Organization of the Department

The Department of Geography, University of Zürich, belongs to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. It is the largest Geography Department in Switzerland and offers a wide range of teaching and research facilities.

It is divided into three research fields and its nine units, i.e.:

Physical Geography 

Glaciology, Geomorphodynamics & Geochronology (3G)
Soil Science and Biogeography (2B)
Hydrology and Climate (H2K)

Human Geography

Human Geography (HGg)
Political Geography (PGg)
Economic Geography (WGg)

Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Visualization & Analysis (GIVA)
Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL)

Services

• library
• consulting and information centre for students
• several labs: radio carbon dating, soil chemistry analysis, remote sensing image analysis, computer cartography, landscape visualization, etc.