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MA Geography at University of Miami

University of Miami, United States

Programme overview

The MA in Geography focuses on development studies, environmental analysis, and globalization and urban change, with geospatial technology courses available.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Department of Geography and Regional Studies  |  Duration: 30 credit hours (suggested two-year plan totals 36)  |  Location: Coral Gables, FL, United States

What you will study

Core: Geographic Thought and Analysis, Research Design in Geography, Spatial Data Analysis I and Geographic Information Systems I, one of Survey Research Methods, Spatial Data Analysis II or Remote Sensing, a thesis or advanced independent study capstone and 6 elective credits.

Career pathways

Teaching, government, NGOs, private business, urban and regional planning, GIS, remote sensing, resource management and environmental analysis.

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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.

Most on-campus graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application; the application fee is $85 for Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Communication, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Miller School of Medicine and Rosenstiel School programmes, and $100 for Miami Herbert Business School and Frost School of Music programmes. Nursing applies through NursingCAS; Law, MD, Physical Therapy and Public Health Sciences use their own application portals.

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