- Tracks
Kutztown University
of Pennsylvania
Department of
Geography
...Making
a world of difference
Geography Major Tracks
Kutztown University offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography. Geography majors may follow any one of four major tracks, General, Applied, Environmental, and Globalization. Each track is designed to suit the career goals of our majors. The General track is designed to offer the broadest possible training in geography for those students seeking to go on to a graduate school before specializing within geography. The General Track is also designed for students interested in teaching careers in the Social Sciences. The Applied Track is more technical in orientation and is designed to prepare majors for employment in industry and in government. An internship is a required element of the Applied Track. The Environmental Track is designed for majors interested in careers in environmental analysis, conservation, and in environmental planning. The Environmental Track concentrates on courses focused on the functioning and analysis of the Earth-Atmosphere system and on human stewardship of the planet. An internship is also a requirement of this track. The Globalization Track focuses on the spatial aspects of the social, economic, and environmental forces reshaping cultures at the global, regional, and local levels. This track is intended for students seeking employment with international business firms, governmental or non-governmental agencies.
Kutztown University also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education-Social Studies with concentrations in geography.
As part of their list of concomitant course concentrations, the Telecommunications Department recognizes a sequence of geography courses called Broadcast Meteorology. The sequence is designed for Telecommunications majors interested in becoming on-air weather personalities.
Click on the headings at left to see the structure of the Geography Major core requirements, the course requirements of the three geography tracks, the course structure of the Secondary Education-Social Studies with geography emphasis major, and the Telecommunications Broadcast Meteorology concomitant course concentration.
You may also visit the web pages of the Kutztown University Admissions Office to read about general admission requirements. You may submit an electronic application form by clicking the appropriate link to the left.
Kutztown University of is a member of the State System of Higher Education