About Us

Located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on Chicago's northside, DePaul's Department of Geography was founded in 1948 by Dr. Richard Houk, currently Professor Emeritus. Over the last sixty years, the Department has grown and developed to reflect changes in the geographic discipline, in technology, and the labor market. Today, the Department includes eight faculty and two contingent faculty instructors, teaching a wide variety of courses within several subdisciplinary and topical areas.

As the largest Geography Department in the Chicago Metropolitan Region, we are positioned extremely well to be the major provider of post-secondary and professional Geography degrees and certificates. With our commitment to critical human geography and to strong specializations in Urban Geography, Geotechnologies (GIS and Remote Sensing), Cultural, and Environmental Geography, we offer high quality programs that lead to careers in government, GIS, community and international development, environmental management, and intelligence, to name a few. The majority of our alumni continue their studies at the graduate level in geography, planning, and other natural and social sciences. Recent graduates have joined M.A. or Ph.D. programs in geography, urban planning, urban studies, and international relations at universities such as Syracuse University, Rutgers University, University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Chicago, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Contact Us

Department of Geography
990 West Fullerton Avenue, Suites 4300 & 4500
Chicago, IL 60614

Main Line: 773-325-7669
Fax: 773-325-4590
Email: geography@depaul.edu