Launching Your Career with Geography at Central Washington
University The Geography Department at CWU provides our majors
with the knowledge and requisite skills to succeed after
graduation. This diverse preparation includes: A Toolkit of
Concepts and Theories:Students will be thoroughly familiar with
the discipline’s vocabulary, concepts and themes, and the
complexity of physical, human, and cultural systems and issues.
Knowledge of Patterns and Processes:Students will be able to
identify the patterns created through the interactions of human
systems and physical systems, the networks of intra-and inter-
national interdependence, and the manner in which human and
physical systems modify each other and control the Earth’s
surface and resources. Communication Skills: Students will be
able to communicate effectively in oral, written, and a variety
of graphical forms. Spatial Analysis and Critical Thinking
Skills: Students will learn a set of skills useful in spatial
analysis. Depending on the courses taken, thes