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Geographic Information Science, Thesis Option M.S.

CIP: 450702

Completion of 32 hours of approved graduate credit (courses numbered 500 or above) is required. Sixteen hours must be 600-level or above. A maximum of six advisor-approved hours may be taken outside the department. A thesis is required for this option.

Requirements

Prerequisite Course (exam to test out)

GEOG 32545Principles of GIS

3

Required Core Courses

 

GEOG 32543Applications of Remotely Sensed Data

3
OR
GEOG 32563Digital Image Processing

3
 
GEOG 32562Digital Cartography and Geovisualization

3
OR
GEOG 32662Issues in Cartographic Design

3
 
GEOG 32580Spatial Analysis and Geostatistics

3
GEOG 32601GIScience Research Seminar

3
GEOG 32620GIS Theory and Research

3
GEOG 32650GIS Database Design

3
GEOG 32660Trends in GIS

3
Total Credit Hours:21

Electives (Choose 6 hours)

GEOG 32563Digital Image Processing

3
GEOG 32611Special Topics in Geographic Information Science

1 to 3
GEOG 32630Raster-based GIS and Modeling

3
GEOG 32641Geoprocessing with Python

3
GEOG 32642Internet GIS

3
GEOG 32655GIS Project Management

3
GEOG 32662Issues in Cartographic Design

3
CSIS 44560Advanced Topics in Database Systems

3
CSIS 44660Database Design and Implementation

3
Total Credit Hours:6
A course taken as a required core course cannot be counted as an elective.

Thesis

GEOG 32699GIS Thesis

1 to 5
Thesis should be taken for 5 credit hours.

Total Credit Hours: 32-35