The discipline of geography bridges perspectives in the social and natural sciences.  In addition to deepening knowledge of biophysical and social phenomena, integrative explanatory and methodological approaches uncover the relationships between humans and natural and social environments. 

Students are exposed to the full spectrum of disciplinary subfields ─ physical, human, and nature-society geography as well as geographical techniques.  And they explore critical areas of inquiry: the geopolitics of conflict, climate science, biogeographies of endangered species, public health, urban planning, hazard and disaster mitigation, international development, environmental and social justice, and natural resource management, among them. 

In exploring these themes, geography students move beyond passive knowledge consumption and towards the production of knowledge themselves, applying their skills and perspectives through collaborative work with faculty, fellow students, and members of the wider community.

Colgate alumni who majored in Geography are pursuing careers        in a variety of fields

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