The Department offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees in Geography. Map your future with a degree in Geography!
The MSU Geography Department is one of the largest and most well-regarded geography departments in the United States. Faculty and student research centers on such topics as people-environment relationships, climate, geographic information science, soils-geomorphology, urban structure, and global change. The spatial extent of these research interests range from local to global in such places as Michigan, the Great Lakes region, Kenya, Brazil, and China, among many others.
08/19/2026
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08/11/2026
Calling all Spartan Geography Alums: We want to hear from YOU! Our outstanding alumni are the heart of the Spartan Geography community, and we want to make sure we are staying connected with you! Please click the link in the comments to complete the Fall 2026 Alumni Survey being conducted by the MSU Geography Alumni Advisory Board. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Thank you!
08/10/2026
The Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University is entering an exciting new chapter. Dr. Elizabeth Mack, an accomplished professor, researcher, and academic leader, has been named the incoming department chairperson. Welcome, Dr. Mack, and a heartfelt thank you to outgoing chair Dr. Ashton Shortridge!
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08/07/2026
07/31/2026
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07/30/2026
Attending the AGU Annual Meeting? GHO23: Open Data and Geospatial Innovation for Environmental Health is now accepting abstracts! Submit at https://www.agu.org/annual-meeting by August 5.
07/29/2026
In a rare and extraordinary achievement, Spartan Geography Alum and MSU Geography Alumni Advisory Board Member Mike Cousins has been honored with not just one, but two Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Awards at the Esri User Conference held earlier this month. These awards recognize organizations and individuals who have shown stellar leadership and pushed the boundaries of what is possible using GIS technology.
Congratulations to Mike and these outstanding teams for their well-deserved accolades!
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OHM Advisors (Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.)
From tracking climate change resilience in African drylands to monitoring crop health in vineyards, GeoAI is fundamentally transforming how we understand our planet. Erin Bunting, an expert in remote sensing and leveraging big data, geospatial analysis, modeling, and statistics to understand environmental change, climate impacts, and human–environment connections from the Michigan State University Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences, explains how satellites, big data and AI are moving geography beyond static maps and why critical thinking is more important than ever.
Spartan Geographer Michael Barry examined the importance of climate designations and shared his results at MidSure 2026. We’re so proud of the important work he’s doing to help keep communities safer.
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