Program Description
The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems is at the interface between natural science, social science, public policy, engineering and information technology, with faculty who have background and collaborative relationships in both research and teaching related to all of these areas. The Department offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree. Both non-thesis and thesis M.S. options are available. The program has three foci, reflecting the expertise and research interests of our faculty. All three have a common set of core courses; the remainder of each students’ academic program will be selected in consultation with faculty mentors. (1) Environmental Systems, including water resources and earth-surface processes, ecosystem science, and atmospheric processes; (2) Human Geography, with an emphasis on coupled human-natural systems including the impacts of human activities on the environment, the socioeconomic consequences of environmental degradation, and environmental policy; (3) Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, focusing on training students in the application of geospatial analysis to improve understanding of changing spatial patterns in the natural and human environment.
Degrees Offered:
M.S.
Ph.D.
Tracks/Concentrations:
Environmental Systems
Human Geography
Geographic Information Science
Remote Sensing
Department: Geography and Environmental Systems
Part-Time or Full-Time: Full-time
Online or On Campus: On Campus
Admissions Requirements
GRE General Test waived due to COVID-19
Minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.3 for the major; TOEFL (For international students whose native language is not English)
Term of Admission: Fall
Domestic Application Deadlines: February 1
International Application Deadlines: December 31
Contact Us
Main Contact Info: 410-455-2002 (UMBC)
Graduate Program Director:
David Lansing, 410-455-2971, dlansing@umbc.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator:
Robin Schmidbauer, 410-455-2160, schmidba@umbc.edu