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.

Course Features
  • Country United States of America
  • City Kalamazoo
  • State Michigan
  • Course Duration 2 Year
  • Application fee 100 USD
  • Tuition fees yearly 15,577 USD
  • Cost of Living per year 15,183 USD
  • Starting dates Fall & Spring
  • IELTS (Total) 6.5
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