The Department of Geography offers a Master of Arts degree that prepares students for a variety of professions, including careers in academics, research, public service, and the private sector. The MA program has a high success rate of preparing students for doctoral study in top-tier geography departments across the United States.A primary strength of the department is the blending of major research facilities and opportunities with individual student-faculty interaction to build a strong sense of community. Students interested in questions of human geography, the physical environment, or geographic information sciences will find that the department has facilities and faculty expertise to build a successful plan of study.The University of Missouri, Department of Geography, offers a Masters (M.A.) degree that prepares students for a variety of professions, including careers in academics, research, public service, and the private sector. A primary strength of the MU Department of Geography is the fact that big-school research facilities and opportunities are wedded with small-school interaction to build a strong sense of community. Whether students are interested in questions of human geography, the physical environment, or digital image processing, MU Geography has the facilities and faculty expertise to guide them through the sometimes intimidating task of completing a graduate degree. While the campus offers all the research amenities typical of an SEC university, graduate students in the Department of Geography also enjoy a high degree of faculty-student interaction and cohesiveness among the student body.<br><br>Credits -32