Overview
The study of geography dates to the ancient Greeks, who recognized and studied how environment impacted cultural development and how it influenced the way people met resource needs.
The Bachelor in Geography at Mount Holyoke College is intended to provide students with an understanding of the world around them in its physical, spatial, and human dimensions.
Topics emphasized in the curriculum include:
- the physical environment
- political geography
- socioeconomic development
- techniques in geographic data analysis including computer mapping, satellite image analysis, and geographic information systems.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses Included:- World Regional Geography
- Introduction to the Physical Environment
- Cities in a Global Context
- Surface Processes
- Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
- Mapping and Spatial Analysis
- Political Geography
- Global Movements: Migrations, Refugees, and Diasporas
- GIS for the Social Sciences
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Geography Geology Environmental Sciences View 470 other Masters in Geography in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Common Application or Coalition Application
- Mount Holyoke Writing Supplement (optional)
- Secondary School Report, including official high school transcript
- Counselor Recommendation
- Two Teacher Evaluation Forms (from core academic courses)
- Midyear Report (due February 15, as applicable)*
- Standardized Test Scores (optional)
- Art Supplement (optional)
- English Proficiency Requirements for non-native English speakers
- Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)
- Interview (optional, but strongly encouraged)
Tuition Fee
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International
54400 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 54400 USD per year and a duration of 48 months. -
National
54400 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 54400 USD per year and a duration of 48 months.
Funding
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