Field Research Programs (Summer Programs, Gap-Year, etc.)
High School Summer Programs (ages 13-18):
- Oxford Summer School - Human Geography Program, Oxford Royale Academy, Oxford, UK
- Geography-themed Summer Programs - Queen Mary University of London, UK
- National Geographic Student Summer Expeditions (open to middle and high school students - many countries to choose from)
- Yale University Environmental Science & Sustainability National Student Leadership Program, New Haven CT, US (1 week program)
- Sewanee University - Summer Environmental Institute, Sewanee, Tennessee, US (Pre-College Field Studies Program)
- Washington University Summer Environmental Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, US
- Purdue University Online Summer Courses - US (IB, AP, etc.)
Gap-Year Programs and Post-High School Programs (must be 18 years old to participate):
- FieldStudies.org (Summer & Semester Credit Programs - Many countries to choose from)
- Geosciences Bridge Summer Program Paid Internship - University of Maryland Eastern Shores (for graduating Seniors, program partnership with NOAA and National Science Foundation, NSF)
- GeoScientists in the Park (GIP) Internship - National Park Service, U.S. (3-12 months internship opportunities; 18+ year old; undergraduate and graduate students)
- Gap Year Planning Tool Kit (Consider exploring the world on your own terms before settling into university --a tool kit to figure out if a GAP year is right for you and whether to go with an organized program or plan it yourself)
Where Can Geography Take You Beyond School?
Check out Geographical.uk.co's series of articles, "I'm a Geographer", to learn more about the many diverse ways people are having cool careers and lives in geography-related career fields.
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Undergraduate Programs & Universities for Geography (& Related Fields):
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Asia:
Oceania:
All Other International Regions:
- USA:
- Arizona State University - Tempe - Geography (B.A. & B.S.), Urban Planning, Geographic Information Systems, Geography with Meteorology Concentration, Sustainability (B.A. & B.S.), Sustainable Food Systems,
- Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah - Geography, Geospatial Science & Technology, Global Studies, Tourism Studies, Urban & Regional Planning, Geography Teaching,
- Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts - Geography, Global Environmental Studies, Earth System Science, Geographic Information Science
- Colgate University New York - Geography, Environmental Studies
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, Massachusetts- Geography (the only Ivy League School with a Geography Department!)
- Florida State University - Tallahassee - Geography, Environment and Society
- George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia - Geography and Geoinformation Science
- George Washington University, Washington, D.C. - Geography, Environmental Studies
- James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia - Geographic Science
- Michigan State University - East Lansing - Human Geography, Economic Geography, Environmental Geography, GIS, Teaching Minor in Geography,
- Middlebury College, Vermont - Geography
- Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts - Geography
- Ohio State University - Columbus - Geography, Geographic Information Systems
- Penn State University, Pennsylvania - Geography (offers both a B.A. and a B.S. in Geography)
- San Diego State University, California - Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Human Geography & Global Studies, Integrative Geography, Environment and Society, Methods of Geographic Analysis
- Stanford University, California, - Degrees in Anthropology, Archaeology, Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity, Earth Systems, Environmental Systems and Engineering, Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies, Sustainability, Urban Studies, etc.
- Syracuse University, New York - Geography (with 5 tracks to choose: Physical Geography, Environment & Society, Globalization/Development & Citizenship, Urban Space/Justice & Culture, Geographic Information Science & Geospatial Technology
- SUNY - Geneseo, New York - Geography (also with minors in Environmental Studies or Urban Studies)
- Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas - Geography, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Science, Human Systems and Societies
- Texas State University - San Marcos - Geography (B.A. or B.S.), GIS, Water Resources Policy, Environmental Interpretation, Location Analysis
- University of Arizona - Tucson - Geography (B.A. & B.S.), Geography & Development, Urban & Regional Development, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Systems Technology (online)
- University of Buffalo, New York - Geography (2 concentrations to choose: Earth Systems or Urban & Regional Analysis)
- University of California - Berkeley - Geography, City Planning, Conservation & Resource Studies, Demography, Ecosystem Management & Forestry, Environmental Earth Science, Geosystems, Global Poverty & Practice, Global Studies, History of the Built Environment, Human Rights Interdisciplinary, Peace & Conflict Studies, Urban Studies
- University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) - Geography, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Science
- University of California - Santa Barbara - Geography, Geographic Information Science, Physical Geography
- University of Chicago, Illinois - Environmental & Urban Studies, Geographical Sciences, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Global Studies
- University of Colorado - Boulder - Geography (with many tracks/pathways within geography degree)
- University of Connecticut (UCONN) - Storrs - Geography, Geographic Information systems
- University of Denver, Colorado - Geography, Geology, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Global Masters Scholars
- University of Illinois - at Urbana - Geography, Geographic Information Systems
- University of Maryland - College Park - Geographical Science (many specializations within the degree program)
- University of Mary Washington, Virginia - Geography (with several pathways/tracks within Geography)
- University of Minnesota - Geography, Biology/Society & Environment, Urban Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Public Health
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Geography (with several pathways/tracks within Geography)
- University of Oregon - Eugene - Geography, Spatial Data Science & Technology,
- University of Texas - Austin (UT Austin) - Geography (many tracks to choose from), Environmental Studies, Urban Studies
- University of Utah - Salt Lake City - Geography (offers both a B.A. and B.S.)
- University of Washington - Seattle - Geography (Honors), Geography (many pathways/tracks within the degree program)
- University of Wisconsin - Madison - Geography, Cartography & GIS,
- Virginia Tech - Geography (with 5 pathways to choose within geography)
- Warren Wilson College - Asheville, North Carolina - Global Studies, Environmental Studies, Peace & Justice Studies, Environmental Policy & Justice, Conservation Biology, Water & Earth Resources, Sustainable Agriculture, Environmental Education, Conservation and Society, Gender & Women's Studies, Applied Geospatial Technology, Pre-International Engagement and Nongovernmental Service (Mrs. Stewart's Alma Mater!!!)
- Canada:
Europe:
- UK:
- University of Birmingham - Geography (Honors)
- University of Cambridge - Geography (Honors)
- University of Glasgow - Geography
- University of Oxford - School of Geography and the Environment (many degree programs)
Asia:
- Singapore:
- National University of Singapore (NUS) - Geography (with many pathways to specialize within the field of geography)
Oceania:
- Australia
- Australian National University - Geography
- University of Melbourne - School of Geography (many degree programs)
- University of Sydney - Geography (with many pathways to specialize within the field of Geography)
All Other International Regions: