What a time is this to study Geography!  A momentous political, economic, and social transformation is happening today.  Geography tries to understand these changes taking place in different parts of the world.

What can I do with a degree in Geography?  Geography is an attractive major for students. Its theories and methods provide analytical techniques applicable to a wide range of questions asked over a broad spectrum of occupations.

For students planning to end their formal education with the bachelor's degree, a geography major provides marketable skills and the broad perspectives on environment and society that enable graduates to move beyond entry-level positions.

Geography also provides a sound foundation for students who plan to enter graduate work in a variety of fields, from geography to business, land use planning, law, and medicine.

The potential for practicing geography in private enterprise and government has grown considerably in recent years, although few such positions are designated with the title of geographer. Roughly a quarter of all geographers work in the private and public sectors.

Geographers apply their special training and their tools to interpret and explain the occurrence, distribution, and interrelationships of cultural and physical patterns on the earth. 

Branches of Geography:

Systematic Geography: Physical Geography, Human Geography, Urban Geography, Political Geography, . . .

Regional Geography: Geography of Africa, Geography of Europe, Geography of Asia, . . .

Commonly used tools of Geographers:

Cartography; map-making

Remote Sensing, gathering data from aerial photos and satellite imageries

Geographic Information System; using the computer hardware and software to solve some societal issues

Spatial Analysis; application of various statistical and mathematical techniques to analyze geographic patterns and relationships