Geography Home Page | |
Academics Home Page |
Geography Home Page | |
Academics Home Page |
  |
| Undergraduate Program Description | ||
| Description of Majors | Careers in Geography | GIS Certificate Program |
Description of Majors
Geography & Geosciences Major
A major in the Department of Geography & Geosciences emphasizes the interactions and relationships between
people and their physical and cultural environments. The curriculum effectively
links the social and natural sciences. It is often the perfect complement to a
major in one of the other social sciences, such as business or history. Students
can double major (the versatility of a double major or a minor in geography is
attractive to many employers) or take a geography
minor. Students with an interest in both the social and natural sciences should
consider a major in geography and geosciences.
The Department of Geography & Geosciences actively participates in the interdisciplinary majors of intercultural studies, urban studies, logistics and transportation management.
Majors in geography and geosciences prepare for a variety of occupations. Career opportunities include urban, regional, resource, and recreational planning; business positions in marketing, industrial and retail site selection, and transportation; real estate; teaching; cartography, remote sensing imagery interpretation and geographic information systems; and a broad range of government positions at the federal, state, and local level. Some students prepare for graduate study.
Past & Present Employment
Department of Geography & Geosciences Majors
|
Environmental Agencies |
Educational |
| PRIVATE BUSINESS -
NON-ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED A1 Nystrom (cartographers) |
GOVERNMENT PUBLIC AGENCIES
NON-EDUCATIONAL *Downers Grove (community dev. & planning) |
| Allied Van Lines | *DuPage County Development Commission |
| Attorneys at law | *Elgin Planning Dept. |
| Chicago Aerial Photo Services Emery World Wide Air Freight (terminal director at Midway) | *Forest Preserve of DuPage County |
| Enron Pipeline Co. (Omaha) | Kane County (GIS Specialist) |
| Hinsbrook Bank & Trust | *Mt. Prospect (GIS specialist) |
| Meijer Inc. (real estate location analyst) | *Naperville (engineering technician) |
| Motorola | New Lenox (planning & development) |
| Nortech Communications | Oak Park (Zoning Department) |
| Rand McNally (cartographers) | Village of Oswego (Comm. Dev. Dir.) |
| Real Estate Management | PACE (suburban bus service) |
| Robert H. Anderson & Associates (CAD specialist Spatial Data Solutions) | *Schaumburg (GIS specialist) |
| Town and Country Homes | U.S. Air Force |
| *United Health Care (GIS analyst) | *U. S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| United Analytical Services | U.S. Department of Census |
| World Book Encyclopedia | EDUCATIONAL College/University |
|
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES American Tank (UST) |
Elementary School |
| Nature Conservancy (Washington, DC) | Middle School |
| ATC (env. geotech. & materials professionals) | Secondary (high school) |
| NW Envirocon | Admissions Counselor (Roosevelt University) |
| *Clarke Environmental | |
| Pioneer Environmental, Inc. | |
| *Cowhey Gudmundson Leder Ltd. (consulting engineer) | |
| Property Solutions, Inc. | |
| Dames & Moore | |
| STS Consultants (consulting engineers) | |
| ETSC (Emergency Technical Services Corp) | |
| *TDJ Industries (toxic waste services) | |
| *Gabriel Environmental | |
| Terra Trace Environmental Services | |
| IES Drilling Supplies | |
| *UPS (plant env. engr. specialist) | |
| K-Plus (env. site marketing & analysis) | |
| Waste Management, Inc. | |
| Mostardi Platt | |
| *Webster, McGrath & Ahlberg, Ltd. (surveying) | |
|
*Firms where student internships have been available. |
Any questions, please contact Dr. Michael Lindberg, Chair, Department of Geography & Geosciences; 630-617-3598, michaell@elmhurst.edu
[
top]
