http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/socsci/
Professors: Carlos Aiken (Geosciences), Brian J. L. Berry, Ronald
Briggs, Daniel Griffith, James Murdoch, Robert Stern (Geosciences)
Associate Professors: Tom Brikowski, John Ferguson (Geosciences), Paul
Jargowsky, Michael Tiefelsdorf,
Assistant Professors: Mohammed Abdelsalam (Geosciences), Timothy Bray,
Kevin Curtin, Karen Hayslett-McCall, Fang Qiu
The Master of Science in Geographic Information Sciences is a professional
program that is offered jointly by the
Graduates of the program can apply their skills in a variety of areas such
as �public administration and policy
analysis; public safety, criminology, and emergency preparedness management;
environmental management; urban, regional, social service and transportation
planning and analysis; private sector business, especially marketing, site
selection, logistics and real estate; and resource exploration, including
petroleum.
Classes are offered through state-of-the-art GIS computing facilities housed
at the
The University�s general admission requirements are discussed here.
For the Masters in Geographic Information Sciences, a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited university or college is required and Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) scores must be
presented. A 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and a
combined verbal and quantitative score of at least 1000 on the GRE, or
equivalent score on the GMAT, are desirable. Students must also submit
transcripts from all higher education institutions attended, three letters of
recommendation, and a one page essay outlining their background, education and
professional objectives.
For the master�s degree in Geographic Information Sciences, beginning
students must have the equivalent of GISC 6381 GIS Fundamentals and GISC 6382
Applied GIS or they must take these courses at UTD in addition to the 30 credit
hours required for the Masters in Geographic Information Sciences.
Additionally, beginning students are expected to have completed college
mathematics through calculus and at least one programming or computer
applications course, or have equivalent knowledge.
With permission, up to six hours of credit equivalent to courses at UTD may
be transferred from another institution. Students desiring to transfer graduate
courses thought to be equivalent to core courses may be required to demonstrate
competency through examination. The award of such transfer credit must be
consistent with the University�s �Transfer of Credit� policy. Up to 15 hours of
courses taken as a non-degree student at UTD can be applied to the masters
degree. Hours taken for the Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information
Systems meet the prerequisites for, and provide credit toward, the Masters in
Geographic Information Sciences. All courses required for the masters degree,
including those transferred, must be taken within a single 6-year period.
The University�s general degree requirements are discussed here.
To earn the Master of Science in Geographic Information Sciences, students
must complete a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of work in the program. The
program consists of a base requirement of 9 hours (three courses), a core
requirement of 9 hours, a research project requirement of 3 hours, and prescribed
electives for 9 hours. Students must achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average
in the core requirement and an overall grade point average of 3.0 to graduate.
GEOS 5303 Computing for Geoscientists
GEOS 5306 Data Analysis for Geoscientists
POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
POEC 5317 Computer Techniques in Policy Analysis
GISC 5317 Computer Programming for GIS
GISC 6383 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Management and Implementation
GISC 6384 Spatial Analysis and Modeling or GEOS 5423 GIS Applications in
Geosciences
GISC 6387 Geographic Information Systems Workshop (GEOS 5308 Special Topics may
substitute with advisor consent.)
GEOS 8000-level research course or GISC 6389 Master�s Project in GIS or GISC 7389
GI Sciences Ph.D. Research Project Qualifier
GISC 6385 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Theories, Models, and Issues
GISC 6386 Urban and Environmental Applications for Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)/Remote Sensing
GISC 6388 GIS Application Development
GISC 7361 Spatial Statistics
GISC 7362 GIS Network Modeling
GISC 7363 Internet Mapping and Information Processing
GISC 7365 Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing
GISC 7366 Applied Remote Sensing
GISC 7384 Advanced Raster Modeling
GEOS 5325 Introduction to Remote Sensing
GEOS 5326/GISC 7365 Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing
GEOS 5328 Radar Remote Sensing
GEOS 5329/GISC 7366 Applied Remote Sensing
GEOS 5422 Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellite Surveying Techniques
GEOS 5423 GIS Applications to Geosciences
CS 6359 Object Oriented Analysis and Design
CS 6360 Database Design
CS 6366 Computer Graphics
CS 6384 Computer Vision
MIS 6308 Systems Analysis and Project Management
MIS 6324 Decision Support Systems
MIS 6326 Database Management Systems
MIS 6328 Information Strategy Planning
PA 5318 Information Systems in Policy Environments
POEC 5316 Advanced Regression Analysis