COLLEGE OF Liberal Arts and Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Geography at DePaul University.

In 2009-2010, DePaul is a great place to study Geography. We are the largest Department of Geography in the city of Chicago, and the entire subject of Geography is experiencing a renaissance in U.S. education with the advent of exciting technology like Geographic Information Systems (GIS) , Google Earth and other on-line and mobile mapping technologies. You will learn about these topics, and more, as the Department of Geography teaches students about a range of subject areas including urban and cultural analysis, political geography and issues of sustainability, conservation and development. In addition to our engaging faculty and dynamic classroom experiences, in the Department you will have the opportunity to work with:

• The Pilsen Alliance to examine housing change and gentrification in Chicago.
• The Green Belt Movement in Kenya, an organization made famous by Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, as part of our Study Abroad program.
• A city-wide collaborative project to explore the location of grocery stores in Chicago's most deprived neighborhoods.

As a student, you can achieve membership in the national Geography Honors society, Gamma Theta Upsilon, compete for one of two travel scholarships to attend the Association of American Geographers national conference, and obtain your GIS Certificate in one of Chicago's best known and well-established geotechnology programs. In this website you will find information on and resources about the Department, its programs, faculty and staff, and its linkages to the wider world of professional geographers.

Please contact me or any faculty or staff member of our Department for more information on majoring or minoring in geography, or obtaining a professional certificate in Geographic Information Systems.

We wish you a successful academic year!

Euan Hague, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair