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The University of Vermont has one of the largest Geography departments in New England, also one of the few graduate schools of geography in the region. The Department of Geography was established in 1966 and currently has eight faculty and forty-five undergraduate majors. The first Master's degrees were conferred in 1970 and typically there are eight to ten graduate students enrolled.
Undergraduate students who take Geography at UVM can choose from a wide range of courses, many of which will take them around the world. For example, students could sign up for regional geography courses on Canada, Vermont, Africa, or the USA. Other introductory offerings include courses on the geography of race and ethnicity, "geotechniques," and our ever-popular introductory classes in world regional geography and world natural environments. Intermediate-level classes include political geography, cultural ecology, geography and gender, international development and political ecology, urban geography, and intermediate courses in GIS and remote sensing. At the advanced level, we offer classes that include spatial analysis, research methods, climate and hazards, and global economic restructuring.
Specialized facilities for the study of geography at UVM include remote sensing/GIS and cartography labs in the department. The University has an excellent library with over one million books and periodicals. The library also contains a collection of about 150,000 maps and atlases as well as being a regional depository for government documents. The commitment to an Area Studies focus in our department is strengthened by close ties to the International Studies and Canadian Studies Programs at UVM. Similarly, we regularly cross-list courses and work in concert with a number of other departments at UVM, including the Environmental Program, Women's Studies, Political Science, Geology, Anthropology, and Natural Resources.
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DEPARTMENT ID:
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10-08261
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on 2002/12/26 08:58:07 US/Mountain
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FACULTY/DEPARTMENT MEMBERS:
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POSITION
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EXPERTISE
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PUBS
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CTNS
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Gade, Daniel W
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Professor Emeritus |
cultural-historical geography; cultural ecology; Andes |
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