Geographers use tools such as mapping, Geographic Information Systems, and community interviews to study natural and human patterns as they vary over geographic space as well as the interaction between humans and their natural environments.

About the Major

The Geography Major emphasizes four themes that together provide a means of understanding the complex relationships between human activities and the earth’s natural environment:

  • The spatial and temporal patterns of earth’s physical environments
  • Human impacts on the physical environment
  • The organization and development of cultural regions, landscapes, and urban areas on the surface of the earth
  • Cartography, remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

The major provides a broad base for graduate study in Geography and many other natural and social sciences. Students are prepared for careers in urban and regional planning, environmental and resource management, Geographic Information Systems, and areas of business that deal with location (logistics).

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Department Contact Info

Location

Schimmel/Conrades Science Center 201
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015
P 740-368-3907

Department Contacts

Chair: John Krygier
Professor in the Department of Environment & Sustainability
Schimmel/Conrades Science Center 206
740-368-3622 | jbkrygier@owu.edu

Academic Assistant: Joshua Seiders
Schimmel/Conrades Science Center 201
740-368-3907 | jjseiders@owu.edu