Advanced Degree Programs for Prospective Students
Master’s degree in Geospatial Systems Engineering
GEOSPATIAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (MS: GSEN)
The Master of Science in Geospatial Systems Engineering will provide students with knowledge and skills focusing on the research, design, development, and use of technologies in geospatial surveying engineering. The program builds upon the ABET-accredited undergraduate Geographic Information Science program (GISc) and the existing geographic information science concentration in the master’s program in computer science. The program satisfies the regional, state, and national need for master’s-level graduates in geospatial systems design and surveying engineering. Due to the diversity of geospatial applications in industry, the 30-credit hour program is purposely designed to offer breadth in the coursework.
The Geospatial Systems Engineering Program will prepare graduates with advanced knowledge and skills focusing on research, design, development, and use of technologies in the field of geospatial systems engineering. This program satisfies regional, state, and national needs for master’s-level graduates in Geospatial Systems Engineering.
Doctoral Degree in Geospatial Computer Science
Geospatial Computer Science (PhD: GSCS)
The Geospatial Computer Science (GSCS) doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program with a strong emphasis on developing the theory of computer science for handling geospatial data and exploring emerging technologies enabled by geographic information science. The GSCS program is a unique combination of the fields of computer science and geographic information science, with a technical and theoretical foundation in computer science.
The Geospatial Computer Science (GSCS) doctoral program is an interdisciplinary program intended to train geospatially minded computer science scholars into accomplished researchers able to make significant contributions in geospatial computing. Students learn important fundamental theories in computation and geospatial science and apply them to cutting-edge research.
Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Coastal Marine System Science
Coastal and Marine System Science (MS, PhD: cmss)
The Coastal and Marine System Science (CMSS) degree program is designed to serve graduate students with diverse backgrounds in natural, computational & social sciences, and engineering. Ideal candidates will have backgrounds in some combination of biology, chemistry, geology, oceanography, computer science, mathematics, engineering, economics, policy, social, or geographic information science. The CMSS program focuses on integrative concepts that have emerged in recent years, linking natural sciences to social sciences.
System Science is a new discipline that seeks to understand the relationships between all of the variables affecting a given phenomenon. Graduates of the CMSS program will demonstrate proficiency in understanding and applying the concepts and principles of all of the natural sciences as well as a working competence in mathematical modeling and geospatial analysis.
With the increasing efficiency of real-time data collection, transfer, and processing, aided by autonomous observation systems such as satellite sensors, oceanic buoys, and remotely controlled or autonomous submersibles, Coastal and Marine System Science is at the forefront of extracting meaningful scientific results from large data sets in near real time.
Graduates of the CMSS program will demonstrate proficiency in understanding and applying the concepts and principles of all of the natural sciences as well as a working competence in mathematical modeling and geospatial analysis.