GES students and faculty explore physical and human environments, their organization on the landscape, and the sustainability of human-environmental systems.
Learn about geographic and interdisciplinary approaches to economic, environmental, social and aesthetic problems.
Offering both undergraduate and graduate programs, UNCG’s Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability (GES) offers several focus areas of study: earth and environmental science, environmental studies, human and physical geography, sustainability, Geographic Information Science (GIS), and urban and regional planning.
The master’s program in Sustainability & Environment is ranked among the best online master’s in sustainability and green technologies in the nation (Academic Influence, 2022).
Discover how you can make the world a better place at UNC Greensboro, one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges (Princeton Review’s Green Colleges List 2025).
Department News
December 16, 2025
Congratulations to the GES December 2025 graduates!
The Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability congratulates all of its December 2025 graduates! The Masters degree co…
November 13, 2025
In Memoriam: John Shields
We are sad to report the loss of GES family member and doctoral student John Shields. The department learned of John’s passing on …
November 12, 2025
The Ins and Outs of UNCG Sustainability
Many students become experts of earth-saving habits by making sustainability their major, minor, bachelor’s, or graduate degree. “…
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237 Graham Building
1009 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27412
Phone: 336.334.5388