{"id":1861,"date":"2023-04-09T19:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T23:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/?page_id=1861"},"modified":"2023-07-07T08:20:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T12:20:49","slug":"geographic-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/geographic-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Geographic Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div\n\tclass=\"relative w-full aspect-video cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-xl shadow-sm  \"\n\tx-data=\"{\n\t\tplayVideo: false,\n\t\tsrc: 'https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2gSytND9dkY?modestbranding=1&autoplay=1',\n\t\tplay() {\n\t\t\tthis.$refs.yt.src = this.src;\n\t\t\tthis.playVideo = true;\n\t\t},\n\t\tstop() {\n\t\t\tthis.$refs.yt.src = '';\n\t\t\tthis.playVideo = false;\n\t\t}\n\t}\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"group\/video relative\" x-on:click=\"play\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" x-show=\"!playVideo\" x-ref=\"video\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/2gSytND9dkY\/maxresdefault.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-video\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div x-show=\"!playVideo\" class=\"absolute inset-0 bg-black\/5 transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover\/video:bg-black\/20\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div x-show=\"!playVideo\" class=\"absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center z-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-16 h-16 md:w-20 md:h-20 bg-green rounded-2xl flex items-center justify-center shadow-lg transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover\/video:rounded-[50%] group-hover\/video:scale-110 group-hover\/video:shadow-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-7 h-7 md:w-10 md:h-10 text-white hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900 ml-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div x-show=\"!playVideo\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 inset-x-0 h-1 bg-green hc:bg-gray-900 contrast-more:bg-gray-900 z-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div x-cloak x-show=\"playVideo\" class=\"relative aspect-video w-full\">\n\t\t<div x-on:click=\"stop\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-[50%] flex items-center justify-center bg-green text-white z-5 p-2 cursor-pointer\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" class=\"w-6 h-6\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12\" \/><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" x-ref=\"yt\" class=\"aspect-video w-full\" title=\"YouTube Video\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Geography is universally recognized as a core subject in education, but often educators lack training in the discipline.\u00a0 Training in Social Science at most colleges emphasizes History and Civics.\u00a0 Training in Earth\/Space Science at most colleges emphasizes Geology. But you can get the training to serve your students well with a major, minor, or certificate in Geography from Marshall&#8217;s Geography Department!<\/p>\n<p>Your students need to know GIS, earth science geography, and social science geography to truly understand issues confronting society today&#8211;population change, smart agriculture, world conflicts, environmental change, sustainability, etc.\u00a0 Let the Geography Department help you get that solid training for the good of your students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>Undergraduate options for Geography educators<\/h2>\n<h3>Double Major:\u00a0 Education and Geography (undergraduate)<\/h3>\n<p>Contact your advisor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/coepd\/\">College of Education and Professional Development<\/a> to discuss a double-major with Geography.\u00a0 The undergraduate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/degrees\/undergraduate\/\">major in Geography<\/a> is available online or on campus.<\/p>\n<h3>Geography Minor (undergraduate)<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/geography-minors-and-certificates\/\">minor in geography<\/a> requires at least 12 credit hours in geography. 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