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MS in Geographic Information Systems

Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses


Program Description

The applied Geographic Information System (GIS) program will give participants the critical knowledge to succeed in the challenging world of geospatial technologies. This includes advanced classes and labs in global positioning systems (Trimble), remote sensing (ERDAS IMAGINE), GIS (ArcGIS) and web based mapping and spatial analysis. In particular, applications of these technologies in the oil and gas industry, parcel mapping, local government, national security and market research are featured. Additionally, this program is designed to enhance an individual's knowledge in scientific investigations, resource management, asset management, environmental impact assessment, and urban planning. GIS technologies use digital information, for which various digitized data creation methods are used.


Admission

Applicants seeking admission to the MS in Geographic Information Systems must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:

  1. A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
  2. Official transcript(s) of all previous college work
  3. Official GRE scores
  4. Two letters of recommendation from faculty in the student's major at the undergraduate degree-granting institution

Degree Requirements

 

Plan 1 - MS in Geographic Information Systems (Non-thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
GEO 531 <GEOG 5361> Geograhic Information
GEO 532 <GEOG 5362> GIS Principles and Application
GEO 533 <GEOG 5363> Internet GIS
GEO 534 <GEOG 5364> Spatial Analysis
GEO 535 <GEOG 5365> Digital Image Processing
GEO 536 <GEOG 5366> Cartography and Visualization
GEO 537 <GEOG 5367> GIS Programming
GEO 611 <GEOG 6161> Graduate Seminar in GIS
GEO 621 <GEOG 6261> Seminar in Applied GIS Research Methods
24
2
Electives
Choose four from:
BIO 581 <BIOL 5381> Ecological Computer Modeling
CJ 535 <CRIJ 5335> Security and the Future
CJ 539 <CRIJ 5339> Global Terrorism
CJ 636 <CRIJ 6336> Computer/Technology Applications for Criminal Justice
CJ 793 <CRIJ 7393> Computer Based Data Analysis
GEL 443 <GEOL 4413> Methods in Applied Geophysics
GEL 446 <GEOL 4426> Hydrogeology
GEO 433 <GEOG 4333> Field Studies
GEO 436 <GEOG 4356> Urban Geography
GEO 437 <GEOG 4357> Population Geography
GEO 448 <GEOG 4468> Remote Sensing
12
TOTAL
36

 

Plan 2 - MS in Geographic Information Systems (Thesis)

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
GEO 531 <GEOG 5361> Geograhic Information
GEO 532 <GEOG 5362> GIS Principles and Application
GEO 533 <GEOG 5363> Internet GIS
GEO 534 <GEOG 5364> Spatial Analysis
GEO 535 <GEOG 5365> Digital Image Processing
GEO 536 <GEOG 5366> Cartography and Visualization
GEO 537 <GEOG 5367> GIS Programming
GEO 611 <GEOG 6161> Graduate Seminar in GIS
GEO 621 <GEOG 6261> Seminar in Applied GIS Research Methods
24
2
Electives
Choose two from:
BIO 581 <BIOL 5381> Ecological Computer Modeling
CJ 535 <CRIJ 5335> Security and the Future
CJ 539 <CRIJ 5339> Global Terrorism
CJ 636 <CRIJ 6336> Computer/Technology Applications for Criminal Justice
CJ 793 <CRIJ 7393> Computer Based Data Analysis
GEL 443 <GEOL 4413> Methods in Applied Geophysics
GEL 446 <GEOL 4426> Hydrogeology
GEO 433 <GEOG 4333> Field Studies
GEO 436 <GEOG 4356> Urban Geography
GEO 437 <GEOG 4357> Population Geography
GEO 448 <GEOG 4468> Remote Sensing
GEO 538 <GEOG 5368> GIS Program Use and Applications
GEO 539 <GEOG 5369> Internship in GIS
6
3 Thesis Choose all from:
GEO 698 <GEOG 6398> Thesis I
GEO 699 <GEOG 6399> Thesis II1
6
TOTAL
36
Notes:
1 Once enrolled in GEO 699 <GEOG 6399> Thesis II, students must continuously enroll in this course until graduation.

 


Courses

Geography (GEOG)
Goegraphy (GEOL)

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