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Geography
Students interested in the study of place and
the processes that have acted together to shape the complex
"place" structures that exist in our world can take
a BA in Geography. Such study requires an understanding of
the principles of ecological and physical systems; of the
cultural, social, economic and political forces acting on
those systems; and of the management, planning or scientific
tools necessary to meet environmental challenges and opportunities.
What is Geography?
The study of geography is about "place",
whether seen as a town or city, a region, or a nation- state.
An understanding of place involves questions about the physical
and environmental, cultural, economic and political processes
that have acted together to shape the nature of these complex
place structures. Geographers are also concerned to see how
places are bound together. These questions can be investigated
at a variety of scales: local, regional, national, and global,
and they can be assessed from both contemporary and historical
perspectives.
By means of a system of intensive semester length
courses covering both  human
and physical geography, the program at Mount Allison exposes
students to the academic discipline of geography. Teaching
integrate lab work, field study, library and archival searching,
as well as using computer technologies as research tools.
The Department of Geography and Environment
is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and its programs
connect very well with other disciplines in this group (anthropology,
economics, political science, international relations, sociology
and commerce) but also to disciplines in the Faculty of Arts
such as history and religious Studies. Similarly the offerings
in physical geography forge strong connection to the natural
sciences, such as biology. In addition, students interested
in area studies--American Studies, Canadian Studies, Hispanic
Studies, French Studies, or Japanese Studies will find it
useful to explore geography as a foundation for understanding
these "areas".
For more information contact Dr. Mike
Fox, email: mfox@mta.ca.
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