地理哲学博士

哲学博士是一项为期4至5年的学士学位课程，为学生提供从事高级研究和大学教学的职业准备。它提供的学习计划可带来特定领域的广泛地理知识和特殊专业知识。学生可以从其先前的研究生学历（例如，硕士或硕士）中取得较高的声誉，并在有限的情况下直接从文学士或理学博士学位获得该课程。是研究学位。我们的计划旨在为学生做好大学和大学教学职位以及需要高级研究技能的公共或私营部门职位的准备。该研究课程的结果包括：地理学科知识，地理子领域及其文学的广泛知识以及该领域的专门知识。
The Doctor of Philosophy program in geography focuses on investigating the environmental consequences of human decisions, the social implications of environmental change, and the geographic information science that enables these studies. Central to the department's studies are the theories, methods, and models of environmental, social, and geographic information science. Within this broad domain, the department has strengths in environmental justice, environmental modeling, geographic information science, remote sensing, land use and its environmental consequences, urban ecology, sustainability, climatology, environmental hazards, development, political ecology, and health geography.<br><br>The department provides opportunities for graduate students to gain practical experience through service as departmental teaching or research assistants. Graduate students present their research at professional conferences and publish their work in academic journals. These presentations and papers are the product of independent research or research projects led by a faculty member.