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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Geography, MA
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The Master of Arts (MA) program in geography educates qualified students for work toward further graduate level studies in geography and related fields, and for professional careers in government service, industry and regional or urban planning. The department offers four tracks for students to specialize in: General Geography, Cartography and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Environmental and Resource Management, and Urban Planning and Applied Geography. There is a thesis option for each of the tracks.
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Admission Requirements
An undergraduate specialization in geography is not required. However, students lacking a suitable background in geography may be required to take appropriate undergraduate work beyond course requirements for the MA degree. The deficiencies to be made up are determined by the department.
Program Requirements
Each track requires a total of 40 credits, as well as defense of a project or a thesis.
A. Track 1: General Geography Course Requirements
The program provides a disciplinary foundation along classical liberal arts lines that may lead to interdisciplinary work in scholarly areas such as conservation, environmental management, economic development and international studies.
Students pursuing this track must take the following courses:
B. Track 2: Cartography and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Course Requirements
This track educates students as spatial analysts, with emphasis on cartography, remote sensing and GIS. Among the essential components of the program are theory, research methods and advanced statistics. The objective of this track is career preparation in the specified area or further graduate study. Prerequisites include MATH 147 Elementary Statistics and GEOG 360 Introduction to GIS and Cartography or their equivalents.
Students pursuing this track must take the following courses:
C. Track 3: Environmental and Resource Management Course Requirements
This track focuses on the integration of the environmental aspects of planning and resource use, incorporating both physical geography and institutional considerations of resource management. Among the essential components of this concentration are geographic techniques, environmental analysis, resource management theories and strategies, and application to local issues. Graduates from this track might work for planning agencies, in the private sector or pursue advanced degrees. Prerequisites include MATH 147 Elementary Statistics or its equivalent.
Students pursuing this track must take the following courses:
D. Track 4: Urban Planning and Applied Geography Course Requirements
The program encompasses urban analysis and planning, as well as retail geography, site selection and market analysis, with emphasis on the integration of the institutional, environmental and urban-economic aspects of both public and private planning. Essential components of the program are geographical techniques, urban development, community involvement, retail geography, GIS applications, seminars in urban planning and practical experience through internship programs. Graduates from this program might work for planning agencies or pursue advanced degrees.
Students pursuing this track must take the following courses:
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