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Graduate Advisor
geography@unm.edu
Graduate applicants direct correspondence to Graduate Advisor.
Program Application Deadline for Fall is February 1.
A Master’s degree is offered under both Plan I and Plan II as described in the Graduate Program section of this Catalog. Any student planning to go on for a Ph.D. is strongly urged to take Plan I and write a thesis. A minor may be taken under either plan with the approval of the Geography and Environmental Studies Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee. In place of a minor, approved courses in related fields may be substituted.
Minimum requirements for the M.S. in Geography degree are as follows:
Credit Hours |
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GEOG 501 | History and Methods in Geography | 3 |
GEOG 502 | Approaches to Geographic Research | 3 |
Plan I | Concentration in Environmental Studies | |
(Additional courses) | ||
GEOG 514 -or- GEOG 515 -or- GEOG 516 -or- GEOG 517 |
Natural Resources Management Seminar Cultural and Political Ecology Seminar: Globalization Legal Geography |
3 |
Two additional courses from the Environmental Studies List: *445, 514, 515, 516, 517, 561, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567. | 6 | |
One course from the GIScience List: *481L, 525, 580L, 581L, 583L, 584L, 585L, 586L, 587L, 588L. | 3-4 | |
Two elective courses | 6 | |
Thesis | 6 | |
Total | 30-31 | |
Plan I | Concentration in Geographic Information Science | |
(Additional courses) | ||
GEOG 525 | Advanced GIScience Seminar | 3 |
Three courses from the GIScience List: *481L, 580L, 581L, 583L, 584L, 585L, 586L, 587L, 588L. | 9-11 | |
One course from the Environmental Studies List: *445, 514, 515, 516, 517, 561, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567. | 3 | |
One elective course | 3 | |
Thesis | 6 | |
Total | 30-32 | |
Plan II | Concentration in Environmental Studies | |
(Additional courses) | ||
GEOG 514 -or- GEOG 515 -or- GEOG 516 -or- GEOG 517 |
Natural Resources Management Seminar Cultural and Political Ecology Seminar: Globalization Legal Geography |
3 |
Three additional courses from the Environmental Studies List: *445, 514, 515, 516, 517, 561, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567. | 9 | |
One course from the GIScience List: *481L, 580L, 581L, 583L, 584L, 585L, 586L, 587L, 588L. | 3-4 | |
GEOG 597 | Master's Project | 3 |
Three elective courses | 9 | |
Total | 33-34 | |
Plan II | Concentration in Geographic Information Science | |
(Additional courses) | ||
GEOG 525 | Advanced GIScience Seminar | 3 |
Four courses from the GIScience List: *481L, 580L, 581L, 583L, 584L, 585L, 586L, 587L, 588L. | 12-14 | |
Two courses from the Environmental Studies List: *445, 514, 515, 516, 517, 561, 562, 563, 564, 566, 567. | 6 | |
GEOG 597 | Master's Project | 3 |
One elective course | 3 | |
Total | 33-35 |
Candidates under Plan I are examined orally on their thesis. Candidates under Plan II are examined orally on the advanced research project assigned in GEOG 597 by his or her graduate committee from the two areas listed below.
A graduate student who elects to pursue a Master’s degree in geography should have either an undergraduate degree in geography (or related field) or be prepared to make up deficiencies as determined by the Geography and Environmental Studies Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee. Students must select an advisor who helps them design their programs and guide them through their tenure in the department. All programs are subject to approval by the Graduate Advisory Committee. Students must earn grades of B (3.0 GPA) or better in all courses on their plan of study, including those at the undergraduate level. GRE scores are required for application to the M.S. program.
The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and the Department of Economics offer a Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program. The Program enables completion a B.A. in Economics with one of three minors from Geography and Environmental Studies, and an M.S. in Geography in five years of study.
I. General Requirements
II. Undergraduate Requirements in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
III. Undergraduate Requirements in the Department of Economics
IV. Graduate Requirements in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
V. General Terms
Certificate Director: John Carr
The graduate certificate in Law, Environment, and Geography seeks to provide students both tools and analytic frames for understanding the spatial and legal dimensions of environmental dynamics and challenges. While the law can be a powerful tool for addressing issues of environmental regulation and resource management, the ways we write and enforce our laws can substantially impact environmental dynamics. The spatial dimensions of these impacts, and the inherent spatiality of legal regulatory concerns are pressing concerns for environmental researchers and policy makers. By offering a curriculum that stresses these interconnections, the graduate certificate in Law, Environment, and Geography empowers students to ask critical questions about how human regulation and environmental dynamics play out in a variety of scales.
Requirements and Qualifications
Students must be either:
Students who are not currently enrolled as degree-seeking graduate students at the University must apply to and be accepted for admissions by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies.
Application Deadlines
Fall: | March 1 |
Spring: | November 1 |
Application Submission Requirements
These materials should demonstrate (1) serious initial investigation and/or interest in environmental law and/or regulatory issues, (2) strong academic credentials, (3) ability to write cogently, and (4) a clear and compelling set of goals.
The Certificate Director may waive any of the above requirements if the application as a whole demonstrates that the student has the skills, background, and ability to successfully complete the graduate certificate.
