Bachelor of Arts in Geography

SUNY New Paltz

The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies offers comprehensive liberal arts majors in Geography and Environmental Studies. For those majoring in other fields, minors in Geography, Urban Planning and Environmental Studies are available. Geography is a diverse and integrative discipline that allows students to explore and make sense of place, space, and landscape and the connections between them, while also learning to analyze problems from multiple perspectives. Our programs are designed to prepare students for graduate study in geography or for employment in fields actively seeking geographers. Students may choose the general Geography major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, or Geography concentrations in environmental geography and in urban planning, leading to a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree. The concentration in urban planning is for students who wish to undertake graduate study in planning or to obtain employment in that field. A Geographic Information System (GIS) sequence is offered in addition to courses in cartography and remote sensing.

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences