About the Department

The Department of Geography and the Environment at UT-Austin is among the top 15 PhD-granting geography departments in the country. We take pride in our research and teaching, including multiple undergraduate programs and study abroad opportunities focused on a wide interdisciplinary array of intersecting topics on place, bio-physical environments, social environments, inequality, sustainability, and their interactions and transformations. Our research and teaching aims to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

For more info, please follow the links for undergraduate programs, graduate program, faculty and research, and see the welcome message from department chair Paul Adams.