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| Application Deadlines |
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Spring |
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January 15
D — January 15 |
No
spring admission |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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Click
here
for link to online application or to download paper application.
Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions
standard and documentation
requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation
requirements
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MA Program
- graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
- statement of objectives (download form)
- three letters of recommendation
- official GRE General Test scores
- official TOEFL scores — 500/173/61 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
PhD Program
- graduate program supplemental information form (download form)
- statement of objectives (download form)
- sample of academic writing (seminar paper or master's
thesis)
- three letters of recommendation
- official GRE General Test scores
- official TOEFL scores — 500/173/61 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
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Submission of Program
Specific Documentation Requirements
With the exception of TOEFL and GRE scores, all program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly
to the graduate program.
If required, official TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info.) |
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| Program
Overview |
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The study of geography provides a broad perspective on people
as inhabitants and transformers of the face of the Earth.
It explores the complexity of the cultures, economies, histories,
and ecologies that lie behind places on a map — places
that make up the world we live in and pass on to our children.
Three themes — the operation of interlocking systems
of the natural environment, the relationship between nature
and society, and the relationship between location and society
— focus upon challenges in the contemporary world. Such
challenges include global environmental change and its implications
for human existence; resource management and regional development
in the Third World; regional conflict fueled by long-standing
economic, religious or territorial differences; the making
of resource and location decisions; and the display and management
of spatial information. Situated in the middle of the Pacific,
the Department of Geography at the University of Hawai'i at
Mānoa (UHM) is uniquely positioned to examine these issues
in the Asia-Pacific region. Hawai'i's historical, cultural,
economic, social and environmental context provides a fascinating
setting for learning and research, and serves as a springboard
into the wider region.
The department offers graduate programs leading to the MA
and the PhD. Faculty interests and supporting strengths of
the university provide unique advantages for the study of
the following general topics:
- environmental studies and policies;
- resource systems;
- urbanization, and regional development;
- cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information
systems; and
- Pacific and Asian regional problems.
Graduates find employment in research and administrative
positions in county, state, federal, and international agencies;
research positions in private business, especially consulting
firms; and teaching positions in secondary schools, community
colleges, colleges and universities.
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| Degree Requirements |
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All
graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements
set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs.
For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree
Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements
for this graduate program. |
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MA Degree Requirements
The MA program is available only in Plan A (thesis). It requires
31 credits (including six credits of thesis research), a written
thesis and defense of the thesis.
PhD Degree Requirements
The PhD program requires the following:
- completion of MA core courses or the equivalent,
- attendance and participation in the geography colloquium
(while in residence)*,
- 30 credits of course work in a major field*,
- 15 credits of course work in a minor field of departmental
specialization*,
- fulfillment of a research skills requirement including
(a) one language and (b) nine credits in research technique
courses (quantitative, computer applications, cartography,
remote sensing, field, bibliography, or laboratory) or a
second language;
- comprehensive exams (oral and written),
- dissertation,
- final oral exam, defense of dissertation.
* Course work taken at the MA level may be used in partial
fulfillment of the course requirements.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/geog.htm.
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| Related Program(s) |
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anthropology,
Asian
studies,
botany,
conflict
resolution,
ecology, evolution
and conservation biology,
geology and geophysics,
Hawaiian studies,
international
cultural studies,
meteorology,
ocean policy,
Pacific
Islands studies, population
studies, public policy, resource management,
urban and regional
planning
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