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Overview Upon successful completion of this Geography program from Suny Cortland, students will be able to:Study the world from a spatial perspective and be able to identify problems resulting from that study.Design and apply appropriate methodologies which investigate some of those problems.Suggest problems and hypothesize solutions to the problems with the use of statistical, methodological, and theoretical tools.Develop the skills necessary to gather relevant information, evaluate it critically, and communicate it effectively.Define the five themes of Geography (place, location, region, movement, human-environment interaction) and apply this knowledge globally (national learning objective). Students will be able to:Locate and analyze the spatial patterns and features of major landforms, bodies of water, climate, and vegetation regionsExplain interactions between natural and human systems within the earth's environmentLocate and analyze major features of human activity on the earth, such as urban centers, agricultural regions, political divisions, and patterns of developmentOrganize the earth's surface into logical regions at different scales, such as neighborhoods, metropolitan areas, regions of the US and other recognized regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, the Pacific Rim, etc.Use the techniques of geography and GIS to cartographically represent spatial patterns of physical and human phenomenaSpatially analyze numerical data and communicate their meaning and contextCareer PotentialCensus Bureau data analystMilitary intelligence officerInternational commerceTourism development planner I want to find another Bachelor Course

There's more to geography than locating state capitals and identifying mountain ranges and rivers. Geographers predict the weather and analyze environmental changes; they deal with issues of population such as where population is greatest and why and how populations change and have changed. The Geography program is offered at the Suny Cortland.

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GeographySociologyGeology

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English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 79

Other Requirements

1The Common Application or the SUNY ApplicationOfficial transcript or results from the General Equivalency Diploma (GED). If you have prior military service, Discharge papers.SUNY Supplemental Form (if you submitted the SUNY Application)Personal statement or essay (at least 250 words)At lease one recommendation from a teacher or college counselor using the Teacher/Counselor Evaluation Form.

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