PhD Geospatial Information Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

This degree program is multidisciplinary with courses from the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (specifically in the Department of Geosciences) and the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, and is administered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences.

Faculty: School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

Requires 75 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. Structure: Research and dissertation (variable semester credit hours); Other related electives (0 to 24 semester credit hours); Defense of dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The PhD program in Geospatial Information Sciences seeks applications from students with a baccalaureate, Master of Arts, Master of Science, or professional master's level degree in any field relevant to geospatial information science including, but not limited to, computer science, economics, engineering, geography, geology, management information systems, marketing, natural resource management, public affairs and public administration, statistics, and urban and regional planning. In addition to the University's general admission requirements, applicants are required to submit the following materials as part of their application file for holistic admission consideration: Three letters of recommendation. A statement of purpose/essay. GRE scores are temporarily being waived. Deadline: Please take note of doctoral application deadlines.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; doctoral programmes follow their own deadline schedule and available terms.

Doctoral applications: Fall opens August 1 of the prior year, priority December 15, closes May 1; Spring opens January 15 of the prior year, priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer opens August 1 of the prior year, priority October 15, closes March 1. Programmes may set their own schedules. The application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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