Geographic Information Science & Technology
专业介绍
Geographic Information Science (GIS) is an emerging field of study centered on the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of information that is spatially-referenced to locations on, above, and below the surface of the earth.
This field is highly trans-disciplinary with substantial and growing importance in a number of traditional academic disciplines and related professions including:
- City and regional planning
- Architecture
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Earth and atmospheric sciences
- Environmental science
- Public policy
- Sustainability studies
Students can complete the 34-credit hour curriculum for the Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Technology (MS-GIST) in one calendar year. The curriculum includes two semesters of full-time coursework and a capstone project course offered during the summer.
Part-time students may complete the program in two or three academic years plus one summer session for the capstone project and systems design courses.
The MS-GIST degree provides students with a common core of required knowledge, a strong foundation of technology skills, and the flexibility to apply those skills to a broad range of professional and academic fields.
Our MS-GIST graduates have the option to continue to view themselves as members of traditional professions such as engineering, environmental science, or architecture, or to place themselves within the newly-emerging professions directly related to geospatial technologies.