Geography Table at Alumni Commons on Thu Oct 31 at 12-3pm: Join us to learn more about our GEO major and minors -- as well as our interdisciplinary program in Environmental and Sustainability Studies!
Welcome to UK Geography!
Our world-class faculty and students are eager to meet you and share with you all the exciting opportunities that come with being a Geographer. Check out our newly revised Major in Geography (BA or BS). Reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof Andrew Wood, to learn more about how we might customize your 4-year plan for a Major in Geography. Follow us on Instagram or Facebook or X.
We also have several popular Minors:
Geographers find careers in:
- earth and environmental sciences
- economic development
- environmental management
- international trade
- transportation analysis and planning
- diplomacy
- government administration from local to federal levels
- market analysis
- urban and regional planning
- cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- data analysis
Geography undergraduates are eligible to apply for (contact the DUS for details):
- Richard Ulack Study Abroad Fund
- Bailey-Schwendeman Geography Field Experience Endowment Fund
- Harrison and Eva Lewis Bailey Geography Student Travel Endowment Fund (for study in Mexico)
- Karl and Carol Raitz Undergraduate Scholarship in Geography
- Undergraduate Enrichment Award
As a Geographer, you might also be interested in:
- Education Abroad (in Oaxaca, Mexico)
- Undergraduate Research
- UK Core
- AP/IB/Dual Credit
- Transfer Equivalencies