Geography, Planning and Graduate Programs
Geography is a keystone in understanding the
inter-relationships between the earth and humankind.
Our department emphasizes careers in Geospatial Technologies, focusing on GIS, and in Community Planning. Our graduates play important roles in:
- Local government
- Federal land management agencies
- International development organizations
- Private sector land development and resource management companies
If you want to go into a career in GIS, geospatial technologies,urban, regional or community planning, check out our degrees, minors and certificates.
Undergraduate BS Degree
Undergraduate Minors
- Community Design
- Geographic Science and Community Planning
- Geographic Information Systems
- Parks and Recreation Management
- Sustainable Community Planning
- Tourism and Leisure Planning
- Physical Geography
- Remote Sensing
- To learn more about our minors, go to the NAU
academic catalog and enter the minor into the "Search Degrees" box.
- To sign up for one of our minors, send an email request to the SBS Office of Academic Advising at: sbs.advisor@nau.edu
Integrated BS–MS Degrees Program
- We offer an integrated bachelor to master degree program that offers highly qualified and mature undergraduate students in either Parks and Recreation Management or Geographic Science and Community Planning the opportunity to complete both their BS and MS degrees in five years.
- Learn more
Graduate Degrees
Graduate Certificates