Master of Arts - Geography and Doctor of Philosophy
Geography
- Human Geography
- Urban and Metropolitan Geography
- Economic and Development Geography
- Industrial Geography
- Population Geography
- Regional Development Planning
- Geography of Services
- Agricultural Geography
- Resource Management
- Geography of ASEAN and Asia-Pacific
- Geographical Information System
- Remote Sensing
- Geomorphology
- Hydrology
- Climatology
- Biogeography
- Geography
Expertise available in the following School:
School of Humanities
Geography
- Disaster Management
- Environmental Studies
- Geographical Education
- Economic Development
- Transport and Traffic Studies
- Urban and Regional Studies
- Poverty Studies
- Tourism
- Hydrometeorology
- Slope Stability
- Fluvial Geomorphology
- Remote Sensing
- ICT in Geography
- Land Use Planning
- Urban Growth
- Human, Social and Cultural Geography
- Rural Transformation and Development
- Sustainable Development
- Place and Areal Studies
- Pollution Studies
- Landslide Studies
- Soil Erosion
- Hydrology
- Water Resources and Management
- Climate Change
- Agricultural Studies
- Industrial and Globalization
- 3D in Spatial Studies
Expertise available in the following School:
School of Distance Education
http://www.pppjj.usm.my/
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirement for entry to the postgraduate programme is:
MA
- A Bachelor degree in a related field (minimum CGPA 2.75 or second class honours) from a recognized institution.
PhD
- A Master degree in a related field (minimum CGPA 3.00) from a recognized institution.
- In cases where the candidates do not meet the minimum CGPA requirements, research experience or journal publications may be used to support applications for postgraduate study at SDE.
- Application and registration is open throughout the year for postgraduate studies by research.
Duration
MA
Full-time: Min 2 semesters / Max 6 semesters
Part-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 12 semesters
Full-time: Min 2 semesters / Max 6 semesters
Part-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 12 semesters
PhD
Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters
Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 15 semesters
Full-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters
Part-time: Min 6 semesters / Max 15 semesters

