Master of Science in Geography

The master's program in geography is designed to enable the student to achieve professional competence in the discipline. This program is intended to increase substantive and technical proficiency.
The graduate program at the Department of Geography is rich, vibrant, and incredibly diverse. We are home to approximately 60 students at any given point in time, with a generally equal number of Masters and Ph.D. students. Student interests vary widely, including work in nature-society studies, physical geography, urban-economic geography, and geospatial technology. The cultural diversity of our graduate students is impressive, as many originate from far away places such as China, Europe, Africa, Mexico, and Brazil.

All Official Transcripts. Bachelor Degree is required for Admission. TOEFL PBT - 550. TOEFL IBT - 80. IELTS - 6.5.
Official GRE scores must be sent directly from ETS to MSU. We are Department 2203 and Institution 1465. Waiver requests are only granted if the GRE is not given in your country. At the Master's level we like to see a combined score of 300 of the verbal and quantitative scores and the written score at the 50% percentile.
Transcripts (upload in Online Student Portal these are considered unofficial transcripts but can be used during the application process). Once you have been recommended for acceptance and you decide to come to MSU, MSU Admissions requires that you must submit official academic transcripts from educational institution(s) in sealed/signed envelopes OR mailed from institution directly to Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences. If your transcript is from Michigan State University, you do NOT need to submit your MSU transcripts.
Under area of interest: You may provide up to 3 choices.

Areas of interest:
Nature-Society
Physical
Spatial Methods
Urban-Economic
Identify Geography faculty with interests similar to yours.
You can find our Geography faculty at our website http://geo.msu.edu/people_categories/faculty/
List all Geography courses you have taken (Course Title and Grade)
List other geography-related or technique courses taken as an undergraduate such as geology, biology, economics, sociology, statistics, mathematics, computer programming, languages. (Course Title and Grade)
List relevant academic or non-academic professional experience. Include all publications and presented papers. Also include fieldwork, work experience, internships or other activities.
Statement of Purpose: A neatly typed and concisely written (maximum 4,000 characters, a space is considered a character) statement of purpose. This statement needs to include a discussion of why you want to pursue a degree in geography or GIS, your background to do so, and your career goals. It is a critical part of the application packet, as it provides an indication of the applicant's academic focus and writing ability.