MSc Geographic and Cartographic Sciences
The Geographic and Cartographic Sciences, MS degree at George Mason University focuses on the growing demand for scientists and professionals in the field of geographic information science, who use geographical approaches and tools such as geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, cartography, and geovisualization to address and solve geographic problems.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, August
Tuition Fee
$ 1,486 per credit
Location
Fairfax, United States/Blended
About the programme
This expertise is useful to a wide variety of employers in the federal, state, and local government sectors, as well as in business, industry, and non-profit organizations.
Key Features
The degree’s coursework concentrates on the collection, analysis, and display of geographic data, in concert with the use of emerging geospatial technologies to address problems in the human and environmental geographic domains.
Students in this Geographic and Cartographic Sciences program from George Mason University benefit from a large and diverse local employment market, as well as a network of more than 700 program alumni (1978-present) who live and work in the local area.
Courses include:
- Cartographic Design
- Geographic Information Systems
- Spatial Quantitative Methods
- Remote Sensing
- Seminar in Geographic Thought and Methodology