Welcome to Geography @ The Beach!
The Department’s Award-Winning Faculty and Award-Winning Students work across the breadth of the discipline, with active research and teaching in four main areas:
- Environmental and Physical Geography
- Geospatial Techniques
- Human Geography and Urban Studies
- Global Studies
To find out more about our programs, please contact:
Dr. Paul Laris, Chair
Dr. Suzanne Dallman, Undergraduate/Urban Studies Advisor
Dr. Hyowon Ban, Advisor, GIS Certificate
Dr. Suzanne Wechsler, Director, MGSci Masters Program
Dr, Deb Thien, Graduate Advisor
What is Geography?
Geography focuses on the spatial organization of human and physical landscapes, the interactions between human society and the physical environment, as well as on the meanings that people bring to their place in the world. Geography sits at the nexus of the social and physical sciences, drawing from a range of theoretical and methodological approaches for understanding the world around us.