Virtual Front Office

Welcome to the UWM Department of Geography’s virtual front office!
We are ready to assist you even though the front office may not be open at the moment.

For immediate assistance, please contact us using one of the links below. Scroll down further to learn more about our different programs, declaring a major or minor, and upcoming courses.

Undergraduate Program

Associate Prof. Zengwang Xu
Profile: Zengwang Xu
Email: xuz@uwm.edu

Graduate Program

Associate Prof. Alison Donnelly
Profile: Alison Donnelly
Email: donnela@uwm.edu

Graduate GIS Certificate

Prof. Changshan Wu
Profile: Changshan Wu
Email: cswu@uwm.edu

UWM Geography Department or Administration

Program Associate Niko Papakis
Profile: Niko Papakis
Email: npapakis@uwm.edu

Quick Links

Summer 2024 GEOG Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEOG 120	Our Physical Environment Section 201: Choi, Woonsup, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 125	Introduction to Environmental Geography Section 201: Xu, Zengwang, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 199	Independent Study Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 289	Internship in Geography, Lower Division Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 306	Natural Hazards Section 201: Debiasse, Kimberly, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 340	Biogeography Section 201: Donnelly, Alison, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 489	Internship in Geography, Upper Division Section 001: Wu, Changshan, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 698	GIS/Cartography Internship Section 001: Wu, Changshan, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 699	Independent Work Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern

Summer 2024: Additional Courses in Program

No courses listed for this term.

Fall 2024 GEOG Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEOG 110	The World: Peoples and Regions Section 201: Hamilton, Alexandra, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 402: Hamilton, Alexandra, Tuesday/Thursday 9:30am-10:20am, BOL B56 Section 601: Staff, Tuesday 11:30am-12:20pm, BOL 262 Section 602: Staff, Tuesday 12:30pm-1:20pm, BOL 262 Section 603: Staff, Wednesday 9:30am-10:20am, BOL 262
GEOG 115	Globalization and Economic Development Section 001: Yoon, Hyejin, Tuesday/Thursday 2:30pm-3:45pm, BOL B60
GEOG 120	Our Physical Environment Section 201: Choi, Woonsup, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 402: Schwartz, Mark, Monday/Wednesday 10:30am-11:20am, MIT 191 Section 801: Staff, Monday 11:30am-1:20pm, BOL 277 Section 802: Staff, Monday 2:30pm-4:20pm, BOL 277 Section 803: Staff, Tuesday 11:30am-1:20pm, BOL 277 Section 901: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 902: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 903: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 905: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 125	Introduction to Environmental Geography Section 201: Jayawardana, Dulmini Nadeesha, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 402: Debiasse, Kimberly, Monday/Wednesday 9:30am-10:20am, BOL B60 Section 601: Staff, Monday 10:30am-11:20am, BOL 262 Section 603: Staff, Monday 1:30pm-2:20pm, BOL 262 Section 605: Staff, Tuesday 9:30am-10:20am, BOL 262
GEOG 199	Independent Study Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 215	Introduction to Geographic Information Science Section 201: Xu, Zengwang, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 402: Wu, Changshan, Tuesday/Thursday 10:30am-11:20am, BOL B56 Section 801: Staff, Thursday 11:30am-1:20pm, BOL 293 Section 802: Staff, Thursday 2:30pm-4:20pm, BOL 293 Section 901: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 902: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 903: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 904: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 247	Quantitative Analysis in Geography Section 201: Yoon, Hyejin, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 801: Staff, Monday 11:30am-1:20pm, NWQ 1885 Section 802: Staff, Monday 2:30pm-4:20pm, NWQ 1885
GEOG 289	Internship in Geography, Lower Division Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 296	UROP Apprenticeship Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 304	Human Impact on the Environment Section 201: Debiasse, Kimberly, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 306	Natural Hazards Section 201: Debiasse, Kimberly, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 309	Nationalities and Nations of the World Section 001: Sziarto, Kristin, Monday/Wednesday 2:30pm-3:45pm, BOL B40
GEOG 310	General Climatology Section 001: Schwartz, Mark, Tuesday/Thursday 11:30am-12:45pm, BOL 294
GEOG 350	Conservation of Natural Resources Section 001: Debiasse, Kimberly, Monday/Wednesday 1pm-2:15pm, BOL B52
GEOG 410	Gendered Geographies Section 001: Mansson McGinty, Anna, Thursday 2:30pm-5:10pm, BOL B79
GEOG 450	Climates of the Past and Climate Change Section 001: Donnelly, Alison, Monday/Wednesday 11:30am-12:45pm, BOL B87
GEOG 489	Internship in Geography, Upper Division Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern Section 002: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 520	Physical Geography of the City Section 001: Choi, Woonsup, Monday/Wednesday 4:30pm-5:20pm, BOL B68
GEOG 525	Geographic Information Science Section 202: Xu, Zengwang, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 901: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB Section 902: Staff, No Meeting Pattern, ONLINE WEB
GEOG 625	Intermediate Geographic Information Science Section 401: Wu, Changshan, Tuesday/Thursday 1pm-2:15pm, BOL B87 Section 801: Staff, Friday 11:30am-1:20pm, BOL 293
GEOG 650	Geography Field Work Section 001: Donnelly, Alison, Tuesday 8:30am-11:10am, BOL 289
GEOG 696	Independent Work in Physical Geography Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 698	GIS/Cartography Internship Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern
GEOG 699	Independent Work Section 001: Staff, No Meeting Pattern

Fall 2024: Additional Courses in Program

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEO SCI 409	Process Geomorphology Section 401: Staff, Monday/Wednesday 8:30am-9:45am, LAP 275 Section 801: Staff, Monday 11:30am-2:10pm, LAP 275 Section 802: Staff, Monday 2:30pm-5:10pm, LAP 275 Section 803: Staff, Thursday 5:30pm-8:10pm, LAP 275