北京大学的地理部分是1952年由清华大学调入的。当时、北京大学成立了地质地理系。地理方面按苏联经验只建立自然地理学专业。

Human Geography in Beijing University is the key subject of nation-leveled higher learning ratified by Chinese national educational committee. Nowdays it has three majors which are Economic Geography and Urban Planning, Real estate Development and Tourism Development and Management. It also has a Historical Geography Research Room and the Center of Urban Planning and Designing. Every year it recruits more than ten master's graduate students and about six doctoral graduate students majored in Human Geography. A post-doctorate mobile station is also established.
Persons who do Human Geography research and teaching have the characteristics of high quantity and quality. All of them have different speciality and have made some contributions in related fields.
Directors of doctoral graduate students are:Hou Ren-Zhi (Academician, Historical Geography and Beijing's Historical Geography), Yang Wu-Yang (Geographical History and Theoritical geography), Zhou Yi-Xing (Urban Research), Xie Ning-Gao (Scenic Region), Yu Xi-xian (Historical Geography). Professors are:Wei Xin-Zhen (Industrial Geography, Land Planning), Dong Li-Ming (Urban Planning, Classification and Evaluation of Urban Land), Zhu De-Wei (Quantitive Geography, Geographical Information System), Chen Chuan-Kang (Geography of Tourism, Dietetic Cultural Geography), Yang Kai-Zhong (Regional Research), Wang En-Yong (Cultural Geography, Political Geography).