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
April 22, 2026
DR. Knapp receives UNCG’s 2026 Research Excellence award
Dr. Paul Knapp, professor of geography, environment, and sustainability, receives the Senior Research Excellence Award for his innov…
January 30, 2026
Nicko Tovar wins Best Graduate Student Paper Award
GES doctoral student Nicko Tovar won the Best Student Paper Award at the November 2025 SEDAAG meeting in Lexington, Kentucky. The ti…
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…
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We are located in
The Graham Building
237 Graham Building
1009 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27412
Phone: 336.334.5388