Overview

The Department of Geography at University of North Carolina Greensboro offers a program to contribute an important dimension to the university student’s liberal education and to provide practical training in important contemporary areas of concern as well as the background appropriate for certain vocations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduating majors of the department have found careers in business and industry, in urban and regional planning agencies, in departments of federal and state governments, and in teaching.
Professional roles include city or regional planner, cartographer, demographer, resource analyst, land or economic developer, location analyst, and teacher/professor.
Many graduates find that an undergraduate degree in geography is an excellent foundation for advanced graduate work or professional training in planning, business, or law.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Geographic Information Science

Research Methods in Geography

Principles of Cartography

Geographic Information Systems

Remote Sensing

Earth Science

Geosystems Scienceand

Geosystems Science Laboratory

Cultural Geography

Urban Geography: Global Patterns

Urban Geography: Land Use

World Population Problems

Transportation Analysis

World Economic Geography

The Geography of World Affairs

The Historical Geography of the Western World

World Regional Geography

Natural Resource Regions of North America

Geography of Europe

Geography of East Asia

Geography of the United States and Canada

Current Topics in Regional Geography

Seminar in Regional Geography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Geography View 502 other Bachelors in Geography in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Completed International Admissions Application

A nonrefundable application fee of $65 USD

Essay/statement of purpose (optional but strongly encouraged)

Official English language proficiency score report

Official transcripts from each college/university attended

Official secondary education / high school transcripts or GED certificate, in English

For freshman applicants or transfer applicants with less than 24 credit hours, or where necessary

Copy of valid passport (photo/signature page only)

Copy of valid F1 visa (photo/signature page only) – for transfer-in students coming from a U.S. institution only, or copy of valid other visa types (ex: H4, E2, L2)

Tuition Fee

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International

24012 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24012 USD per year during 48 months.
National

24012 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24012 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

7661 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7661 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Greensboro

1001 - 1540 USD /month

Living costs

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Scholarships Information

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