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Pathways Concept 6d: Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts​

A map of the New River Valley with a river on the left cutting through two mountain ridges spanning the image left to right, roads are drawn in red, the town of Blacksburg is marked on the right

GEOG 3314: Cartography​

Learn the science and art of making maps. Students master many aspects of map design and use ArcGIS to create different maps every week. This course prepares you with many entry-level job skills and our final project brings all those skills together to make a county-scale outdoor recreation map for visitors to use. The top projects are entered into a national-level map design competition.​