College Park,
MD,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Geographical Sciences - Land Cover - Land Use Change in College Park United States | University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
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College Park United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
32,490
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park secured 3rd place among 49 Geography Departments in the 2010 NRC Rankings. This remarkable accomplishment solidifies Maryland Geography's position as a top-tier program nationally. The evaluation further revealed our department leads in citation counts, demonstrating widespread acknowledgment of our scholarly work. Faculty members engage with core disciplinary topics while pioneering research in emerging areas like earth system science, global change's human impacts, climate change, population growth, and developing nations' challenges. Land cover and land-use transformations serve as critical intersections between human and environmental systems. Our researchers are internationally recognized for advancing remote sensing technologies to track these changes. By integrating this data with socioeconomic information, we reconstruct historical land patterns and create sophisticated predictive models. These approaches holistically examine land-use shifts' effects on communities, economies, carbon cycles, ecosystems, and climate systems. Our work includes developing agricultural surveillance systems and analyzing how societies respond to and are affected by wildfires, extreme weather, desert expansion, and other environmental crises.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Ph.D. applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.3 and must provide a clear statement of goals and experience. Admission to the graduate program is not limited to students with a Geography-first degree. Those with a good GPA in degrees in related disciplines such as environmental, physical or biological science, anthropology, economics, history and social science are encouraged to apply but may be required to undertake additional background study not for credit. Some knowledge of data processing and statistics is necessary for all applicants. Ph.D. applicants' programs must draw on the research strengths of existing faculty members.
Statement of Purpose: general statement about your academic growth, and why you're choosing UMD and the Department.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): GRE combined verbal and math score of 320 (1200 paper based test). The University's institutional score reporting code for the GRE is 5814.
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Letters of Recommendation (3)
CV/Resume
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students): TOEFL, IBT 96 overall, 26 in reading, 24 in listening and writing, 22 in speaking, IELTS, 7 in overall, listening, reading, and writing and 6.5 in speaking. The University's institutional score reporting code for the TOEFL is 5814. Click here for more information on the UMD English Requirements.
Supplementary Application
Supplementary Application Two
Publications/Presentations (submitted to the Upload Requirements section of the application)
Writing Sample (uploaded to the Upload Requirements section of the application)
Statement of Purpose: general statement about your academic growth, and why you're choosing UMD and the Department.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE): GRE combined verbal and math score of 320 (1200 paper based test). The University's institutional score reporting code for the GRE is 5814.
Transcript(s)
Letters of Recommendation (3)
CV/Resume
TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students): TOEFL, IBT 96 overall, 26 in reading, 24 in listening and writing, 22 in speaking, IELTS, 7 in overall, listening, reading, and writing and 6.5 in speaking. The University's institutional score reporting code for the TOEFL is 5814. Click here for more information on the UMD English Requirements.
Supplementary Application
Supplementary Application Two
Publications/Presentations (submitted to the Upload Requirements section of the application)
Writing Sample (uploaded to the Upload Requirements section of the application)
Tuition
USD
32,490