PhD Geography at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

The PhD in Geography at University Park lets students design coursework around their own needs, with specialties including climatology, geographic information science, political ecology, remote sensing and urban geography. Six dual-title options are available.

Faculty: College of Earth and Mineral Sciences / The Graduate School | Department: Geography | Duration: Five-year PhD (entering without a master's) or four-year PhD (with a master's) | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

GEOG 500 Introduction to Geographic Research and GEOG 502 Research Scholarship in Geography in the first year; further courses assigned by prior experience and goals; the committee may require a foreign language, linguistics or programming skills.

Career pathways

Public service, teaching and research, private industry and other opportunities open to geographers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are required for admission, as well as a personal statement. Students with a 3.00 junior/senior grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) and with appropriate course work in geography or a related discipline will be considered for admission to the M.S. program or to the five-year Ph.D. program. Applicants with master's degrees from a high-quality graduate program in geography will be considered for admission to the four-year doctoral program. The best-qualified applicants will be admitted up to the number of places that are available for new students.

Duration: Five-year PhD (entering without a master's) or four-year PhD (with a master's)

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.psu.edu/graduate-admissions/how-to-apply/

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