Marketable Skills Report

Liberal Arts

Geo & Environmental Studies

Master of Applied Geography (M.A.Geo.) Major in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies

Marketable Skills:

• Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
• Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
• Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
• Ability to collaborate on projects
• Ability to identify goals/tasks and create a realistic timeline for completion
• Ability to present before groups
• Ability to think and reason ethically
• Ability to apply geographic knowledge to solve practical problems in the real world
• Ability to collect geographic data using field methods
• Ability to conduct research in the discipline of geography or a related field fairly independently
• Ability to maintain a geographic perspective (people, environment, place, and location) in problem solving
• Ability to process geographic data and use maps for interpretation of data
• Ability to use sophisticated computer programs to analyze geographic data