Overview

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offer both a Thesis and a non-Thesis option for the Geography and Environmental Systems Master’s degree; either option will require at least 30 credits. A Thesis Option Masters requires six hours of research credit (GES 799) leading to successful completion and defense of the M.S. thesis. A non-Thesis Option Masters requires a minimum of 18 credits taken in courses numbered 600 or higher. The graduation requirement for the non-Thesis M.S. option includes two research papers, either or both of which may be expanded from course-related project work.

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UMBC is ranked as Doctoral/Research University (High Research Activity) by the Carnegie Foundation, one of the highest classifications for a research university in the country.

Graduate students with a strong sense of purpose and high aspirations for the future are finding an exciting environment for meeting the challenges of advanced study at UMBC, a rising research university in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., corridor. UMBC is a medium-sized research university with programmatic emphases in selected areas of sciences and engineering; mathematics; information and computer sciences; the social sciences, with particular emphasis in public policy studies; human services and the arts and humanities.

With almost 14,000 undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students, UMBC is large enough to provide students with excellent training and research opportunities and small enough for close student-faculty interaction. The campus’ manageable size and open atmosphere create a comfortable sense of community among graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and staff.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods in Geography and Environmental Systems
Statistics for Geographers
Statistical Analysis
Geology
Environmental Resources

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

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Campus Location

Baltimore Highlands, United States

Disciplines

Geography Environmental Sciences View 175 other Masters in Geography in United States

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General requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.3 for the major; TOEFL (For international students whose native language is not English)

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Tuition Fees

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26838 USD / year

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