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Program
Requirements
Geography,
MA
(Concentration: Internship)
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
36
Required Courses:
GUS 406, Geographic Methodology; and GUS 482, Field Methods in Geography.
Two Practical Skills courses in Geography taken from the following: GUS 462, 465, 467, or 468, or other Skills course approved by the Graduate Chair; 5 elective courses; a basic statistics course (if statistics has not been taken as an undergraduate), 6 credits for the internship, GUS 481; and Benefits of the Internship Paper, GUS 482.
Internship:
TrueInternships provide the student with the opportunity to gain work experience and personal contacts outside the university. Any graduate student may opt to take a field placement. When combined with an internship paper, the experience may substitute for a thesis in the Internship track. Placement normally occurs during the summer between the first and second years of study, although internship placements during the student's third or fourth semesters of study can also be arranged.
Both paid and unpaid internships are available. Students who are interested in the Internship Track should consult with the Director of the Internship Program during their first semester of graduate study. The advisor will help the student obtain faculty assistance in securing an internship placement that suits the student's interests. The advisor will also help the student select an internship paper committee from the department faculty.
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Culminating Exam
Comprehensive Exam Description - The purpose of the comprehensive examination is to demonstrate a breadth and depth of knowledge in the concepts of geography. The examination evaluates the student's ability to utilize, integrate, and apply geographic principles.Comprehensive Exam Subject - The exam may be composed of two parts: written and oral. The written examination is normaly tailored to the coursework, research, and internship experience of the individual student. The written exam requires answers to three questions selected from a choice of six.Comprehensive Exam Complete - The Comprehensive Examination is generally administered during the second semester of the second year.Comprehensive Exam Write - The graduate secretary makes copies of the written answers available to the committee members who grade them Pass or Fail. Within one week, the committee chair polls committee members and passes the results on to the graduate secretary and the student. The oral exam is generally a follow-up to the written answers. Not all students are required to sit for an oral exam.Comprehensive Exam Grade - The examination members look for (a) an understanding of core concepts, (b) the application of principles, and (c) an ability to write a coherent and well-constructed essay.Comprehensive Exam Pass - A student must satisfy all three examiners to pass the MA Exam requirement.Comprehensive Exam Schedule - The student is given a specific time to take the examination home. Usually, the student takes the exam home on a Friday and submits it on the following Monday. The exam normally requires the student to write on three questions selected from a list of six - one from each pair of questions.
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