UMKC is located in Kansas City MO, which forms the core of a bi-state metropolitan area having a total population of 1.8 million. In contrast with the typical state university town, Kansas City is the home of the Royals and the Chiefs and offers a full range of cultural activities including the Nelson-Atkins and Kemper art museums, the Belger Center for the Creative Arts, the Missouri Repertory Theater, and the Kansas City Symphony.

 

The UMKC Department of Geosciences is centrally located on the main Volker campus’ attractively wooded grounds and is less than a half mile from the Country Club Plaza shopping and entertainment area. The rich resources of the privately endowed Linda Hall Library of Engineering, Science and Technology are less than a block from our offices and labs. The department offers coursework in atmospheric sciences, environmental science, geography, and geology, leading to undergraduate degrees in environmental studies, geography and geology. A unique M.S. - Urban Environmental Geology program exemplifies a distinct departmental focus on application of the geosciences to human activities and UMKC to be a campus without borders committed to the education and benefit of the entire community. The department also participates in a visionary interdisciplinary doctoral degree program instituted at UMKC in 1991. Our student body is diverse and international. Faculty and students conduct their research around the world. As can be seen from further review of the departmental web site, current areas of investigation are located in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and, of course, North America. We welcome you to read on, to visit us and to consider joining our educational community.

 

Professor Raymond M. Coveney, Jr.
Chair, Department of Geosciences, UMKC