Denver, Colorado The Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Denver (DU) invites applications to its MA, MS in Geographic Information Science (GISc) (on-campus and online programs) and PhD degree programs. Applications are due January 15, 2013 for Autumn 2013 enrollment. Areas of teaching and research include biogeography, climatology, computer-assisted cartography, cultural ecology, cultural geography, development, ecological economics, economic geography, environmental geology, geographic information science, geovisualization, geomorphology, global change, hydrology, land use/land cover analysis, Latin America, natural resources, paleoenvironmental change, political ecology, population geography, Quaternary studies, remote sensing, soils, spatial analysis, sustainability, transportation, and urban geography and planning. With ten tenure-line faculty and four full-time lecturers, our faculty is very active in research, publishing numerous journal articles and presenting many conference papers every year. Our faculty members also are known for their excellence as instructors, with several faculty having earned major teaching awards.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) funding opportunities are available to well qualified applicants. Why study geography at the University of Denver? Consider these advantages: ⁃ Engaged and research-active faculty ⁃ Small classes and personal attention ⁃ State-of-the-art geospatial technology laboratories ⁃ Strong and exciting field orientation ⁃ Excellent location for applied research in physical and human geography Situated at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in the dynamic city of Denver, the University of Denver is an ideal laboratory for physical and human geographers, as well as those studying human-environment interaction and geographic information science. Since it was founded in 1945, the University of Denver's department of geography has offered excellent opportunities for graduate students in teaching, research, academia, government and the private sector. For more information about our department, please visit http://www.geography.du.edu<http://www.geography.du.edu/> For more information about the graduate program application process, please visit: http://www.du.edu/learn/graduates/degreeprograms/bulletins/geography/applicationprocess.html ____________________________ E. Eric Boschmann, Assistant Professor Department of Geography and the Environment University of Denver 2050 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80208-0710 tel. 303.871.4387 fax. 303.871.2201 http://mysite.du.edu/~eboschma/
