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2. A bachelor's degree with 24 units of upper division courses substantially equivalent to those required for a geography major at this University; or,
3. A bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 24 units of upper division courses in a combination of geography and approved courses in related disciplines,
4. Completion of introductory methods course,
5. An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 ("B") or better in geography, or alternative evidence of ability to do graduate work,
6. Completion of Graduate Record Examination (GRE),
7. File with the department a declaration of intent to seek the master's degree in geography.
Advancement to Candidacy
1. See the Geography Graduate Student Handbook;
2. See the general University requirements.
Requirements
1. Completion of courses required to remove foundational and prerequisite deficiencies (see prerequisites above),
2. Fulfillment of the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR),
3. Completion of 30 units of approved upper division and graduate courses. A minimum of 24 units of Geography courses. A minimum of 18 units of 500 and 600-level courses
Take the following two courses:
GEOG 596 Geographic Thought and Literature (3)
GEOG 696 Seminar in Geographical Research Methods (3)
Take one advanced geographic methods course, approved by the Thesis Advisory Committee Chair, from the following:
GEOG 400 Geographical Analysis (4)
GEOG 502 Qualitative Geographic Analysis (4)
GEOG 474 Introduction to Digital Image
Processing (4)
GEOG 575 Geographical Applications in Remote Sensing (4)
GEOG 584 Advanced Concepts in Presentation Cartography (4)
GEOG 586 Field Methods in Landscape Analysis (4)
GEOG 587A Applications of GIS: Environment and Natural Resources (4)
GEOG 587B Applications of GIS: Urban& Economic (4)
GEOG 588 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science (4)
Take 2 topical seminars (each of the following seminars may be taken with credit twice to meet this requirement), from the following:
