The Department of Geography provides exciting opportunities to explore planet Earth through hands-on experiences and research. Students develop diverse technical and analytical skills necessary to understand some of the most pressing issues of our time. Geography degrees bridge environmental and social sciences, providing a unique opportunity to study people, the environment, and their relationships. Graduates of the geography programs become leaders in a diversity of fields that require creative and integrative thinking. Geographers work in resource management, city planning, national security, energy development, and marketing, among many other careers. The unique critical thinking and spatial analysis skills of geographers are in high demand by industry, non-profit, and government sectors.

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Humankind is facing countless environmental and societal challenges that impact global economies and communities. We cannot tackle those challenges without geographers. Geography is an essential, foundational science that makes possible so much of the research in climate science, biodiversity, energy and oceanography that's critical to our world today.

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From left, Dr. Darrel Wanzer-Serrano, associate professor in the Department of Communication & Journalism and director of the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute; Dr. Omar Rivera, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, associate dean for Faculty Initiatives, and director of Hispanic-Serving Institution Initiatives; and Dr. Wendy Jepson, a Chancellor’s EDGES Fellow and University Professor in the Department of Geography and director of Environmental Programs and Environment and Sustainability Initiatives.

With the support of a grant from the Mellon Foundation, Texas A&M’s College of Arts and Sciences will launch a national center of excellence in humanities-based and community-engaged research on the social impact of environmental crises.

Jewel Fanyui wearing a Texas A&M T-shirt, standing in front of the Academic Building on the campus of Texas A&M University.

Jewel Fanyui, a U.S. Army Reservist and Department of Geography student, plans to turn her passion for GIS into a powerful tool for change.

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Alyssa Schultz has earned a prestigious marine policy fellowship, using her research on deep-sea coral to bridge the gap between science and national policymaking.