Accelerated Masters: Geography & Sustainability

The Geography and Sustainbility M.A. is a flexible, interdisciplinary degree that offers graduate students excellent opportunities to develop professional skills in spatial analysis, geography, and sustainability.

Students obtaining an M.A. may select either a thesis or a non-thesis option plan upon entering the graduate program. All students in the program are required to submit a thesis or its equivalent as one requirement for the degree, linked to one of two research requirement options (6 credits). Along with research work students will complete a minimum of 33 credit hours which can include a minor outside of the department. One-half of the credit hours must be taken in courses numbered 600 and above.

Core Courses (9 Credits)

Courses in the core will be selected in consultation with student’s advisor.

ENVI 611 - Research Design 3 credits

ENVI 588 - Geoscience Research Methods 3 credits

GEOG 612 - Development of Geographic Thought 3 credits

ENVI 645 - Advanced Spatial Analysis and Quantitative Methods 3 credits

GEOG 665 - Remote Sensing/GIS: Computer-Assisted Techniques 3 credits

ENVI 550 - Environmental Modeling and Mapping 3 credits

Seminar (3 Credits)

Choose one of the following:

ENVI 733 - Seminar in Earth and Environmental Systems 3 credits
GEOG 632 - Seminar in Global Studies 3 credits
GEOG 711 - Seminar in Geography and Sustainability 3 credits

Research Requirement (6 Credits)

Graduate students completing a thesis are required to take a minimum of 6 credits of GEOG 699. Graduate students completing the non-thesis option must complete 6 credits of GEOG 629.

GEOG 629 - Individual Research in Geography and Sustainability 1-6 credits

GEOG 699 - Master’s Thesis 6 credits

Directed Electives (15 Credits)

15 credits of directed electives in GEOG, ENVI, GEOL, or allied disciplines (to be determined in consultation with the student’s advisor).