The Department of Geography offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree. Course work is oriented toward problem-solving skills and techniques. Considerable leeway is granted with respect to the selection of course offerings. Plans of Study can be developed to accommodate numerous specialties in one of the department's three broad areas of emphasis: Geographic Information Science, including unmanned aerial systems, nature-society dynamics and cultural-historical geography.

The Geography doctoral program is an innovative and vibrant program that provides an integrated systems approach to the study of human and environmental resources. The Department of Geography has strong emphases in Geographic Information Science, including unmanned aerial systems, nature-society dynamics, and cultural-historical geography. Doctoral students will select one of these three areas of specialization. Students must have earned a master’s degree to gain admission to the PhD program.