

Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
GEOG 60199 | THESIS I 1 | 6 |
GEOG 60800 | SEMINAR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT | 3 |
GEOG 69701 | RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA | 3 |
Major Electives, choose from the following: 2 | 6 | |
GEOG 54070 | SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND LOCATION THEORY | |
GEOG 59070 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | |
GEOG 59076 | SPATIAL PROGRAMMING | |
GEOG 59080 | ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | |
GEOG 59230 | REMOTE SENSING | |
GEOG 69004 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | |
Additional Program Requirements 3 | 12 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
Students may elect to write a thesis or two research papers.
Students who earned their bachelor's degree at Kent State University and have completed the undergraduate equivalents of any techniques courses required in the master's degree can count them toward the techniques courses requirement. Courses taken at the undergraduate level will not count toward the minimum total credit hour requirement for the master's degree; however, the additional techniques courses will not be required.
Maximum 3 credit hours of research (GEOG 60996 or GEOG 60998) may count towards the M.S. degree requirements.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
For more information about graduate admissions, please visit the Graduate Studies admission website. For more information on international admission, visit the Office of Global Education’s admission website.
Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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GEOG 60800 | SEMINAR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT | 3 |
Major Electives or Additional Progam Requirements | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Two | ||
GEOG 69701 | RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA | 3 |
Major Electives or Additional Progam Requirements | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Three | ||
GEOG 60199 | THESIS I | 3-6 |
Major Electives or Additional Progam Requirements | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Semester Four | ||
GEOG 60199 | THESIS I | 3 |
Credit Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
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