What is the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering?

At Johns Hopkins School of Engineering, students in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering (DoGEE) are protecting our planet’s health. They’re studying topics that range from pollutants in our air and soil, global warming, and the effect of suburban sprawl on water quality and wildlife to the political and legal foundations of environmental policy.

Environmental Engineering focuses on the Earth’s environmental problems. It’s a highly interdisciplinary program that will give you a strong foundation in the physical and biological sciences, training in mathematics, engineering science, and engineering design, and provides plenty of hands-on research in the lab and field. Our environmental engineering program is consistently ranked among the top programs in the country.

The study of Geography includes the study of social, cultural, and natural influences on people around the world—concentrating on physical geography. It emphasizes the natural sciences, landscape, water, climate and human geography, with additional focuses on urban and regional change, economic development, and the utilization of natural resources.

At Hopkins, the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering is relatively small and its students and faculty are a close-knit group who share interests and concerns. The mid-Atlantic region is a perfect natural lab and gives our students access to diverse ecosystems, including the Chesapeake Bay.

Degrees Offered

• B.S. in Environmental Engineering
  
• B.A. in Geography
  
  

What can I do with a degree in Geography or Environmental Engineering?

Our graduates are shaping environmental policy and regulations around the world. Whether you work as a professional engineer or go on to study at one of the best graduate schools in engineering, law, or public health, you will be able to use your engineering training in this rapidly growing field to better understand and solve some of today’s most pressing problems and make the world a better, safer place.