Dr. Jonathan Warnock talking about his paleontological work with colleagues and students at the Jurassic National Monument in Utah.

Geography

Geography and Geographic Information Science, BA

Geography/Honors Track, BA

Minor in Geography

Geology

Geology, BS

Earth and Space Science Education
(Geology, BS with Secondary Science Education Teaching Certificate)

Geology Minor

Regional Planning

Regional Planning, BS

Regional Planning/Honors Track, BS

Minor in Regional Planning

Graduate Programs in Geography

Geography and Planning, MS

Certificates

Undergraduate Certificate in Unmanned Aerial Systems Science and Applications

Undergraduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analysis

 

Graduate Certificate in GIS and Geospatial Techniques

Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analysis

Graduate Certificate in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Science and Applications

Planetarium

Our nine-meter planetarium is an outstanding teaching tool used extensively in undergraduate instruction, both in introductory astronomy courses and in classes for Earth and Space Science teaching majors, and is available for group visits by schools, scouts, or adult groups.

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IUP Geoscience Professor Co-author of Book on Bennu Asteroid

Indiana University of Pennsylvania geoscience professor Kenneth Coles is part of the writing team of "Bennu 3-D: Anatomy of an Asteroid," a project that could help scientists make big new discoveries about the origin of the Earth and the Solar System.

  • 13 September 2023

Journey to Discovery: IUP Scientist Digs for Dinosaurs in Utah

For the past 10 summers, IUP faculty member Jonathan Warnock has been traveling to the Utah desert to dig up dinosaur bones at Jurassic National Monument. He often brings students along to help them gain research experience.

  • 12 September 2023

FAA Designates IUP as Certified Collegiate Training Institution

The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Indiana University of Pennsylvania as an FAA Collegiate Training Institution, which allows IUP’s program to be part of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program

  • 14 June 2023

Lewis Selected as Ocean Discovery Lecturer for 2023–24

Jon Lewis will be one of six Ocean Discovery Lecturers for the International Ocean Discovery Program for 2023–24.

  • 11 May 2023

IUP Council of Trustees Approve Naming Kopchick Hall Geoscience Lab in Honor, Memory of Former Geoscience Professor

On May 4, 2023, Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Council of Trustees approved the naming of a geoscience laboratory in IUP’s John J. and Char Kopchick Hall in honor and memory of one of the founding members of IUP’s Department of Geoscience.

  • 05 May 2023

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John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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