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Kansas State University

 

Get your degree in Geography

 

The Department of Geography has a strong research and teaching reputation and ranks highly among the social, physical, and biological sciences sciences at Kansas State University. All of the faculty members are active in publishing their research and in seeking funding to support their research programs. Collaborative research involving teams of students and faculty is frequently undertaken. The benefits of the undergraduate and graduate programs at K-State include a balanced curriculum, a broad-based approach to research and other forms of scholarship, and a commitment to fieldwork as a component of geographic inquiry. The department strives to maintain an informal, friendly atmosphere with the opportunity to work closely with faculty members and visiting research scientists.

Our students are frequent, and successful, competitors for a variety of national scholarships and academic programs. Geography student scholars have been recognized by agencies such as the Association of American Geographers, National Science Foundation, NASA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Department of Defense.  Kansas State University geography students have earned a total of 17 GTU Buzzard Scholarships, the most of any university in the United States.

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Learning Resources

 

The department is centrally located on campus near Hale Library, most classrooms, the K-State Student Union, and the forthcoming university GIScience Commons. The university's library system is amply stocked with research resources for most geographical studies.  Department resources include the Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory (GISSAL), the Remote Sensing Research Laboratory, hyperspectral radiometers, GPS receivers, a GIS/Remote Sensing Computer Teaching Laboratory, photogrammetric instrumentation, a Geowall 3D visualization system, and an extensive library of satellite images of Kansas.  K-State Geography also boasts one of the most complete map collections of Paraguay of any university in the United States.  Software tools for research include a campus site license from the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and widely used statistical and remote sensing programs.

Participate in Collaborative Research

 

Other valuable K-State research resources include the Konza Prairie Biological Station (a National Science Foundation Long-Term Ecological Research site), National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC), Statistical Laboratory, Kansas Population Center, Kansas Center for Agriculture and the Environment (KCARE), Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Laboratory, Food Safety and Security Program, University Computing Laboratories and K-State InfoCommons, Center for Engagement and Community Development, and K-State Research and Extension.