Overview

This Geography BA degree from Portland State University gives students an appreciation and understanding of the human environment on global, regional, and local scales. It provides background and requisite training for careers in resource, planning, environmental, or education fields. Geography majors find work in urban and natural resource management, spatial and GIS analysis, urban planning, map design and production and statistical analysis. Geography is the lead department on campus for training in GIS, remote sensing, cartography, and spatial analysis.

Coursework emphasizes systematic and regional approaches to understanding the physical environment and human-environment interactions. Techniques classes in GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and cartography) provide the tools to analyze complex local, regional, and global phenomena.

The Geography minor complements most majors and offers a broad foundational background of knowledge about the world and spatial sciences. Students can either specialize in a particular area of geography such as environmental issues and sustainability or urban and cultural studies, or can further broaden their interests and perspectives by taking upper division geography courses in different areas of geography.

Career opportunities:

The geography program gives students an appreciation and understanding of the human environment on global, regional, and local scales. It provides background and requisite training for careers in resource, planning, environmental, public affairs or education fields.

Geography majors find work in a wide variety of fields and positions:

Urban Planner/Community Development
Cartographer
GIS Specialist
Climatologist
Meteorologist
Transportation management
Environmental Management
Writer/Researcher
Teaching/Faculty
Emergency Management

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Physical Geography

Maps & Geographic Information

Environment & Society: Global Perspectives

World Population and Food Supply

Apline Environment

Severe Weather

Cultural and Political Ecology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-05 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
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- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-05 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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General requirements

You must have a cumulative (overall) grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 when converted to the U.S. 4.0 grading scale.
Meet the English Language Proficiency Requirement. You may be admitted to Portland State University and an Intensive English Language Program (IELP) pathway if you do not meet PSU's English Language Proficiency Requirement. Learn more about PSU’s English language programs.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32019 USD / year

≈ 32019 USD / year
Out-of-State

32019 USD / year

≈ 32019 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11859 USD / year

≈ 11859 USD / year

Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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