Department of Geography and Anthropology
Welcome to the Department of Geography and Anthropology. Our Department offers a diverse range of programs including degrees in Anthropology, Geography, and Geospatial Sciences, minors in Anthropology, Environmental Studies and Geography, and certificates in Geographic Information Sciences and Land Surveying (Stand-Alone and embedded). Our faculty conduct research on space and culture in our community and around the globe. They are passionate about sharing their research with undergraduates and invite students to join their projects as junior researchers. Through independent studies, internships, community-projects, study abroad, and student-led clubs, undergraduates in our programs acquire relevant skills and graduate to jobs that they love. They also gain an understanding of the complexity of our physical and cultural worlds today.
Programs
Research
Advising
Internships
Study Abroad
Stay in Touch
Recent Department News
- KSU Professors Speak at Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference
- Norman J. Radow College Senior Tristan Bollenbaugh Connects Field Research in Frey Lake to Childhood Goals
- KSU Professors Publish New Book Examining Immigrant Integration in Metro Areas
- Radow College Professor Receives Keep Cobb Beautiful 2023 Environmental Education Award
Geography and Anthropology in Local Media
- Students Get Real Life Forensics Training on 'Pig Body Farm' at Kennesaw State University
- Georgia’s 200-Year-Old Border Blunder Resurfaces During Droughts
Upcoming Events
+More Events
New Faculty - Dr. Mostafa Arastounia
Dr. Mostafa Arastounia is a new Assistant Professor of Geospatial Sciences. He has
received his PhD in Geomatics Engineering from University of Calgary (Canada) and
completed his MSc in the same field from University of Twente (Netherlands). He has
worked in industry as a survey lead, interim survey manager, and project manager in
Canada. He currently teaches land surveying courses, and his research is primarily
focused on automated processing of point clouds obtained from laser scanners and unmanned
vehicles.
He has nine peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings in this field and has served as a guest editor, topic editor, reviewers board member, and reviewer of seven ISI journals.
