Geography - MA at Ohio University

Ohio University

United States of America, Athens

University Rank:#1001

The Geography - MA is a Master degree offered by Ohio University at its main campus in Athens, United States of America. The program is delivered on campus as a Full Time course in English and requires approximately 2 years to complete. Students study at the university's main campus while gaining the knowledge and practical experience expected for this area of study. The next intake is available from August 22, 2027.

About Geography - MA

Students in the M.A. program emphasize the human geographic subfields, including the human aspects of environmental geography. M.A. students use a humanities (qualitative) or social science approach in their studies. Departmental strengths related to the M.A. degree include cultural-historical geography, cultural-political ecology, economic development and globalization, gender and development, agriculture and food studies, urban geography, and environmental planning and sustainability. Students pursuing an M.A. degree in Geography may also earn the GISc certificate â€“ CTGISG.In this two-year program, M.A. students must complete a thesis as well as course work, which includes two seminars of the students choosing. The first year emphasizes course work and the development of a research question under the guidance of the students selected thesis supervisor. Students take the research and writing course in their first fall semester to help prepare them for the thesis research and writing experience. Students defend their thesis proposal at the end of the second semester to their three-member advisory committee. Any remaining courses are taken in the second year along with credit hours for researching and writing the thesis, conducted under the mentorship of the students thesis advisory committee. The thesis defense and the advisory committees final approval of the thesis typically occur in the students fourth semester. Because the masters is our highest degree, our graduate students receive considerable careful and focused attention from our accomplished and award-winning faculty.

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Geography - MA at Ohio University

Entry Requirements

Graduate status requires an earned bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or an international degree that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree from a college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree is earned. Please review the if you attended a higher education institution outside of the United States.

*NOTE: Applicants may apply for graduate admission to Ohio University while they are currently completing their bachelor's degree.

If you have not graduated yet, please upload a letter of enrollment from your university. The letter should include:

Your name,
The name of the degree you will earn,
The expected date of graduation, and
Official stamps and signatures of the university registrar or president.

Applicants with a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college or university that is not regionally accredited may be considered with supplemental application materials and an official score.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 80

Tuition and Fee Information for Geography - MA at Ohio University

How to Apply for Geography - MA at Ohio University

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Geography - MA at Ohio University

Ohio University

United States of America, Athens