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Tackle pressing societal and environmental issues. Numerous contemporary challenges possess a geographic component. Our professional and research programs utilize geographical principles and methodologies to address these concerns. As a Geography student at the University of North Texas, you'll develop expertise in applying research techniques and spatial-environmental problem-solving approaches to: Mitigate issues concerning floods, droughts, and natural disasters. Design strategies for sustainable urban development. Assess globalization's consequences and environmental shifts on human safety. Examine humanity's influence on ecological systems. Determine optimal business expansion sites and markets. Detect disease transmission patterns. Organize and oversee water, energy, and resource management.
UNT's GIS faculty possesses specialized knowledge in spatial analysis, modeling, remote sensing, and computational geography, supporting our undergraduate Geography and GISCS degrees, graduate programs, and GIS Certificates. Our research focuses on health geography, environmental assessment, and location-based intelligence and modeling.