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MS Geography at University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Geography is a 30-hour thesis degree in the Department of Geosciences with a comprehensive exam (thesis defense).

Department: Geosciences  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Structure is a 6-hour core (History and Philosophy of Geography, Research Methods in Geosciences, Colloquium), 6 hours of quantitative or computational electives, 12 hours of other electives and a 6-hour master's thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need Graduate School admission, satisfactory undergraduate preparation in geography, three letters of recommendation, satisfactory GRE scores and adequate undergraduate math (statistics, algebra and/or calculus); conditional admission is possible. International applicants are encouraged to submit TOEFL results.

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.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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