Geography

Address: 129 Graham Building
Phone: 336.334.3912
Web site: www.uncg.edu/geo

Majors & Concentrations

• Earth Science/Environmental Studies (BA) U167
• Geographic Information Science (BA) U164
• Geography (BA) U163
• Geography (BA) (High Sch Lic) U169
• Urban Planning (BA) U165

What's unique about Geography at UNCG?

Geography offers a holistic mixture of social and physical sciences aimed at finding sustainable solutions to environmental problems.

The Geography Department houses a state-of-the-art research and teaching lab for GIS, computer cartography, digital image processing, and air photo interpretation.

Freshman classes typically have fewer than 80 students; upper-level courses fewer than 50 students; and computer mapping, GIS, and physical lab classes have fewer than 25 students.

Academic Clubs and Organizations

• Gamma Theta Upsilon (International Geography Honor Society)
• The Geography Club—sponsors lunch seminars with faculty members twice monthly, annual field trips to national and regional professional meetings, and excursions to coastal or mountain locations
• Geography Bowl Team—annual fall competitions

Career experience through internships:

• ESRI, Inc.; Redlands, California—compared GIS education methods
• Guilford National Military Park—creation of GIS system for park management
• City of Winston-Salem—development of zoning regulations for neo-traditional neighborhoods
• City of Greensboro, Stormwater Services Division—mapping stormwater flows and water quality
• Watershed Concepts—creation of flood zone maps for FEMA

Graduates/Careers

Examples of potential entry-level jobs include: population analyst, economic development consultant, environmental consultant, water resource manager, GIS analyst, cartographer, earth scientist, and urban or transportation planner.

Typical graduate schools include Appalachian State University, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, State University of New York at Buffalo, the University of Georgia, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and UNCG.

Professional Organizations and Accreditation

Most faculty members belong to the Association of American Geographers (AAG), the Southeastern Division of the AAG, and the North Carolina Geographic Society.

Other faculty members are members of more specialized organizations such as the American Meteorological Society, the Population Reference Bureau, and the North American Cartographic Society.

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