M.A. Requirements
Several coursework requirements apply to the standard 30-hour M.A. Program:
- GEO 602 (Research Design in Geography)
- GEO 603 (Geographic Thought, formerly GEO 805
- EITHER
Option A
- Two Seminars (numbered 700 or above) from different Geography faculty, and
- One spatial methods/techniques course (see approved list below)
OR
Option B
- One Seminar (numbered 700 or above) from Geography faculty, and
- Two spatial methods/techniques courses (see approved list below)
- 30 hours of graduate credit (including option A or B above), with at least 15 of those hours numbered 600 or above. May include up to 6 hours of GEO 997 (Thesis)
- No more than 48 hours of graduate credit while M.A. student
Approved list of spatial methods/techniques courses include: GEO 681 (Map Design), GEO 683 (Geographic Information Systems), GEO 685 (Qualitative Methods), GEO 686 (Advanced Quantitative Geographic Analysis), GEO 682 (Environmental Remote Sensing), GEO 6xx (Seminar on Qualitative Methods).