Master of Science in Geography
Program Description
The Master of Science in Geography at Western Michigan University is designed to:
- Assist you in acquiring the skills needed for independent geographic research, including organizational and communication skills.
- Enable you to develop a concentration in a particular aspect of the field.
The Master of Science in Geography is a broad program without specific concentrations or tracks. However, faculty expertise is particularly suited to (but not limited to) supporting thesis research in these areas:
- Community development and planning prepares you for:
- Planning related careers in local and regional governments and as urban and regional planners, land use planners, transportation planners, county planners and zoning administrators.
- The private sector where planning consultant firms carry out substantial work on contract for public agencies using students' specialized skills.
- Environmental and resource analysis prepares you for a career as an environmental or groundwater analyst with:
- Local health departments, state agencies like the Michigan Department of Natural Resources or Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
- Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Geological Survey or Soil Conservation Service.
- Geographic Information Science prepares you for a career:
- Either wholly or partly involved in developing, training or applying geographic information science methodologies.
- In both government (local, regional, state and federal) and the private sector. The long-term outlook for careers related to Geographic Information Science in the private sector is extremely promising.
- By giving you as much time as you have available in the geographic information science labs to experiment with our state-of-the-art software. Each geographic techniques course offers about 30 hours of lecture and 30 hours of lab exposure, much more than a single in-service training course offered by companies.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants who possess a bachelor’s degree with a major or minor in Geography OR a related academic discipline such as social science, biological, engineering, health, business, or physical science majors may apply for our master’s program.
IELTS Requirements
Listening |
Reading |
Writing |
Speaking |
Overall |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
Remarks:
- Yearly tuition fee is given.
- 30 credit program(per credit cost USD $1,096).
- I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $30,760.
- Score reporting required.