Students who wish to pursue interdisciplinary graduate training can consider options such as certificates, minors, intercollege graduate degree programs, and dual-title degree programs. The Department of Geography participates in a variety of these options. In addition to the degree programs listed below, check out our online geospatial education portfolio and our innovative LandscapeU Research Traineeship Program.
The Penn State Department of Geography is the only geography department in the world that offers a dual-title doctoral or masters’ degree with Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS). Many graduates from this program are currently appointed in geography departments and/or in women's, gender, and sexuality programs in Research I and liberal arts institutions.
Climate Science is a field devoted to the study of Earth’s climate in the past, present, and future. A particular focus is understanding the effects of human activities (anthropogenic impacts) and natural forcing on climate.
The primary objective of the dual-title degree program in African Studies is to expand teaching, research, and scholarship on Africa and African societies at Penn State by providing multidisciplinary training for Penn State doctoral students.
The HDNRE graduate degree program exposes students to a broad base of state-of-the-art methodologies, theories, and technologies for addressing contemporary resource and societal issues.
Operations Research is the use of scientific methodology in the formulation, analysis, and solution of problems in decision making. It draws on techniques from many fields, including economics, mathematics, and engineering.
This intercollege program emphasizes the properties of ecosystems by focusing attention on interactions of single organisms, populations, and communities with their environment. It is designed to give students an advanced understanding of ecological theory and hypothesis testing and is complementary to other environmental programs that emphasize the human role in ecosystems.
