Geography analyzes spatial patterns and regional associations of the physical and cultural environments. It is concerned with human relationships with these environments as they exist now, existed in the past, and may or should exist in the future. This approach means geographers find work in many diverse fields, from environmental management to urban planning, from community development to the park service to GIS project management.

For more information on jobs in geography, see …

• Association of American Geographers: Jobs and Careers
• GeoLounge: Eight Ways Your Geographic Skills Enhance Your Resume

UWM Geography offers tracks in Geographical Information, Climate & Environment, and Human Geography. See the Major Requirements for details.

If you declared your major before Fall 2023, you may change your major to a new track by resubmitting the form on the Declare your Major page. You may also keep the track you declared. If you stay with the track you declared you should refer to the UWM Catalog requirements  in the year you declared. See Geography Undergraduate Advising if you want to check with one of the Geography faculty advisors or advising assistant.