Our Vision
Memorial Geography will be at the forefront of building connections with our dynamic societies and environments, and become the beating heart of collaborative and cooperative knowledge within and beyond the university.
Come study the world with us! The Department of Geography celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2020-21 and remains the only comprehensive geography program in Atlantic Canada, offering BA, BSc., Honours, MA, MSc., and PhD programs. At Memorial, Geography aims to teach students how to investigate environmental and human systems using interdisciplinary, field-informed concepts and approaches. Our Faculty teach students theories, methods and analytical techniques applicable to a wide range of questions and broad spectrum of occupations and to foster a spirit of inquiry about geography. Our research encompasses local, national, and international interests, including climate change, Arctic communities, coastal governance, electronic waste, immigration, marine habitat mapping, microplastics pollution, resource development, and urban development. Visit our Research and Faculty pages to learn more, and read our most recent Research Report.
News
CHA Shortlist: Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History Prize
Drs. John Sandlos, MUN Department of History & Arn Keeling, Department of Geography are shortlisted for this year’s Best (English-Language) Scholarly Book in Canadian History prize from the Canadian Historical Association.
Canadian Historical Association
What should the future of Churchill Square look like?
Dr. Nicholas Lynch, MUN Geography, provides expertise on Churchill Square's lack of pedestrian and accessible infrastructure.
"We need to think about accessibility on all corners of the square. It shouldn't just be for cars."
Dr. Josh Lepawsky, Department of Geography at Memorial University, wrote a letter directed to the provincial government to restore Memorial's funding in advance of the provincial budget.
"The decade of cuts to MUN is a shameful choice to abdicate the responsibility to honour the memory of sacrifice and the freedom to learn that our university is founded on."