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 (Ph.D.) is a 4 to 5 year graduate program that prepares students in geographic research and teaching. Our program is research-focused, and designed for students seeking a career in academia, and for public, private, and non-profit sector positions that require advanced research skills. Students can enter the program with advanced standing from their previous graduate education (e.g., M.A. or M.S.), and in limited cases directly from the B.A. or B.S. The Ph.D. program of study leads to: Knowledge of the discipline of geography Broad knowledge of a subfield of geography and its literature, and Specific expertise in the subfield The first provides a basis for communication with professional colleagues across the discipline. The second represents the general area in which the Ph.D. holder seeks employment, and the third represents the area of most active research involvement. Typical areas of concentration for students in our department include spatiotemporal data modeling, environmental modeling and simulation, geovisualization, spatial decision support systems, health-environment interactions and disease outcomes, ecosystem services, ecological diversity and function, environmental remote sensing, and environmental hazards.