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
July 28, 2026
GES welcomes a new faculty member, Dr. Tasnuba Jerin!
Dr. Tasnuba Jerin joined GES in Fall 2026 as an assistant professor. She is a riverine landform scientist whose research explores ho…
July 20, 2026
Dr. Selima Sultana Assumes Role of Editor-in-Chief of GeoJournal
Dr. Selima Sultana, Professor and Department Head assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief of GeoJournal on April 1, 2026. Published by S…
April 28, 2026
Gamma Theta Upsilon Ceremony 2026
The Geography, Environment, and Sustainability department inducted 13 students to the Gamma Theta Upsilon geography honor society on…
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The Graham Building
237 Graham Building
1009 Spring Garden Street
Greensboro, NC 27412
Phone: 336.334.5388