> Combined BA/MA

BA/MA in Geography

Special Emphases

  • The dynamics of global conflict and collaboration
  • The emerging global political-urban economy
  • International trade, investment and development
  • Multinational corporations and nation-states
  • Innovation systemsRegional trade blocs
  • Asian Business networks
  • Entrepreneurship and small/medium-sized firms
  • Transportation logistics and business geographics
  • Cultural geography and international business
  • Export marketing
  • Quantitative and qualitative approaches to problem-solving
  • Economic development and technological change

Advantages

  • Obtain both BA and MA degrees in five years. Pay Master's-level tuition for only three of ten semesters. International faculty with diverse interests. Work closely with faculty on research projects and interact with students and faculty from other countries.
  • Internship opportunities

Employment Opportunities

Examples of employers of recent graduates:

  • Buffalo Export Assistance CenterEthox Corporation
  • Ingram Micro
  • U.S. Census Bureau
  • Fleet Bank
  • Atto Technologies
  • Pravco Consulting
  • FBI
  • PBB Global Logistics

 

Required Undergraduate Courses:

GEO 103 Geography of Economic Systems

GEO 120 Maps and mapping

GEO 211 Univariate Statistics

GEO 330 Dynamics of International Business

GEO 333 Bases of World Commerce

GEO 334 International Environment & Commercial Problems

GEO 366 Urban Geography

GEO 389 Business Geographics

GEO 411 Multivariate Statistics

GEO 419 Transportation and Society

GEO 425 Industrial and Business Geography

GEO 497 Geography Honors Seminar

ECO 181 Macroeconomics

ECO 182 Microeconomics

One 300/400 level Undergraduate elective

Required Graduate Level Courses:

GEO 502 Survey Methods

GEO 531 Introduction to International Trade

GEO 625 Industrial Geography

GEO 632 Macro Issues in Trade and Development

GEO 634 World Regional and Cultural Systems

GEO 636 Spatial Problems of Multinational Corporations

GEO 640 Organization of Asian Industrial Space

GEO 680 Technology, Globalization and Development

GEO 631 Project Guidance   OR  GEO 639 Special Topics in Trade

TWO Graduate level electives             


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Undergraduate Gen-Ed and Elective credits.......60

Undergraduate BA/MA requirement credits.........47

Total Undergraduate credits................................107

Total Graduate credits......................................... 33

TOTAL hours for BA/MA combined program...................140


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Note: If a course is not offered in a particular year, please see your advisor for an approved substitution.

 

Core Faculty

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Department of Geography University at Buffalo