MASTER'S DEGREE IN GEOSCIENCE

PLANNING AND THE ENVIRONMENT CONCENTRATION

For the Geoscience Masters, a minimum of 30 semester hours are required in all the Thesis concentrations, with 12 semester hours in core courses, 12 hours of electives, and 6 hours of Thesis. The Environment and Planning program focuses on the skills required in a variety of planning environments. Students have greater flexibility in this track to focus on a suite of courses that prepares the student for employment in local and state planning, environmental management, government, consulting, and myriad other areas. The Department requires that students have GEOG 391 (Statistics) and GEOG 317 (Intro GIS) (or their equivalents) as part of their undergraduate coursework. If not, these two courses are treated as deficiencies and MUST be taken in the first year as they are prerequisites for Geo 520 Geoscience Data Modeling. They do not count towards the 30-hour requirement for the Master's Degree. In addition, students must demonstrate proficiency in a research tool (satisfied by GEO 502 or 520). Consult your advisor or the Graduate Handbook for more details.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

 COURSE 18 HOURS
Geo 500 Geoscience Research & Literacy 4 hours
Geography 530 Field Methods in Cultural Geography 4 hours
Geography 520 Geoscience Data Modeling 4 hours
Geography 599 Thesis Research/Writing 6 hours (Required)
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT 12 HOURS TOTAL
Geography 584 Seminar in Planning 3 hours
Geography 580 Seminar in Urban Geography 3 hours
Geography 423G Transportation Planning 3 hours
Geography 474G Environmental Planning 3 hours
Geography 505 Seminar in Biogeography 3 hours
Geography 571 Quality of Life Seminar 3 hours

Graduate Students are also required to participate in the Departmental Graduate/Faculty Seminar Program.

For more information about this track, contact your geography advisor, visit the Department office (EST 304), or call (270) 745-4555.

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This page last updated on 2/28/07.