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William Paterson University
Department of Geography and Urban Studies
Mission and Goals
The Department of Geography and Urban Studies at William Paterson University is committed to the following goals:
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To introduce our graduates to the theoretical and applied aspects of geography and urban studies
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To teach our graduates to think critically and synthesize ideas and phenomena from a geographic perspective
- To advance the frontiers of geography and urban studies through teaching, research, and community service
- To contribute to the liberal arts curriculum by providing students an understanding of the variety and complexity of the world’s cultural, economic, and environmental systems and interactions
- To prepare our graduates to be able to compete successfully in the workplace a and in graduate school
- To inform contemporary debates about globalization and global change by analyzing spatial patterns and processes that reflect and inform social, environmental, political, economic, cultural practices
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