The Graduate Certificate in Law, Environment, and Geography requires 18 credit hours of upper-division course work. Topics must be approved by the Certificate Director in advance. All electives should be chosen in consultation with the Certificate Director. Only 3 hours of course work taken as credit/no credit may be applied towards the certificate.
| Credit Hours |
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Required Geography Course | 3 | |
GEOG 517 | Legal Geography | |
Elective Geography Courses |
9 | |
Select from: |
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GEOG 514 | Natural Resources Management Seminar | |
GEOG 515 | Cultural and Political Ecology | |
GEOG 561 | Environmental Management | |
GEOG 562 | Water Resources Management | |
GEOG 563 | Public Lands Management | |
GEOG 564 | Food and Natural Resources | |
Elective Non-Geography Courses | 6 | |
Select from: | ||
AMST 520 | T: Environment, Science and Technology | |
AMST 523 | Environmentalism of the Poor | |
CRP 515 | Natural Resources Field Methods | |
CRP 527 | Watershed Management | |
CRP 532 | Foundations of Natural Resources | |
ECON 542 | Topics in Environmental, Resource, and Ecological Economics | |
ECON 545 | Water Resources II - Models | |
ECON 546 | Water Resources I - Contemporary Issues | |
HIST 633 | U.S. Environmental History | |
HIST 638 | American Legal History Before 1877 | |
LAW 547 | Water Law | |
LAW 554 | Indian Water Law | |
LAW 565 | Natural Resources | |
LAW 580 | Environmental Law | |
LAW 593 | T: Law | |
LAW 635 | Land Use Regulation | |
Total | 18 |
GEOG 101. Home Planet: Land, Water and Life [Physical Geography]. (3)
GEOG 102. People and Place [Human Geography]. (3)
GEOG 105L. Home Planet: Land, Water and Life Laboratory [Physical Geography Laboratory]. (1)
GEOG 140. Introduction to World Regions [World Regional Geography]. (3)
GEOG 180. The World of Beer. (3)
GEOG 195. Introduction to Environmental Studies [Humans Role in Changing the Face of the Earth]. (3)
GEOG 217. Energy, Environment and Society. (3)
GEOG 251. Meteorology. (3)
GEOG 281. Introduction to Maps and Geospatial Information. (3)
GEOG 350. Natural Environments [Physical Landscapes]. (3)
GEOG 352. Global Climate Change. (3)
GEOG **360. Land Use Management. (3)
GEOG 363. Economic Geography. (3)
GEOG 364. Law, Place and Space [Law and Geography]. (3)
GEOG 365. Nature and Society. (3)
GEOG 380L. Basic Statistics for Geographers. (3)
GEOG **381L. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (4)
GEOG 427 / 527. Introductory Programming for GIS. (3)
GEOG 428 / 528. Advanced Programming for GIS. (3)
GEOG *445. Geography of New Mexico and the Southwest. (3)
GEOG *450. Environmental Hazards. (3)
GEOG 461 / 561. Environmental Management. (3)
GEOG 462 / 562. Water Resources Management. (3)
GEOG 463 / 563. Public Land Management. (3)
GEOG 464 / 564. Food and Natural Resources. (3)
GEOG 466 / 566. The City [The City as Human Environment]. (3)
GEOG 467 / 567. Governing the Global Environment. (3)
GEOG 471. Senior Geography Capstone. (3)
GEOG *481L. Map Design and Geovisualization. (4)
GEOG 483L / 583L. Remote Sensing Fundamentals. (4)
GEOG 484L / 584L. Applications of Remote Sensing. (4)
GEOG 485L / 585L. Internet Mapping. (3)
GEOG 486L / 586L. Applications of GIS. (3)
GEOG 487L / 587L. Spatial Analysis and Modeling. (3)
GEOG 488L / 588L. GIS Concepts and Techniques. (3)
GEOG 491. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)
GEOG 493. Internship in Applied Geography. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)
GEOG *499. Topics in Geography. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
GEOG 501. Geographic History and Methods. (3)
GEOG 502. Approaches to Geographical Research. (3)
GEOG 514. Natural Resources Management Seminar. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
GEOG 515. Cultural and Political Ecology. (3)
GEOG 516. Seminar: Globalization. (3)
GEOG 517. Legal Geography [Law and Geography]. (3)
GEOG 524. Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing. (3)
GEOG 525. Advanced GIScience Seminar [Seminar in Geographic Information Science]. (3)
GEOG 527 / 427. Introductory Programming for GIS. (3)
GEOG 528 / 428. Advanced Programming for GIS. (3)
GEOG 561 / 461. Environmental Management. (3)
GEOG 562 / 462. Water Resources Management. (3)
GEOG 563 / 463. Public Land Management. (3)
GEOG 564 / 464. Food and Natural Resources. (3)
GEOG 566 / 466. The City [The City as Human Environment]. (3)
GEOG 567 / 467. Governing the Global Environment. (3)
GEOG 580L. Spatial Statistics [Quantitative Methods in Geography]. (3)
GEOG 581L. Introduction to GIS for Graduate Students [Fundamentals of GIS]. (3)
GEOG 583L / 483L. Remote Sensing Fundamentals. (4)
GEOG 584L / 484L. Applications of Remote Sensing. (4)
GEOG 585L / 485L. Internet Mapping. (3)
GEOG 586L / 486L. Applications of GIS. (3)
GEOG 587L / 487L. Spatial Analysis and Modeling. (3)
GEOG 588L / 488L. GIS Concepts and Techniques. (3)
GEOG 591. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)
GEOG 593. Internship in Applied Geography. (1-3 to a maximum of 3 Δ)
GEOG 597. Master's Project. (3)
GEOG 599. Master's Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)
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