The school's GIS project name is:
Master of Science in GIScience mainly cultivates students' professional and technical abilities, including geographic information system, computer graphics, spatial analysis and remote sensing technology, and cultivates professional talents.
University of California at Santa Barbara (University of California at Santa Barbara)
The school has always been known as the "Little Harvard" of GIS, and has the geography department with the highest research level, the largest number of laboratories and the most comprehensive research direction in the United States. At the same time, it is also the base camp of michael goodchild, a Daniel in GIS, with abundant research funds. NCGIA (National Geographic Information and Analysis Center) is one of the three colleges of the National Geographic Information Analysis Center. The research direction mainly focuses on geographic modeling, geographic analysis, remote sensing analysis and geographic information visualization.
Although the official minimum requirements of the department for applicants are only GPA 3.25, GRE 1 100 and TOEFL 80, from the previous admission results, only no more than two undergraduate applicants in China can enter the Department of Geography to study for MA/PhD degrees every year. At present, several China students who have been successfully admitted are all from the Information Department of Wuhan University.
The master's program is flexible, and students can choose Plan I and Plan II to complete their master's studies. Students who choose Plan I need to complete 34 credits of study and finish their thesis before graduation; Students in Plan 2 do not need to complete the thesis, but only need to pass the graduation exam, but they need to take 46 credits. Compulsory courses include: seminar in geography, introduction to geographical research, analytical methods in geography 1, 2, 3, etc.