Geography and Environmental Systems

The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is at the interface between natural science, social science, public policy, engineering, and information technology, with faculty who have the background and collaborative relationships in both research and teaching related to all of these areas.

About the program

The Geography and Environmental Systems Geography and Environmental Systems program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) has three foci, reflecting the expertise and research interests of our faculty:

• Environmental Systems, including water resources and earth-surface processes, ecosystem science, and atmospheric processes
• Human Geography, with an emphasis on coupled human-natural systems including the impacts of human activities on the environment, the socioeconomic consequences of environmental degradation, and environmental policy
• Geographic Information Science and Remote Sensing, focusing on training students in the application of geospatial analysis to improve understanding of changing spatial patterns in the natural and human environment.

Tracks/concentrations available include:

• Environmental Systems
• Human Geography
• Geographic Information Science
• Remote Sensing