地理与环境系统哲学博士

地理与环境系统系处于自然科学，社会科学，公共政策，工程学和信息技术之间的交汇处，其教职人员在与所有这些领域相关的研究和教学方面具有背景和合作关系。该系提供研究生课程，可获硕士学位和博士学位。学位。非论文和论文MS选项均可用。该计划有三个重点，反映了我们教师的专业知识和研究兴趣。所有这三门课程都有一套共同的核心课程，每个学生的学术课程的其余部分将在与教师导师协商后进行选择。（1）环境系统，包括水资源和地表过程，生态系统科学和大气过程，（2）人文地理学，重点是人与自然的耦合系统，包括人类活动对环境的影响，社会
The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems is at the interface between natural science, social science, public policy, engineering and information technology, with faculty who have background and collaborative relationships in both research and teaching related to all of these areas. The Department offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree. Both non-thesis and thesis M.S. options are available. The department offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Geography & Environmental Systems, an accelerated B.S./M.S. program, an undergraduate Certificate in GIScience, and a Professional Masters program in GIScience that is offered for working professionals at the Shady Grove campus in the suburbs of Washington D.C. All Ph.D. students are guaranteed at least two years of funding and most are supported throughout their graduate careers on some combination of externally funded research grants, teaching assistantships, fellowship awards, or agency employment. We do not guarantee support for M.S. students but many of our Masters students are able to find support from faculty research grants, public agencies, teaching assistantships, and other on-campus opportunities including the Shriver Center Peaceworkers program for returning Peace Corps volunteers.