Department of Geography and Planning




James E. Young, Chairperson and Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Cartography, Russia, Geographic Education


Robert N. Brown, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Migration, American South, Ethnomusicology


Jeffrey D. Colby, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Univesity of Colorado
GIS, Remote Sensoring, Physical Geography


Garry V. Cooper, Professor
Ed.D., Texas A & M University
Planning Techniques, Planning Strategies


Richard J. Crepeau, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Irvine
Transportation Planning, Planning Techniques


Gabrielle L. Katz, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Colorado
Biography, Hydrology, Environmental Geography


Neal G. Lineback, Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
General Geography, Land Use, Water Resources


Michael W. Mayfield, Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Hydrology, Global Change


Arthur Rex, Lecturer
M.A., Appalachian State University
GIS, Computer Cartography, Physical Geography


Kathleen Schroeder, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Latin America, Developing World


Peter T. Soule', Professor
Ph.D., University of Georgia
Climatology, Natural Hazards


Roger A. Winsor, Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Historical, Social Geography




The Department of Geography and Planning offers a Master of Arts
degree in Geography. The graduate degree program in Geography is designed to
provide students with a broad range of academic and professional
options. Foundations of the program include preparing students for
1) Ph.D. work in geography or planning and 2) professional opportunities in
applied geography and planning.  


MASTER OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY 
Major Code: 237A


Prerequisite: 
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
Students entering the graduate program without a degree in Geography are
required to make up deficiencies in the areas of physical geography, human
geography, and geographic techniques.  Specific courses will be determined in
consultation with the graduate committee.
Basic Criteria for Consideration
Minimum requirement for admission: (Undergraduate GPA X 400)  +  GRE-V  + 
GRE-Q  =  2000.
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations
Cover letter (not to exceed two pages) stating reasons why applicant wishes to
enter the program
Deadline
1 July for Fall/   1 November for Spring/    1 April for Summer


Hours: 30 semester hours with thesis; 36 semester hours without thesis


Required Courses:
   GHY 5000 Research Themes and Methods...............................3
   GHY 5100 Seminar in Physical Geography.............................3
   GHY 5110 Special Topics in Regional Analysis.......................3
   GHY 5130 Seminar in Cultural Geography.............................3
   GHY 5800 Quantitative Methods......................................3  
            SUBTOTAL HOURS.................................................15


Emphasis:
The student must also complete the requirements for one of the following
emphases:      


A. LIBERAL ARTS:
   Additional Hours: Minimum of 15 semester hours as listed below:
       GHY 5999 Thesis................................................4
       Electives.....................................................11
            SUBTOTAL HOURS.................................................15


            TOTAL HOURS....................................................30


   Thesis: Required


   Language Proficiency: None Required
       
   Comprehensive: Required


   Product of Learning: None required




B. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY:
   Additional Hours: Minimum of 21 semester hours as listed below:
       GHY 5400 Planning Process......................................3
       Electives...................................................9-12
      *GHY 5900 Internship in Geography.............................6-9
            SUBTOTAL HOURS.................................................21


            TOTAL HOURS....................................................36
    
      *Internship will not be initiated until student has been admitted to
       candidacy for the graduate degree. The student will complete a research
       project dealing with the internship experience and an oral defense of 
       the project in lieu of a thesis.


   Thesis: None Required
   
   Language Proficiency: None Required
       
   Comprehensive: Required


   Product of Learning: None required




Graduate Minor in Geography (Code: 241)
A graduate (M.A.) minor in Geography consists of 9-12 semester hours selected
from the courses listed below:


   GHY 5000 Research Themes and Methods.........................3
   GHY 5100 Seminar in Physical Geography.......................3
   GHY 5110 Special Topics in Regional Analysis.................3
   GHY 5130 Seminar in Cultural Geography.......................3
   GHY 5400 Planning Process....................................3




NOTES:
The Department of Geography and Planning participates in a program leading to a
Master of Arts degree in Social Science, Education (Major Code: 282*) with two
concentrations: 1) Community College/Geography (Code: 282N) and 2) Secondary
School (Advanced Licensure)/Geography (Code: 282T). For detailed requirements,
see the Social Science description.




(For a description of the course abbreviations used in the following list of
courses, see page 46.)