Graduate Faculty: Acevedo, Ferring, Fitzgerald, Hudak, Lyons, McGregor, Oppong, Schoolmaster, Williams.
The Department of Geography offers a Master of Science with a major in applied geography. The primary goal of the degree program is to produce graduates that have problem-solving skills, who focus on the application of geographic techniques and have a balanced understanding of the roles of physical and human geography in addressing contemporary societal problems. The degree is oriented toward preparing students for entry and mid-level positions in industry, government and education. In addition, this degree is appropriate for students wishing to develop master's level expertise in the field of geography before pursuing doctoral studies in geography or related fields.
Recent support for research includes grants from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Texas Natural Resources Information Service and the Texas Air Quality Control Board.
Field research has been carried out recently in the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, Texas, the Midwest, the Southwest and the South. The department also cooperates with the Institute of Applied Sciences in the operation of the Center for Remote Sensing and Land Use Analyses and the Center for Environmental Archaeology. Both facilities are used for instruction, research and service.
The Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping (CSAM) is a new facility providing instructional and research support in the areas of geographic information systems (GIS), computer cartography, spatial analysis and environmental modeling. The facility serves undergraduate and graduate students majoring in geography and in environmental science.
CSAM is housed in GAB 440, a newly renovated classroom complete with state-of-the-art computer equipment. Beyond its immediate instructional and research mission, CSAM is envisioned as the facility to provide GIS support for institutional planning and facilities management at UNT.
Applicants normally should have the equivalent of an undergraduate major in geography from an accredited university with an overall undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.8 or a 3.0 GPA during the last 60 undergraduate semester hours. The undergraduate degree should include exposure to basic quantitative analysis techniques in geography also. Students whose undergraduate major is not geography will be required to take undergraduate leveling courses. Total leveling course requirements will not exceed 9 semester credit hours. In addition, students must score at least 1000 (verbal plus quantitative) on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).