Welcome to the University of Alaska Geography Program
This is the home of the University of Alaska Geography Program (UAGP), an Alaska-wide resource that provides information and training in the field of geography and related disciplines. UAGP's primary mission is to deliver the state's only degree programs in geography, and to serve as a public resource to help and promote inquiry into scientific, economic and cultural issues related to geography. If you have questions or comments, please contact the department coordinator, Wanda Tangermann. (wrtangermann@alaska.edu)
UAGP Hosts Workshop on the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, October 22-24, 2009
For three days last week, an international group of scientists, policymakers, military and government officials examined ways to move forward the seventeen recommendations found within the Arctic Council’s Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA). The University of Alaska Geography Program hosted the workshop as part of a new institute established just last year by UAF, the University of the Arctic, and Dartmouth College.
For the full story, please see the GeoNews item on the left.
Click here for the "Guidance to the Working Groups" document.
Click here to see the AMSA Executive Summary with Recommendations.
UAGP Announces Expanded Degree Programs
The UA Geography Program has expanded the Bachelor of Science Program to offer students more options while pursuing a B.S. in Geography: Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies, Geographic Information Science and Technology, and Environmental Studies. These new options were designed to prepare students to understand, live, and work in a dynamic and changing world.
http://web.arcticportal.org/en/pame/amsa-2009-report/amsa_2009_report.jpgClick here for the complete Geography B.S. Profile.
Click here for the Environmental Studies option checklist.
Click here for the Landscape Analysis and Climate Change Studies option checklist.
Click here for the Geographic Information Science and Technology option checklist.
The UA Geography Program has revised the Bachelor of Arts Program. The geography B.A. degree provides broad cultural training and background in the liberal arts with an emphasis in the Circumpolar North and Pacific Rim Studies. The B.A. also provides a geographic perspective based on these regions and prepares students for careers in management, policy, teaching, field-based research, regional planning, and private sector careers. The B.A. also provides an excellent foundation for advanced studies in a wide range of academic disciplines.
Click here for the Geography B.A. Profile.
Click here for the Geography B.A. checklist.
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