Doctor of Philosophy in Geography

The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville

USA,Tennessee

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36 Months

Duration

CAD 32,208/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 60

Application Fee

Aug 2025

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USA, Tennessee

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1794

Total Students: 36,304 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Knoxville, TN 37996, United States

Doctor of Philosophy in Geography

Program Overview

The doctoral program is for those who have demonstrated proficiency in conducting independent research. The department is particularly well-qualified to direct graduate work in location analysis and transportation geography; urban and economic geography; population, migration, and demography; geographies of race, ethnicity, and social justice; climate change and environmental history; human-environmental interaction; and the geography of the natural environment (especially biogeography and geomorphology); and Geographic Information Science. The faculty is qualified to direct students from a variety of approaches ranging from historical, qualitative, and social theoretical to quantitative, computational, and geospatial. The department is particularly well-qualified to direct graduate research in geography of the natural environment (especially biogeography, climatology, and geomorphology), spatial analysis (especially location analysis, environmental modeling, space-time analytics, and geographic information science), and human geography (especially economic, urban, transportation, population, and cultural).