The Department of Geography offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science degree and cooperates in the Ph.D. Program in Environmental Science and the Ed.D. in Educational Administration and Higher Education.
Course work is oriented toward problem-solving skills and techniques.
Interdisciplinary work is strongly encouraged. Considerable leeway is granted with respect to the selection of course offerings within and outside of the department. Each plan is flexible. The thesis option requires 30 semester credit hours of work and includes a directed research experience which involves both data analysis and the writing up of results. The nonthesis option requires 36 credits and a creative component, and can include work in other disciplines and extensive work on data generating and reporting tools.