Master of Science in Geographic Information Science

San Jose State University

The Master of Science in Geographic Information Science (MS GISc) is a one-year graduate degree offered by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. With a streamlined program of study, students will learn theory and applications of spatial thinking/reasoning and use of GIS to support problem solving and decision making. The program will harness a wide array of courses in GISci, statistics, computer science, geography, urban and regional planning and their intersection through 8 upper division courses. With these courses, students will use the geospatial competency model to be increasingly challenged in face to face, project-based courses to prepare them for a rapidly expanding 21st Century technology intensive profession. Key outcomes of the program of study include understanding of theory and scholarship, ability to perform spatial data collection and analysis, accurate and ethical use of geospatial tools and techniques, and the ability to communicate technical information visually, orally, and in written forms.