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The Graduate School of Geography offers a major, minor and electives for undergraduates and a Ph.D. program. Qualified Clark undergraduates can take advantage of an accelerated fifth year program that leads to a B.A./M.A. in Geographic Information Science. An M.A. in Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment is available through a shared program with the Department of International Development, Community and Environment. |
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Ph.D. in Geography: Second Year
The second year of study should emphasize in-depth work in the student's field of interest, formulation of possible doctoral exam topics, problem formation and research, and research skills. Usually these goals are intricately linked. Course work should include seminars, directed readings, and directed research. By the end of the second year of study, students are encouraged: (1) to fulfill their skills requirement; (2) to be preparing for their doctoral exams; and, (3) to begin dissertation proposal formulation.
Second-Year Review
Every student will have a second-year review meeting with his or her committee at some time during April or May of the second year of study. The second-year review committee will normally be comprised of members of the student's Ph.D. examination committee. The Director must approve all second year review committees. Before this meeting, the student will submit a statement summarizing courses taken, proposed topics/fields for the Ph.D. examination (including preliminary outlines and reading lists for each topic), and progress to date. The fields for the doctoral examination will be discussed and agreed upon at the second-year review. The purpose of the second year review is similar to that of the first year review. Written statements of the meeting will be prepared by the committee and by the student; these statements will be reviewed by the Director and placed in the student's file.
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Academic Catalog & Requirements
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Additional Resources
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