JANUARY 2013
The University is a top-ranked, Carnegie Research 1, land-grant university, and a member of the exclusive Association of American Universities.
What our Department has to offer:
- covers a range of topics in contemporary geography
- 17 regular faculty, various adjuncts and assistants
- over 60 graduate students
- approximately 100 undergraduate majors
- provides rich and lively cultural and learning environments
- BA and BS undergraduate degrees
- MA, MS and PhD degrees in Geography
Faculty and graduate student research interests fall under four broad headings:
- Human – Environment Interactions
- Medical Geography
- Physical Geography
- Economic Geography
There is active interaction and exchange among the aforementioned broad categories. Within these headings, individual interests include:
Care of the elderly Housing
Climatology Geomorphology
Hydrology Land use
Medical geography Tropical agriculture
Regional and international development
Human interaction with the physical environment
We possess excellent facilities for teaching and research in the technical fields of:
- GIS
- Remote Sensing
- Cartography
We have strong ties on campus including:
- The interdisciplinary Center for Latin American Studies
- The Center for African Studies
- We play a leading role in the Land Use Environmental Change Institute
- We partner with the School of Natural Resources & Environment (SNRE)
Faculty are active participants in several campus-wide inter-disciplinary Institutes:
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The Emerging Pathogens Institute
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The Florida Climate Institute
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The Water Institute
We have an impressive number of award-winning teachers, and all are committed to providing a challenging education, research, and public service. We hope that our website will provide you with an introduction to how we work to understand the complex relations among people, places, and environments.
Dr. Michael W. Binford, Chair
Photo Credit: Grade 9 Applied Geography @ Thomson