Bachelor of Arts in Geography - Physical Systems Track

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Geography analyzes spatial patterns and regional associations of the physical and cultural environments. It is concerned with human relationships with these environments as they exist now, existed in the past, and may or should exist in the future. This approach means geographers find work in many diverse fields, from environmental management to urban planning, from community development to the park service to GIS project management. In the physical systems track, geography majors study the processes shaping the earth’s climate soils distributions of plants and animals landforms, including caves and glacial landscapes and water, including rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Physical systems geography majors go on to work in conservation, hydrology, environmental management, hazards mitigation, and environmental education.