General Program Requirements

To ensure breadth of knowledge in the discipline, the department requires all Ph.D. and Master's candidates to complete the following courses or their equivalents: Cartographic Methods (GEOG 311) or Introduction to Geographic Systems (GEOG 516); Geographic Data Analysis (GEOG 314); two upper-division courses in physical geography from different subfields; and two upper-division courses in human geography from different subfields.

Intro to Graduate Studies (GEOG 609) is required of all new students in their first fall term, Theory and Practice of Geography (GEOG 620) must be taken during the following winter term, and Current Trends in Geography (GEOG 621) must be taken the succeeding spring term. Each graduate student must take 1 credit of Workshop (GEOG 608) every fall and spring term that the student is in residence.

For students following the master's degree option in geography and education, some substitutions for these course requirements may be authorized by the departmental coordinator for that option.