{"id":7448,"date":"2023-03-08T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T21:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7448"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:37:45","slug":"phd-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/students\/graduate\/phd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Effective Fall 2026, admissions to the Geography PhD Program are suspended (last updated March 2026)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined\">The PhD program in geography is the terminal degree in the discipline. Our program offers students the opportunity to customize their program around physical or human geography and shape their degree to meet their career goals for academia, research, or the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our cohort of doctoral and master&#8217;s students works closely together in the classroom and in the field, and enjoys frequent social gatherings too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the program, including requirements, visit its academic page at the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-programs uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\">                             <li>\n                                            <figure class=\"post-image\">\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/10\/Doctoral_hero_1500x400_568867951-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/10\/Doctoral_hero_1500x400_568867951-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/10\/Doctoral_hero_1500x400_568867951-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/10\/Doctoral_hero_1500x400_568867951-400x400.webp 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>                        <\/figure>\n                                         <div class=\"post-content\">\n                        <a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/academics\/geography-phd\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Geography, PhD<\/a>                        \n                                                    <div class=\"post-subtitle\">\n                                Doctoral<span class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle-detail\">On Campus<\/span>                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School Homepage<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/admission\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School admissions info and application<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/financing-your-education\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Graduate School funding info<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about admissions please contact the Graduate Advisor:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"66\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/donnelly-alison\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/donnela.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/geography\/about\/directory\/donnelly-alison\/\">Alison Donnelly<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Professor<\/strong>, <em>Geography<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:donnela@uwm.edu\">donnela@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-phone\"><a href=\"tel:4142516872\">414-251-6872<\/a><\/li><li class=\"people-location\">Bolton Hall 426<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective Fall 2026, admissions to the Geography PhD Program are suspended (last updated March 2026). 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