Associate Degree in Geography (Transfer)

About

The geography transfer interest area at Lane can help prepare you to transfer to a four year institution. Once enrolled, you’ll work with your advisor to build a degree plan specific to your goals. Through the study of geography, you’ll explore cultural and natural patterns and the relationships between people and the places and spaces in which they live. Geographers investigate reasons to explain "why" cultural and natural patterns exist in particular areas. Geography courses are designed to help you become more aware of the nature and diversity of environments, and cultural practices that impact the world. What you'll learn; Use technology to map out spatial patterns and impact on natural disasters. Explore relationships between people and places they live. Use maps, graphs and mapping technology to collect and organize patterns of human geography. Apply theories to understand physical environment. Earning your Associate of Arts, Oregon Transfer (AAOT) degree at Lane with a focus in geography will provide you with the credits you need to transfer to leading four year institutions for more in-depth study. Our AAOT degree offers you the flexibility to choose courses that interest you while meeting university lower division general education requirements. Geography is so much more than studying maps and borders. It’s about our Earth’s incredibly diverse physical environments and how they influence our cultures, weather patterns, economies, traditions, and day-to-day lives. Geography studies offer a unique world view and a way to be more environmentally and socially informed. 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes GIS Technician (Geographic Information Systems), Cartographic Assistant, Environmental Field Technician, Urban Planning Assistant, Land Surveying Technician, Park and Recreation Planning Assistant, Remote Sensing Assistant, Transportation Planning Aide,Census and Demographic Data Assistant, Community Development Program Assistant, Emergency Management Support Technician, Real Estate Mapping Assistant, Environmental Outreach Coordinator (Entry-Level), Geospatial Data Entry Clerk, Natural Resource Technician, Climate Data Technician, Tourism Development Assistant, Cultural Resource Management Aide, Public Health Mapping Support, Academic Research Assistant (Geography Focus).