威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校MA地理专业介绍–威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校

威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校

威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校-MA地理

MA/MS in Geography(硕士)

院校名称威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校
院校排名1183

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专业概况
所属院系
中国学生入学要求
课程信息

专业概况

在这里学什么？

The Department offers two track options for MA/MS students: A standard track and a GIS Professional track. The GIS Professional track is intended for students who plan to seek professional employment in the field of GIS and are not interested graduation education beyond the master’s degree. The standard track is for all other students. The standard track offers both MA and MS degrees, and the GIS Professional track offers only MS degrees.

The MA normally is awarded to those who concentrate in human geography, whereas the MS is awarded to those who concentrate in physical geography or choose the GIS Professional track. Students must choose the track option (standard or GIS) and the degree (MA or MS) option during their first semester in the program.

GIS Professional Track

The student, in consultation with the advisor, plans a program of studies to include:

Geog 704 – Remote Sensing, 4 credits
Geog 705 – Cartography, 4 credits
Geog 726 – Geographic Information Science, 4 credits
Geog 747 – Spatial Analysis, 4 credits
Geog 826 – Intermediate GIS, 4 credits
6 credits in elective courses

Standard Track

The student also must attend Geography colloquia regularly while in residence and must present her/his thesis research at a departmental colloquium.

Geog 726 – Geographic Information Science, 4 credits
Geog 747 – Spatial Analysis, 4 credits
Geog 810 – Introduction to Techniques of Research and Presentation, 3 credits
Geog 870 – Contemporary Geographic Approaches, 3 credits
12 credits in courses approved by the student’s advisor (at least 3 of these credits must be in one Geography graduate seminar course)
The remaining 4 credits will be earned in the student’s capstone project (Thesis and Non-Thesis options).

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？

College of Letters and Science

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计

Applicants for admission to the UWM Graduate School must have the following: A baccalaureate degree or its equivalent as determined by the UWM Centre on International Education, from a regionally accredited institution, completed before the first term of enrolment in the Graduate School. Students applying to approved integrated bachelor’s/master’s programs are exempt from this requirement, A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent measure on a grading system that does not use a 4.0 scale. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) results with a minimum required score of 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL (IBT) and a minimum recommended sub-score of 18 in each skill). IELTS (International English Language Testing System) results with a minimum required score of 6.5, with minimum recommended sub-score of 6.0 in each skill.

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