MA Geography at Syracuse University

Programme overview

The MA in Geography prepares graduates for public service, research, business or academia through critical examination of the spatial dynamics of social and environmental processes. Faculty mentor students through coursework, research design, fieldwork and publication, and students can gain teaching experience as teaching assistants.

Faculty: Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | Department: Department of Geography and the Environment | Duration: 30 graduate credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

30 graduate credits, at least half at the 600 level or above, finishing with either a master's thesis or two master's papers defended before a committee. Research areas include community geography, environment and society, GIS and geospatial technology, political economy and urban space; sample courses are GEO 563 The Urban Condition, GEO 573 The Geography of Capital, GEO 622 Water: Environment, Society, and Politics, GEO 688 Geographic Information and Society, GEO 606 Development and Sustainability and GEO 730 Political Economy of Nature.

Career pathways

Public service, research, business and academia; career support from the Palmer Career Center, alumni directories and networking treks.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall entry for most graduate programmes; spring entry for College of Engineering and Computer Science master's programmes and College of Law LL.M.

Graduate deadlines for fall: College of Engineering and Computer Science master's May 1 and PhD December 15; College of Visual and Performing Arts February 1; School of Architecture January 3; College of Law J.D. rolling admission, LL.M. May 15, J.D. for foreign law graduates June 1. Spring: Engineering and Computer Science master's November 1; Law LL.M. November 15. Other colleges set deadlines by programme.

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