MAS-GIS Degree Requirements

Enrolling students must complete three sequential semesters of coursework totaling 30 graduate credit hours.

• The first semester, beginning in the fall, is composed of six two-credit hour modules:
  • GPH 601 - Introduction to GIS Theory and Practice
  • GPH 602 - Intermediate GIS Theory and Practice
  • GPH 603 - Spatial Modeling and Statistics
  • GPH 604 - GIS Implementation in the Corporate and Public Sectors
  • GPH 605 - GIS Project
  • GPH 606 - GIS Project Presentation
• Students in the spring semester must complete one mandatory and three elective 15-week advanced courses, each worth 3 credit hours:
  • GPH 610 - Programming the GIS Environment
  • GPH 620 - Air Photo Interpretation
  • GPH 630 - Remote Sensing
  • GPH 640 - GIS for the Internet
  • GPH 650 - GIS and Business
• During the final semester, which takes place during an 8-week summer session, students must complete 6 credit hours of internship in a GIS or closely-allied position (GPH 684).