Why Geography, Environment & Society?

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The Department of Geography, Environment and Society is dedicated to the creation and dissemination of geographical knowledge that shapes the discipline and grounds our teaching. We focus on exploring the complex relationships between society and nature, people and places, and the causes and impacts of environmental change through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and community-engaged scholarship. We provide high-quality teaching and advising to prepare our students to be leaders and spatial thinkers in the diverse world in which we live. We are committed to serving our local, national, and global communities.

We provide high-quality undergraduate education across three majors and four minors to prepare our students to be leaders and spatial thinkers in the diverse worlds in which they live. The curriculum focuses on exploring the complex relationships between society and nature, people and places, and the causes and impacts of environmental change through disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and community-engaged scholarship.

Undergraduate majors:

  • Geography 
  • Urban Studies
  • BSE - Biology, Society, and Environment

Undergraduate minors: 

  • Geography
  • Urban Studies
  • GIS - Geographic Information Science
  • Public Health

Graduate Programs

The graduate program in Geography has long been highly ranked and internationally renowned, with faculty at the forefront of their research fields.

  • PhD in Geography
  • MA in Geography
  • MGIS - Professional Master’s Degree in GIS