriticism

• COMM450MediaandPopularCulture

• HIST202BordersandCrossings

ClassesOutsideofGeography

Culture, Society, and SpaceHowareouridentities,experiences,anddailypracticesshapedbytheplacesthatwelivein?Howdowetransformourenvironmentstoreflectwhoweare?Thesequestionsunderpinkeydebatesaboutcultureandsocietytoday.Culturalandsocialgeographersstudytherelationshipsamongculture,society,space,andplace.Theirresearchexaminesthedynamicgeographyofculturalandsocietalchangedueto,forexample,migration,technologicaldevelopments,orreligiousmovements.TheCulture,Society,andSpacePathwayinGeographypreparesstudentsforworkininternationalNGOsandthepublicandprivatesectors,specializinginculturalandsocialissues,aswellastrainingstudentsforgraduateschoolinthesocialsciencesandhumanities.