{"id":7433,"date":"2023-03-08T15:16:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T21:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7433"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:40:52","slug":"students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-white uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The knowledge and skills gained while studying geography can be applied to almost every problem facing our society today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">Policy makers, business leaders, social service providers, and economic developers\u2014to name just a few\u2014need to understand the connections and relationships between places and people, and between the physical world and society, in order to make sound decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At UWM, students take coursework in physical geography, human geography, and geographic information science. Students who wish to focus on Geographic Information Science (GIS) can major in geography and minor in GIS within our department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our smaller program provides lots of faculty interaction and personalized attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AAG Video UWisconsinMilwaukee\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWJQ-myTUWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/undergraduate\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/graduate\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/scholarships-and-awards\/\">Scholarships and Awards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card-grid uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--equal-y uwm-l-grid--2\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40 uwm-p-card--img uwm-p-card--gold\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2023\/08\/Undergraduates-Card_400x200_322044038.jpg\" alt=\"students sitting in hallway with devices\" 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