Welcome to the BSc. Global Studies and Human Geography - Human Geography

The Human Geography Concentration is designed for students who want to understand the World, its people, communities, and cultures – placing emphasis on spatial distribution of human and physical systems, patterns, interactions, and interrelationships and their broader implications. With a wide range of topics from cultural practices, socio-economic and political systems, population and migration, cities to rural communities, the scale of analysis ranges from the local to the global.  Human geographers employ specialized geographic techniques and technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and cartography to represent, analyze, and explain various aspects of the human dimensions of the World. Knowledge gained from the Human Geography concentration is valuable as contemporary societies are interacting globally with one another as never before. Human geographers identify and comprehend these changes and find solutions to contemporary sociocultural problems.

Career Path

The study of Global Studies and Human Geography opens many doors. Students develop transferable work skills that are highly valued by employers, including analysis, research, writing, problem solving, and, especially, knowledge of other cultures and languages.