Departments
Departments
Geography
- Chair Associate Professor Jeffrey Wilson
- Professors Frederick Bein
- Associate Professors Timothy Brothers, Owen Dwyer, Thomas Fedor, Jeffrey Wilson
- Assistant Professors Rudy Banerjee, Daniel Johnson
- Adjuncts Associate Librarian James Baldwin; Professor Greg Lindsey; Gilbert Liu, M.D.; Instructor Kevin Mickey; Professor Gilbert Nduru; Professor John Ottensmann; Professor Catherine Souch; Sarah Wiehe, M.D.
- Lecturers Andrew Baker; Professor Robert Beck;
- Academic Advising Owen Dwyer, Cavanaugh Hall 213, phone: (317) 274-8877; fax: (317) 278-5220; e-mail: geogdept [at] iupui [dot] edu; Department Web site: www.iupui.edu/~geogdept. Please refer to this Web site for updates of all degree and certificate requirements.
Geography, like history, is a way of looking at the world. Whereas historians study variation through time, geographers study variation through space: how and why the earth’s natural and human features vary from place to place. Underlying this spatial approach are such recurring themes as spatial diffusion of people, goods, and ideas; the significance of relative location in human interaction; the power of place in human conscience; and the interaction of physical and human processes to create characteristic landscapes. Geographers work at the intersection of social and natural sciences, using the concepts and methods of both to examine human-environmental relationships in their full complexity. This integrative approach is a hallmark of geography and one of its main attractions. Geographers can be found in a great variety of positions often not specifically identified as geographic: environmental management, urban planning, conservation, recreation and tourism, transportation planning, international affairs, and many others.
Programs in Geographic Information Science
During the last two decades, rapid growth has occurred in the field of geographic information. Stimulated by advances in technology, both in the collection, storage and analysis of data, a new discipline has emerged: geographic information science. Geographic information science involves research both on and with spatial technologies, including geographic information systems, remote sensing, and the global positioning system. At the core of geographic information science is the integration of these technologies and their application to problems of spatial analysis. The fundamental theory and foundational principles of geographic informaiton science are based in geography. However, virtually all fields (engineering, medicine, science, management, business, social sciences, and humanities) are now embracing the techniques in both theoretical and applied research problems.
The IUPUI Department of Geography offers Under-graduate and Graduate Certificates and a Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Science.
Environmental Science Program
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSES) is an interdisciplinary degree within the School of Science that is offered in partnership with the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the School of Liberal Arts. The Department of Geography is closely engaged with the BSES program through Environmental Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis concentration. Spatial information technologies provide important tools for measurement, analysis, and modeling of environmental systems and their dynamic interaction with human impacts. The Environmental Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis concentration within the BSES builds theoretical background and advanced knowledge in spatial analytical techniques using remote sensing (satellite and airborne sensors), geographic information systems (GIS), and global positioning system (GPS) technologies. The concentration emphasizes integration of these technologies and their applications to problems of environmental modeling and analysis. For more informaiton about the BSES degree, please refer to
http://www.geology.iupui.edu/bses/.
