News
New Position in Sustainability and Water Resources
The Department of Geography at the University of Iowa invites applications for a full-time tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level in the area of sustainability and water resources to begin August 2010.
New Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics
The Department of Labor includes geospatial technologies (geoinformatics) in its list of 14 high growth industries. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts employment in related technologies will increase at a “much faster” rate than most other occupations. Learn more about new Geography@UI programs designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to work in the rapidly evolving field of geoinformatics.
Welcome to Geography at Iowa!
We live on a dynamic planet, one that is constantly changing in response to complex human and natural processes. Geographers study the interactions of people with each other and their environment to better understand these intricately related processes.
At The University of Iowa, we conduct research and teach students about social and biophysical systems and the events that shape the world in which we live. Our focus is on understanding these dynamics with a special emphasis on human-environment interactions as well as the science and the technologies that are needed to analyze, model, and visualize geographic processes.
We offer research opportunities and areas of emphasis in:
• Environmental
Studies,
• Geographic Information Science,
• Geography of Health, and
• International Development.
There is a growing demand for skills in spatial sciences and applications. Our undergraduate program offers students a major or minor in Geography to provide the breadth of knowledge needed to understand contemporary social and environmental problems and the skills needed to work on issues related to environmental monitoring and policy, climate change, ecosystem processes, sustainability, public health, international development, geographic information systems, and more.
Our graduate program is focused on the environmental consequences of human decisions at local, regional, and global scales and the application of GIScience to the study of these consequences. We provide cutting-edge educational and research experience for professional and research oriented graduate studies in GIScience, environmental change, health geography, and international development. The department offers three degree options: a Professional Master's Program (M.A. with specialization in GIScience), a pre-doctoral M.A. and a PhD in Geography.
Faculty research is supported by grants from the US National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, NASA, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and many others.
We invite you to explore all of our programs and the field of Geography!
