Graduate Curriculum
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Urban, Regional & Global Studies
The Urban, Regional and Global Studies Program offers graduate students the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree and/or Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Geography. Requirements for each program are outlined below.
Please be aware that requirements are subject to change. Graduate students also should consult their advisor and the Department of Geography Graduate Manual to ensure the appropriate requirements are met.
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Master’s Degree (M.A.)
Students will complete two of the following courses:
- Geog 640: Industrial Geography
- Geog 650: Urban Geography
- Geog 660: Urban Political Geography
These are broad courses that are good overviews of selected aspects of Urban, Regional and Global Studies. The list could be augmented if new courses are developed. Note that, if students have completed similar courses at another institution, they are not required to complete them here.
Students will complete two courses from the following list:
- Geog 642: Development
- Geog 643: Newly Industrializing Countries
- Geog 654: Transportation
- Geog 647: Locational Analysis
- Geog 670: Population Geography
These are somewhat more specialized courses than Geog 640, 650, and 660. The list could be augmented if new courses are developed.
Note that, if students have completed similar courses at another institution, they are not required to complete them here.
Students will complete two 800-level seminars, selected in consultation with the adviser.
Doctorate (Ph.D.)
- A course in Geographic Thought (Geog 882).
- An Advanced Methods Course. This requirement could be fulfilled either through a Geography 983 course within the Department, or through an advanced methods course outside the Department, if approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.
- At least one 800-level seminar per year at the Ph.D. level.
Both of these courses must be completed before the General Examination.
During the first year this would involve enrollment in a seminar for the full 5 credits, with all course requirements being fulfilled. After the General Examination, students could enroll in a seminar for fewer than five credits with an expected reduction in formal course requirements. In this way the course requirements should not detract from progress toward the completion of the dissertation.
These Urban, Regional and Global Studies courses are taken in conjunction with departmental core courses.
