Sir, – There has been a significant decrease in the take-up of geography in schools since the decision to remove geography from the Junior Cycle core curriculum while maintaining history. A ripple ...

The field of geography education has evolved from a traditional focus on rote memorisation of facts and map skills to a dynamic discipline that interweaves scientific analysis with humanistic insights ...

Physical geography integrates and inter-relates landforms, water, soils, climate, and vegetation as the major natural elements of the environment. The focus of physical geography is on the zone of the ...

With students across the nation now back for a new school year, and last year’s graduates navigating the job market, we continue to overlook a vital area that can boost academic skills and help our ...

This week’s question is: What are creative ways to teach geography? Geography is included among the many different classes I teach each year, so I’m always interested in learning about creative ...

Geography integrates the study of people, places, and environments to better understand the world and improve decision-making in sustainable development, urban and regional planning, and geospatial ...

Awhile back, I hired an amiable local kid to help me move some boxes, explaining that my husband was in Saudi Arabia. My teen helper’s brow puckered for a moment before he inquired, “Is that near ...

The Department of Geography offers a bachelor of arts (BA) degree in geography. The geography BA emphasizes knowledge and awareness of: the unique contributions of the discipline to understanding the ...

In addition to 30 credits hours of graduate coursework the student must complete a research project or competency portfolio. * May be waived from GEO 505 on a case-by-case basis with appropriate prior ...

Sir, – I welcome Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris’s thoughts on Leaving Certificate reform, and the need to teach children about climate change (“Leaving Cert system ‘does not prepare ...