克拉克大学

The Master of Science program in Geographic Information Science (MSGIS) prepares students to become professionals in careers where they apply the world’s most advanced computer mapping and spatial analysis technologies to address crucial issues concerning socioeconomic development and environmental science and policy.

A collaborative program between the Department of International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE), the Graduate School of Geography and Clark Labs, the MSGIS program is unique is a variety of ways. It focuses specifically on applications of geospatial technologies to problems of sustainable development and the environment, such as:

Conservation GIS

Land use / land cover change

Public health and environmental justice

Food security and humanitarian assistance

Global change and earth system monitoring

Climate change adaptation

Clark University offers the Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Science organized according to four areas of concentration:

Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment

Conservation Applications

Remote Sensing

Community and Global Health Applications

Each has its own requirements and students successfully completing the program will have their area of concentration noted on the degree. The first of these is the most flexible and permits the development of a very individually-tailored program. All concentrations require a minimum of 12 graduate course units to graduate.

Within each concentration, students are given the option of two tracks - a research track or an internship track.

The research track is suitable for students who intend to pursue a higher program of study, or who envision working for an organization in a research capacity. The research track requires two credits specifically focused on their research. In addition, students on the research track typically spend the summer following their second semester working on their research.