Geospatial Techniques

• Geographical Information Science
• Remote Sensing
• Cartography
• Spatial Statistics
• Field Methods
• Qualitative Methods
• Responsible faculty: Drs. Del Casino, Gossette, Laris, Lee, Rodrigue, Splansky, Tyner, and Wechsler

Human Geography, Emphasizing Urban Geography

• Urban cultural geography
• Urban social geography
• Urban economic geography
• Medical geography
• GIS applications in urban geography
• Responsible faculty: Drs. Curtis, Del Casino, Gossette, Karabenick, and Sidorov

Environmental Geography

• Hazards
• Water policy
• Hydrology
• Biogeography
• Climatology
• GIS and remote sensing applications in environmental geography
• Responsible faculty: Drs. Azary, Laris, Lee, Rodrigue, and Wechsler

The Department of Geography also maintains four areas of teaching service to the larger University community:

Regional Geography

with courses covering all major regions of the world

General Education

with lower division courses satisfying Natural Science and Social Science requirements and interdisciplinary Explorations and Capstone courses for the upper division General Education requirement

Geographic Education

including a joint position with the College of Education and the Liberal Arts Program

Extension Courses

including a GIS Certificate offered through University College and Extension Services