Iowa City,
IA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Geography in Iowa City United States | University of Iowa
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,203
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The Master of Arts in geography program examines how human choices impact the environment, how environmental shifts affect society, and the geographic information systems that facilitate this research. The curriculum emphasizes theoretical frameworks, analytical techniques, and computational models across environmental, social, and geospatial sciences. Key research areas include environmental equity, ecosystem modeling, geospatial technologies, land-use impacts, sustainable development, urban ecosystems, climate science, risk assessment, global development, political-environmental interactions, and medical geography.
Most MA candidates enroll in the thesis program, which involves original research and readies graduates for doctoral studies or professional roles in consulting and public service. The non-thesis professional option serves as a final degree, requiring prospective students to consult with the graduate studies director prior to enrollment.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
A bachelor's degree with a major in geography is not required, but applicants must have an undergraduate background relevant to the field. Strength in social science, environmental science, or geographic information science and interest in exploring the spatial perspectives that characterize modern geography are important in admission decisions. Depending on their prior training, graduate students may be required to take courses that are prerequisites for course work in their chosen area of graduate study; credit earned in prerequisites does not count toward the graduate degree.
English Language Requirements:
An IELTS (International English Language Testing System) total score of 7.0, with no sub score less than 6.0.
TOEFL score requirements with score of 81 or higher on the Internet-based version of the test (iBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present iBT scores below 100 on the PBT.
TOEFL score requirements with score of 550 on Paper-based test (PBT) and newly admitted graduate students who present TOEFL scores below 600 on the PBT.
Tuition
USD
30,203