Northern Arizona University, Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation

GGR & PL CLASSES
-and-
PRM CLASSES

Degree &
Certificate
Programs

Geography B.S.
Extended Geography; Geographic Education; Geographic Information Management (GIS);
Remote Sensing

Public Planning B.S.
Land Use Planning;
Environmental Planning; Tourism & Recreation Planning; GIS & Planning; American Indian Planning

Contacts &
Resources

NAU Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation

Questions and Answers from Our Homepage

GPR Department Mission Statement

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY ?

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul Rodriguez
There has to be a better way...

Read All About Geography, then try surfing these websites:
Geography World and About.com's Geography website and Professional Geography
Geoexplorer and Lightspan Study Web - Geography - resoruces & references on the WWW
The Peoples Geography Project is a social activist network that provides a different view
Geographers.com is an "internet geography community" for students and professionals worldwide
Geography Online is a free, web-based academic geography journal
Arizona Geographic Alliance - focussed on K-12 education
Read UN Secty General Kofi Annan's talk about geography

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A GEOGRAPHY DEGREE ?

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Geography Careers - 16 page report (.pdf) - brief summary
Check out these links to Careers in Geography
And visit GeoJobs (Australia) with detailed job descriptions and sample salaries
Call to Service is a website devoted to Federal Government jobs and how to get them

WHAT IS PUBLIC PLANNING ?

Visit the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning website's Careers in Planning
American Planning Association (APA) and the Arizona Planning Association (AzPA)
- Arizona Planning Association Membership Application Form (MSWord)
- AZ Planning Assn Current P lanning Position Openings
APA's Jobs Online, including internships
Planning resources & references: Cyburbia.org and PlannersWeb.com and Nottingham Univ.
Planetizen has a wealth of planning article links and job postings
the Student Representative Council of the APA provides a student view of professional planning
E-mail lists to join: AzPA-L - Arizona Planning Asociation; PLANET - Planning Educators

WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ?

Check out the Environmental Careers Organization website for career and internship information

WHAT ARE G.I.S. and REMOTE SENSING?

GIS Resources to Create and Apply Insight - online articles, data sources and classes from proximityone.com
Visit the GeoCommunity website for news, data and fun
Also try ESRI's Geography Network
Appying GIS to developing societies isa major part of the Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development website
Arizona Geographic Information Council website and email listserv subscription
CartoTalk - a cartography topics website
And visit our own NAU Remote Sensing Pages

GEOGRAPHY and PLANNING JOBS Online

OTHER RESOURCES

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Writing & Statistics:

More About Flagstaff & Northern Arizona

and the World

Liberal Studies Help

View the latest list of NAU Liberal Studies Courses
Then go to LOUIE to see if the course is offered next semester. Remember, some of your courses for your major also doublecount under certain blocks in liberal studies.