The active approach to learning in Regional Analysis places great emphasis on the development of marketable skills for IRAPP graduates. Career opportunities include ecological consulting, environmental health and safety management, family resource centers, forest and land management, geographic information systems, location analysis, environmental consulting, human resource management, planning organizations, research organizations, state and local government, resource management, and urban and regional planning. 

Increase your marketability and open doors

The knowledge and experience you gain as an IRAPP student serve to further enhance your undergraduate degree and make you more desirable in the job market.  Your degree will be awarded with a Regional Analysis core; for example, a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with an Emphasis in Regional Analysis (click here to see the list of undergraduate programs).  As an IRAPP graduate, you will be completely qualified to pursue jobs within your major of choice; however, the additional skills you gain will allow you to pursue a wider range of jobs at potentially higher starting salaries.

An IRAPP degree will also give you an advantage if you plan to attend graduate school.  Our interdisciplinary approach, as well as access to state-of-the-art computer, laboratory, and field technology and equipment,  provides our students with the hands-on experience and broad educational foundation needed to excel in a graduate program.  Many of our graduates have gone on to pursue advanced degrees at some of the most prestigious universities in the country.

Where are they now?

A degree from IRAPP at Morehead State University provides the student with many opportunities. Below is a partial list of recent IRAPP graduates from the different RAPP programs. If you'd like more information about a particular program or a more complete list of past graduates and what they are doing now, please contact us.

(Graduates listed by name - degree - current employer)

2003 Graduates
Robert Johnson - Environmental Science - Stream Institute
Jessica McCarty - Geography - Faculty Research Assistant, University of Maryland
Sylvia Prater (Back) - Government - 21st Century Community Learning Center

2004 Graduates
Josh Adkins - Environmental Science - Research Assistant, University of Kentucky (Working towards MS in Forestry)
Jessica Wiggington - Social Work - Homeless Training

2005 Graduates
Jennifer Thompson-Thomason - Environmental Science - Environmental Scientist, Summit Engineering

2006 Graduates
Jessie Lowe - PhD Student, University of Oregon
Erica Stacy - Chase Law School