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Masters Degree in Geography

 

Geography Graduate Admission

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Course Title Min Max [2]
  Required Courses
GEO 6118C.3 Geographic Thought   3
GEO 6938.3
(3162C) [1]
Quantitative Analysis   3
or      
GEO 6938.3
(4167C) [4]
Intermediate Quantitative Analysis   3
(Both courses taken as GEO 6938.3 Selected Topics)
       
GEO 5920.1 Geography Colloquium   2
(Take for credit at least twice)
  2 Geography graduate courses
(must include one of the following courses taken as GEO 6938)
6
GEO 4100C.4 [1] Maps and Graphs
GEO 4124C.4 [1] Air Photo Interpretation
GEO 5105C.3 [1]
Advanced Cartography
GEO 5145C.3 [1]
Remote Sensing
GEO 5945C.3 [1]
Field Course in Geography
GEO 5905, 5920, 6905, and 6910 may not be used for this requirement.
(Note:  GEO 6938 credit limit of 5 credits per semester and 15 in total)
  Total Required in Geography [3]
14
  Optional
GEO 5905/6905
Individual Work
12
GEO 6910
Supervised Research (S/U)
5
  Minor
(Courses numbered 3000 and above in approved department)
6
12
  Thesis
GEO 6971 [5]
Research for Masters Thesis (S/U)
3
6
(Maximum of 15 credits per semester, but only 6 credits will count towards degree.)
  Total Credits    
30 [3]
  1. Waivable if covered in undergraduate program
  2. More hours may be taken but credit will be given only for the first courses up to the limit
  3. At least 50% above the 5000 level and at least 50% in Geography
  4. Intermediate Quantitative Analysis to be taken if Quantitative Analysis or equivalent taken in undergraduate program
  5. Minimum of 3 credit hours to be taken in Fall or Spring Semester of thesis defense or 2 credit hours to be taken in Summer Semester of thesis defense.

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