The Department of Geography Environment and Sustainability at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro UNCG provides a comprehensive and dynamic approach to understanding the complex relationships between people and the environment. Integrating traditional geographic principles with contemporary environmental and sustainability challenges the department equips students with essential knowledge and skills. Through interdisciplinary teaching research and community engagement students explore areas like human-environment interaction GIS urban planning and environmental justice. The department offers undergraduate BA and BS degrees minors and graduate programs including a PhD and certificates preparing graduates for diverse careers addressing critical global issues and contributing to a more just and sustainable world.
View Geography
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system and is the largest university in the state. UNCG offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's, and 26 doctoral programs. The university's academic schools and programs include the College of Arts & Sciences, the Joseph M. Bryan School of Business & Economics, the School of Education, the School of Health and Human Sciences, the Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering (one of the nation's first such schools), the School of Visual and Performing Arts, the School of Nursing, Continual Learning, Graduate School, Warren Ashby Residential College and Lloyd International Honors College. UNCG is also home to the Weatherspoon Art Museum, which features one of the country's largest collections of modern American art.
