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The department has three graduate programs:

Graduate Program Policy

Welcome to a wide-ranging Department with degrees offered under six titles: Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Climatology, Land-Surface Processes, Geography Education adn Water Science and Policy. Our degrees range from undergraduate minors through the PhD, and we also provide the University and region instruction in Geographic Information Science, including an innovative program leading to a graduate certification in GIS.

The M.A. in Geography is primarily focused on human geography, but students have also undertaken projects in geography education or environment and society.
The M.S. in Geography is focused on climatology, land-surface processes and cold regions research. In both masters programs, an important purpose is to learn research techniques, such as GIS, remote sensing, and spatial data handling.
The Ph.D. in Geography serves as the umbrella degree for advanced research over the entire field of physical geography and related geographic methods, and has been very successful in placing students in academic positions, as well as in research positions within government and the private sector.

The M.S. and Ph.D. in Water Science and Policy is an interdisciplinary graduate program, and offers degrees with either a water science or a water policy concentration. We advise and instruct students in this interdisciplinary program, building on Geography's core strengths in physical sciences and social sciences and the interdisciplinary bridging of these sciences (e.g., human-environment interaction).

Graduate Program Policy

INTRODUCTION
Rules, Policies, Guidelines, and Exceptions
History
Degree Programs
Entrance requirements
After graduation

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREES
Course requirements
Thesis Credits
Required Courses
The Master’s Thesis
The Committee
The Presentation
Timetable for the Master’s degree

FORMAT OF MASTER’S THESIS OR DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

ANNUAL REVIEW

FUNDING
Funding types
Time limits
Funding period
Sustaining status

ETHICS, RULES, PROBLEMS

GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES
Student Governance
Department life
Professional contacts

RESOURCES
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Computational resources

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS:

Student: Kevin Adkin
Advisor: Dr. Yda Schreuder
Master's title: India's 'Garden City'? Bangalore's Disappearing Greenbelt: Green to Gone
Completed: Winter 2009

With a focus on society-environment interactions, my master's thesis research studied the rapid urbanization of Bangalore, India over the past 30 years. The city's phenomenal physical and economic growth, fueled by a growing information technology industry, has increased environmental degradation. By traveling to Bangalore and studying the city's greenbelt, I was able to measure the decline of the green, open space and the emergence of large corporate parks for multi-national corporations in its place.

Upon completion of my master's degree under the guidance of Dr. Yda Schreuder, I began my Ph.D. at the University of Delaware in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. It is my goal to become a professor following my education at UD.

Fellowships and Scholarships
UD Competitive Fellowship	Graduate Research Fellowships
Delaware Space Grant Consortium	National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Last Update 11/17/11

Department of Geography • University of Delaware • 216 Pearson Hall • Newark, DE 19716 • USA • Phone: 302-831-2294 • Fax:302-831-6654 • Directions • Email

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