Overview

A minimum of 9 credit hours must be earned in collateral fields, with courses selected for their relevance to the special fields. Geography PhD students at University of Tennessee Knoxville whose master’s-level work was in a field other than geography and for whom the master’s area remains close to their PhD specialty areas may petition to substitute geography credit hours in courses outside of their specialty areas for up to 3 of the 9 required outside credit hours.

Features

Competency in quantitative/qualitative methods and basic human and physical geography is required. Additional tools, including languages, will be required as appropriate to the student’s areas of research specialization.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Quantitative Methods in Geography

Geographical Research

Topics in Quantitative Geography

Geographic Concept and Method

Colloquium in Geography

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks prior to the beginning of the desired term of entry.

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of a Master’s Degree is expected prior to full admission into a Ph.D. program.

Although new graduate students may begin during any term, the Fall semester is strongly recommended.

A 3.00 (4.00 scale) or higher undergraduate grade point average is normally required for admission to a graduate degree program.

Official transcripts of all previous college work and a minimum of three letters of recommendation are required.

No single criterion will dominate but the aggregate should provide strong evidence of ability and potential.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Out-of-State

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13784 USD / year

≈ 13784 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

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