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 managment companies

If you want to go into a career in GIS, geospatial technologies,or urban, regional or community planning, check out our degrees, minors and certificates.

Undergraduate Degree

• Bachelor of Science in Geographic Science and Community Planning 

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

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.

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Graduate Degrees

• Master of Science in Applied Geospatial Sciences (Thesis and Non-Thesis Plans)
• Master of Administration - Land Use Planning Emphasis  (offered through NAU Extended Campuses)

Graduate Certificates

• Geographic Information Systems Certificate (GIS) 
• Community Planning Certificate