Overview

Department of Geography, Environment and Society / Department of Geography, Environment and Society is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam minimum GPA of 3.5 Comp Exam Required Thesis or 3 papers
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2

Applied

2

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 15th	December 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Minimum GPA of 3.5
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5 if entering from an un dergraduate program, 3.7 if entering with a masters degree.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

42

Total Graduate Students

33%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.76%
Black or African American	4.76%
White or Caucasian	57%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	2.38%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	2.38%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

34

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 16

Male (21)

Female (13)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Geovisualization; geographic information systems; spatial analysis and modeling; spatial databases; remote sensing; biogeography; international labor migrations; political globalization and uneven development; governance, citizenship and justice; environmental change; culture, place and flow; nature and society; health geography; dendrochronology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	332,020

Location & Contact

Address 414 Social Science Tower
267 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55455
United States

Contact George Henderson
Chair
Email: hende057@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-6080
Fax: 612-624-1044

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