University Catalog 2025-2026

Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MR)

Degree Requirements

Core Courses21
Geospatial Professionalism
Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science and Technology
Spatial Data Foundations
Geospatial Programming
Geospatial Data Structures and Web Services
Geospatial Modeling
Geospatial Information Science Master's Project
MGIST Professional Portfolio
Elective Courses12
Choose 12 credit hours of electives from the "Elective Courses" listed below, at least 6 of which must be GIS prefix courses
Total Hours33

Elective Courses

Select at least six hours of GIS prefix courses below:6
Coding for Geospatial Applications
Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
Cartographic Design
GIS Applications in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Geospatial Data Science and Analysis
Surface Water Hydrology with GIS
Web and Mobile GIS Protocols
Special Topics in GIS
Special Topics in Geospatial Information Science
Mapping and Analysis Using UAS
Geospatial Forum
Special Topics in Geospatial Information Science
Independent Study in Geospatial Information Science
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture
Precision Agriculture Technology
GIS Applications in Precision Agriculture
Introduction to Meteorological Remote Sensing
Strategic Management Foundations
Spatial History
Project Management
Communication and Globalization
Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations
Fundamentals of Statistical Inference I
Fundamentals of Statistical Inference II
Statistical Methods For Researchers I
Statistics for Management and Social Sciences I
Statistics For Management and Social Sciences II
Applied Spatial Statistics
Statistical Programming I
Statistical Programming II
Total Hours6
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Other courses not listed can be approved as an elective upon consultation with an advisor.

Faculty

Director


Full Professors

  • Sankarasubramanian Arumugam
  • DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl
  • Thomas J Kwak
  • Yu-Fai Leung
  • Ross Kendall Meentemeyer
  • Helena Mitasova
  • Stacy A. C. Nelson
  • Erin Sills
  • Ranga Vatsavai
  • Karl Wegmann

Associate Professors

  • Joshua Gray
  • Jelena Vukomanovic

Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Frank Koch

Associate Teaching Professors

  • Eric Money
  • Stacy Supak
  • Laura Tateosian

Lecturers

  • Katherine Jones
  • Juliana Regina Quist

Emeritus Faculty

  • Perver Baran
  • Hugh Devine