The Department of Geography offers a program of study leading to the Master of Science (MS) degree. Course work is oriented toward problem-solving skills and techniques. Considerable leeway is granted with respect to the selection of course offerings. Plans of Study can be developed to accommodate numerous specialties in one of the department's three broad areas of emphasis: Geographic Information Science, including unmanned aerial systems, nature-society dynamics, and cultural-historical geography.
Course Requirements
1) Required Geography Core: 10 hours
- 5001 - Professional Development in Geography
- 5303 - Geographical Analysis I
- 5413 - History and Philosophy of Geography
- 5403 - Current Geographic Research
2) Other Required Courses: 6 hours, 3 hours each from Group I (Cultural/Historical/Human) and Group II (Natural Resources and Physical Geography):
| Group I | Group II | |||
| Course | Title | Course | Title | |
| 5140 | Cultural and Historical Geography Seminar | 5023 | Geography of Arid Lands | |
| 5150 | Geography of Sport, Recreation and Leisure Seminar | 5063 | Geoarchaeology and Environmental History | |
| 5443 | Sustainable Tourism and Geography | 5073 | Climate Change: Past, Present, Future | |
| 6110 | Seminar in Cultural and Political Ecology | 5083 | Geography of Grass-Dominated Ecosystems | |
| 6120 | Seminar in Urban Geography | 5113 | Landscape Ecology | |
| 6130 | Seminar in Political Geography | 5123 | International Resource Management | |
| 6180 | Seminar in Transportation Geography | 5163 | Resource Management in Natural Parks | |
| 6210 | Seminar in Historical Geography | 5233 | Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change | |
| 6013 | Seminar in Quaternary Paleoecology | |||
| 6110 | Seminar in Cultural and Political Ecology | |||
3) Thesis Hours (thesis option only): 6 hours
4) Elective Coursework: 8 hours (thesis option) or 20 hours (non-thesis option): See Elective Coursework section on page 22 of the Graduate Program Handbook.
Full details on the MS program can be found starting on page 12 of the Handbook.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Jon Comer, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
Professor & Associate Head
OSU Department of Geography
322 Murray Hall
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
(405) 744-9176 (direct) or (405) 744-6250 (main office)
Email: jon.comer@okstate.edu