GEOGRAPHY 2007/2008
WHY STUDY GEOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER?
CONSIDER THESE ADVANTAGES:
- a superior, research-active faculty
- small classes, personal attention
- state-of-the-art geospatial technology laboratories
- strong field orientation
- exciting location for both physical and human geography
Situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the University of Denver is an ideal laboratory for physical and human geographers alike.
Since it was founded in 1945, DU’s geography department has offered superior academic, research and applied opportunities for graduate students.
Quite simply, we are state-of-the-art. Among our distinctive assets:
- fully networked labs and frequent upgrades in hardware, specialized equipment and software
- four geographic information systems labs, a GPS base station, a USDA-approved soil/sediment lab, a weather and climate lab, the Hoyt Mineral Collection
- multimedia teaching classrooms
- national and international field trips
- the Mount Evans field station, elevation 10,600 feet, just 45 minutes from campus
Come visit our facilities, meet our faculty and students, and see the advantages for yourself.
The Department of Geography at the University of Denver offers programs leading to the MA,MS (GIS) and PhD degrees. Areas of faculty teaching and research include geomorphology, climatology, hydrology, Quaternary studies, environmental geology, urban geography and planning, transportation, economic geography, population, cultural geography, cultural ecology, political ecology, Latin America, GISc, GPS, remote sensing and computer-assisted cartography. Newly renovated research and instructional facilities include several GIS laboratories with state-of-the art hardware and GIS, ERDAS and ENVI image-processing software; a climatology laboratory with satellite data-acquisition capability; new certified geomorphology, soils and pollen laboratories; and an alpine research facility located on Mount Evans. Besides active involvement in research, our faculty members are known for their excellence as teachers, with five having earned major teaching awards.