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.

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Quick Links

Undergraduate Program Overview & Application

Undergraduate program: https://uwm.edu/geography/undergraduate/

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Declaration of Major or Minor

Declare Geography as a major: https://uwm.edu/geography/undergraduate/declare-a-major-in-geography/
Declare Geography as a minor: https://uwm.edu/geography/undergraduate/declare-a-minor-in-geography-or-gis/
Declare Geographic Information Science (GIS) as a minor: https://uwm.edu/geography/undergraduate/declare-a-minor-in-geography-or-gis/

Graduate Program Overview & Admission

Graduate program: https://uwm.edu/geography/graduate/

Master’s & Doctoral Admission

Geography Courses Offered:

Fall 2022 GEOG Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEOG 120	Our Physical Environment
GEOG 140	Our Urban Environment: Introduction to Urban Geography
GEOG 199	Independent Study
GEOG 215	Introduction to Geographic Information Science
GEOG 247	Quantitative Analysis in Geography
GEOG 289	Internship in Geography, Lower Division
GEOG 296	UROP Apprenticeship
GEOG 304	Human Impact on the Environment
GEOG 306	Natural Hazards
GEOG 309	Nationalities and Nations of the World
GEOG 310	General Climatology
GEOG 350	Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOG 441	Geography of Cities and Metropolitan Areas
GEOG 441G	Geography of Cities and Metropolitan Areas
GEOG 450	Climates of the Past and Climate Change
GEOG 450G	Climates of the Past and Climate Change
GEOG 464	Environmental Problems
GEOG 464G	Environmental Problems
GEOG 489	Internship in Geography, Upper Division
GEOG 525	Geographic Information Science
GEOG 540	Globalization and the City
GEOG 540G	Globalization and the City
GEOG 625	Intermediate Geographic Information Science
GEOG 696	Independent Work in Physical Geography
GEOG 698	GIS/Cartography Internship
GEOG 699	Independent Work
GEOG 726	Geographic Information Science
GEOG 798	GIS/Cartography Internship
GEOG 826	Intermediate Geographic Information Science
GEOG 834	GIS and Society
GEOG 870	Contemporary Geographic Approaches:
GEOG 888	Candidate for Degree
GEOG 889	Internship in Geography
GEOG 890	Research and Master Thesis
GEOG 990	Research and Doctoral Dissertation
GEOG 999	Independent Work

Spring 2023 GEOG Courses

Course Code	Course Title and Section Details
GEOG 105	Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 114	Geography of Race in the United States
GEOG 120	Our Physical Environment
GEOG 125	Introduction to Environmental Geography
GEOG 199	Independent Study
GEOG 215	Introduction to Geographic Information Science
GEOG 289	Internship in Geography, Lower Division
GEOG 296	UROP Apprenticeship
GEOG 306	Natural Hazards
GEOG 330	Europe: East and West
GEOG 340	Biogeography
GEOG 350	Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOG 381	Honors Seminar:
GEOG 403	Remote Sensing: Environmental and Land Use Analysis
GEOG 464	Environmental Problems
GEOG 464G	Environmental Problems
GEOG 489	Internship in Geography, Upper Division
GEOG 496	UROP Apprenticeship, Upper Level
GEOG 525	Geographic Information Science
GEOG 547	Spatial Analysis
GEOG 600	Perspectives on Geography
GEOG 696	Independent Work in Physical Geography
GEOG 698	GIS/Cartography Internship
GEOG 699	Independent Work
GEOG 704	Remote Sensing: Environmental and Land Use Analysis
GEOG 726	Geographic Information Science
GEOG 747	Spatial Analysis
GEOG 798	GIS/Cartography Internship
GEOG 804	Advanced Remote Sensing
GEOG 888	Candidate for Degree
GEOG 889	Internship in Geography
GEOG 890	Research and Master Thesis
GEOG 905	Seminar: Selected Topics in Geography:
GEOG 990	Research and Doctoral Dissertation
GEOG 999	Independent Work