MA Geography and Sustainable Development
Course Overview
This Master of Arts in Geography and Sustainable Development equips students with advanced geospatial and analytical skills to tackle the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges. The program offers a flexible curriculum that builds a deep understanding of space, place, and environment, preparing graduates for leadership roles in shaping a more sustainable future. Students culminate their studies with an individualized research thesis or professional practicum, developing specialized expertise and a high-quality portfolio piece.
Key Program Highlights
- Master advanced geospatial techniques and geographical thinking to solve real-world problems.
- Pursue a flexible, personalized curriculum with specializations in global development, urbanization, environmental management, or geospatial analysis.
- Gain professional experience through an applied internship or develop deep research expertise with a master's thesis.
- Develop highly marketable skills for impactful careers in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.
- Prepare for leadership in sustainable development or for admission into top-tier Ph.D. programs.
Course Overview
This Master of Arts in Geography and Sustainable Development equips students with advanced geospatial and analytical skills to tackle the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges. The program offers a flexible curriculum that builds a deep understanding of space, place, and environment, preparing graduates for leadership roles in shaping a more sustainable future. Students culminate their studies with an individualized research thesis or professional practicum, developing specialized expertise and a high-quality portfolio piece.
Key Program Highlights
- Master advanced geospatial techniques and geographical thinking to solve real-world problems.
- Pursue a flexible, personalized curriculum with specializations in global development, urbanization, environmental management, or geospatial analysis.
- Gain professional experience through an applied internship or develop deep research expertise with a master's thesis.
- Develop highly marketable skills for impactful careers in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.
- Prepare for leadership in sustainable development or for admission into top-tier Ph.D. programs.
Requirements
Modules
- Research in Geography
- Research Project Development
- Advanced geospatial, analytical, or qualitative methods
- Indigenous Peoples and Their Sacred Lands
- Global Periphery's Urbanization
- Global Poverty
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Urban Geography
- Advanced Urban and Regional Planning
- Citizenship and the City
- Land Use, Law and the State: Geographic Perspectives
- Watershed Management
- Global Plant Diversity
- Geographic Information Systems
- Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- Python Programming for Geospatial Applications
- GIScience Techniques in Landscape Ecology
- Geographic Information Systems for Criminal Justice
- Techniques and Applications of Remote Sensing
- Advanced Systematic Geography
- Internship
- Independent Studies
- Research for Master's Thesis
- Non-Thesis Project
