Department of Geography, School of Arts and Sciences
Website:
http://geography.rutgers.edu
Chair: Richard SchroederProfessors:
Robin M. Leichenko, B.S., Wisconsin; M.A., Colorado; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
James K. Mitchell, B.S., Queen's University of Belfast (UK); M.A., M.C.P.,
Cincinnati; Ph.D., Chicago
Joanna Regulska, M.A., Warsaw (Poland); Ph.D., Colorado
David A. Robinson, B.Sc., Dickinson; M.S., Ph.D., Columbia
Richard Schroeder, B.A., Macalester; M.S., Wisconsin; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Associate Professors:
Kevin St. Martin, B.A., M.S., Massachusetts; Ph.D., Clark
Laura Schneider, B.S., Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Ph.D., Clark
Assistant Professors:
D. Asher Ghertner, B.A.
Colby College; M.A., Ph.D., California (Berkeley)Asa K. Rennermalm, B.S., M.S., Copenhagen (Denmark); Ph.D., Princeton
Geography provides
a broad, place-centered perspective on the transformation of environments by
society and nature. Geography majors receive a liberal arts education that is
an appropriate base for further specialized training in academic disciplines,
which address environmental and international issues, or in related
professional fields such as planning and public policy, law, and environmental
management. Students learn critical theoretical approaches in geographic
reasoning and are provided with specific technical skills in
computerized information retrieval, spatial data analysis, cartographic
representation, remote sensing, and geographic information systems that are
suitable for entry-level employment opportunities. Also available are
internships with state and local agencies and private concerns.
