Geography, Watershed Science Concentration, M.S.

(SIMS Code: 112995)

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master’s degree as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must complete a graduate program of at least 30 units of upper division and graduate courses selected with the approval of the master’s advising committee. The department requires students to complete all degree requirements within seven years of the semester that they entered the M.S. program.

A Minimum of 30 Units

A minimum of 30 units with no more than nine units from disciplines other than geography and at least 15 units from 600- and 700-numbered courses.

Required Courses

GEOG 700 - Seminar in Geographic Research Design Units: 3
GEOG 701 - Seminar in Development of Geographic Thought Units: 3

A Thesis

A thesis in the area of watershed science.

GEOG 799A - Thesis Units: 3

Additional Courses

GEOG 511 - Hydrology and Global Environmental Change Units: 3

Six Units of Methods Courses Selected From

GEOG 576 - Advanced Watershed Analysis Units: 3
GEOG 578 - Practical Hydrologic Modeling Units: 3
GEOG 581 through GEOG 585
GEOG 589 - GIS-Based Decision Support Methods Units: 3
GEOG 683 through GEOG 688L
GEOG 780 - Seminar in Techniques of Spatial Analysis Units: 3

Advanced Coursework

Advanced coursework (12 units) in watershed science to be determined in consultation with the student’s adviser.