Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Systems
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A Master of Science in Geographic Information Science and Systems, or Master of Science in Geographic Information Science, or Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems ., MSc GIS) is a postgraduate academic master's degree
awarded by universities in a large number of countries. The degree is typically studied for two years full-time or three to five years part-time.
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
awarded by universities in a large number of countries. The degree is typically studied for two years full-time or three to five years part-time.
Job Outlook
This postgraduate degree prepares students to work as GIS analysts, applied researchers and consultants providing expertise in this area of computer mapping analysis, spatial databases management and development, software/application development, geomarketing and project management. GIS technologies are widely utilized in the U.S. and abroad and there is a high demand for these skills.Universities offering MSc GIS
- University of Leeds - UK
- The University of Edinburgh - UK
- University of Salzburg - ATAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
- Kingston University London - UK
- University of Leicester - UK
- Brikberck University of London - UK
- City University London - UK
- University of Ulster- UK
- University of Southern California - USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- University of Salford - UK
- University of Bonn - DEGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- The University of Arizona - USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
See also
- GeoinformaticsGeoinformaticsGeoinformatics is the science and the technology which develops and uses information science infrastructure to address the problems of geography, geosciences and related branches of engineering.-Overview:...
- Geographic information system
- Geographic information scienceGeographic Information ScienceGeographic information science is the academic theory behind the development, use, and application of geographic information systems...
- UNIGISUNIGISUNIGIS is a worldwide network of universities cooperating since 1992 in the design, development and delivery of distance learning in Geographical Information Science and Systems...
- Master of ScienceMaster of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...