Overview
Key facts
The Geography program at the University of California, Davis, emphasizes spatial interactions between humans and the biophysical environment, including landscape change and sustainable resource management, human and physical geography of diverse world environments, domestication and geographical dispersal of plants and animals, biogeography and climate change, acculturation of indigenous peoples and immigrants, indigenous agrosystems, women in development, and medical-nutritional geography. Master’s students develop professional competence in a topical and a regional specialization and in geographical information system skills. Ph.D. students develop refined skills in the acquisition, analysis and synthesis of information.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Cultural Ecology
- Indigenous People
- Societies and People
- World Writing Systems
- Women and Development
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Earth Sciences Geography Geology View 278 other Masters in Geology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement including your biography and reasons for wanting to study Geography at UC Davis
- Three letters of recommendation (including academic letters)
- Application fee $120 (U.S.) or $140 ( international)
Tuition Fee
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International
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
11700 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11700 USD per year during 12 months.
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