{"id":4985,"date":"2026-01-05T18:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/?page_id=4985"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:00:32","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">You might think geography is all about memorizing maps. At Macalester, it\u2019s about making them\u2014and using them to tell stories, solve problems, and change the world.<\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Real-World Impact and Global Research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">At Macalester, you&#8217;ll gain experience and make a genuine impact through real-world projects, contributing to critical initiatives like planning transit systems or mapping water resources. In small classes, you\u2019ll be encouraged to ask big questions with faculty who know you personally. Plus, our professors conduct global research and often bring students along to locations in Africa, East Asia, and South America, extending your learning well beyond campus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/facultystaff\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Meet Our Faculty and Staff\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/majorsminors\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Geography Major and Minor Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/courses\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Explore Geography Courses\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Student talks to a farmer while holding a clipboard\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/10\/20240626_mac_0447_WordPress_Inline_Image_600x400.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Fieldwork starts here<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">This is not a major where you\u2019ll sit quietly in the back row. You might tour an organic farm in Wisconsin to learn about sustainability. Or visit Allianz Field in St. Paul to explore how a soccer stadium reshapes a neighborhood. Or stand at the edge of Minnesota\u2019s \u201cGrand Canyon\u201d (a massive open-pit iron mine) to study land use, environmental change, and Indigenous resilience on the Iron Range. <\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--left\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Professor teaches class of students, city skyline visible in the distance\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/10\/20211016_mac_134_WordPress_Inline_Image_600x400.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Think like a geographer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Geography is a way of seeing the world. Learn to think critically, spot patterns, and understand how people and places shape each other. Along the way, you\u2019ll pick up in-demand skills in geospatial skills such as geographic information systems (GIS) or remote sensing analysis, data analysis and data visualization. We use these tools to work toward a more just and equitable world\u2014and make very satisfying color-coded maps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students sit around a table examining historical documents\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20241102_GeographyResearch_KAS_22.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Careers that go places<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Geography grads work in public health, environmental policy, urban planning, transportation, international development, and technology. Some specialize in geospatial sciences. Many go on to earn master\u2019s and PhDs at top universities across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. All leave here ready to make an impact.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-quote block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-quote__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-quote__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-quote__image-column\">\n                <div class=\"callout-quote__image-wrapper callout-quote__image-wrapper--landscape\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        class=\"callout-quote__image\"\n                    >\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"callout-quote__image-wrapper callout-quote__image-wrapper--portrait\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/10\/Reid_Eva_CC-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"Eva Reid '96\"\n                        class=\"callout-quote__image\"\n                    >\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"callout-quote__text-column\">\n                <blockquote class=\"callout-quote__quote\">Mac has been a very good model in a lot of ways for my own personal beliefs about community and how we build our networks.<\/blockquote>\n                <cite class=\"callout-quote__name\">Eva Reid &#8217;96<\/cite>\n                                \t<cite class=\"callout-quote__title\">Senior IT data manager and agency data officer for DC Health, geography major<\/cite>\n                                \t                <div class=\"callout-quote__cta\">\n\t                    <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/work-wisdom-eva-reid-96\/\" target=\"_self\">Read Eva&#8217;s story<\/a>\n\t                <\/div>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-quote__ornament\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/texture-quote.svg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"statistic-group block-container\" >\n\t<div class=\"statistic-group__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__header-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Geography in the cities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__header-copy\">Few liberal arts colleges have geography. Fewer still are in major cities. Macalester gives you both.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stats\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">200+<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Number of internships within eight miles of campus<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Icon of an atlas\" class=\"statistic-group__stat-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/12\/atlas.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Students publish cultural atlases that map the cities through research, design, and storytelling<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"statistic-group__stat-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"statistic-group__stat-heading\">36<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"statistic-group__stat-copy\">Number of state-of-the art workstations in our Geospatial labs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Student presents a research poster\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20190927_mac_589.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Join our community<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Hang out in the department lounge\u2014your second living room, with better snacks. Jump into events like end-of-semester dinners or the epic geography bowling night (of course we have a globe bowling ball). Collaborate in cozy spaces like the GIS lab, where maps (and friendships) are made. Show off your research at Geography Honors Day. (The whole Geography community comes together to cheer you on!) Celebrate big wins with atlas launch parties and trips to national conferences.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-featured-media block-container\"\n >\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--cyan\"><\/div>\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--red\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-row\">\n        <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-column\">\n                    <div class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup\">\n                                                    <h2 class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-heading\">Are you a future geography major at Macalester?<\/h2>\n                                                    <p class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-copy\">If you\u2019re considering Mac, let us know. We\u2019ll keep you up to date on application deadlines and visit opportunities.<\/p>\n                                                    <ul class=\"callout-featured-media__lockup-cta\">\n                                                    <li class=\"callout-featured-media__cta-item\">\n                                <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" target=\"_self\">Introduce Yourself<\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Students stand on farmland, listening to a farmer speak\" class=\"base-background-media base-background-media--image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-960x0-c-default.jpg\" srcset=\"        https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-720x0-c-default.jpg     480w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-960x0-c-default.jpg     720w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-1280x0-c-default.jpg    960w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-1440x0-c-default.jpg    1280w,         https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/557\/2025\/11\/20230421_PoorFarm_008-1-1920x0-c-default.jpg    1440w            \">\n    \n    \n        <span class=\"base-background-media__overlay\"><\/span>\n    \n        <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--yellow-long\"><\/div>\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"callout-featured-media__accent callout-featured-media__accent--yellow-short\"><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":875,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_2020_level_2.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4985","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/875"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4985"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5297,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4985\/revisions\/5297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/geography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}