美国地理信息系统GIS申请攻略
美国开设GIS的院校并不多,前三十的院校特别少,有UMICH的MS in Natural Resources and Environment:Environmental Informatics: GIS and Modeling和北卡教堂山的GIS。美国国家地理信息分析中心NCGIA(National Center for Geographic Information & Analysis) 的三所院校是传统的GIS名校。
1. UCSB历来有GIS小哈佛之称,每年录取的中国本科生不超过两个;
2. UAlbany SUNY覆盖了GIS大部分研究方向,学校汇集了很多优秀的中国教授,博士申请难度很大,硕士相对容易进入;
3. U Maine的GIS侧重研究计算机科学,方向有空间认知和空间时态模型;以上三所院校是GIS申请者历来的申请热点。
GIS主要分支以及开设院校:
*Human Geography 人文地理学
开设学校:University of California—San Diego
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Texas A&M University—College Station
*Environmental Geography 环境地理学
开设学校:University of Illinois—Urbana – Champaign
Ohio State University—Columbus
University of Tennessee
*Economic geography and regional science 地理经济与区域科学
开设学校:University of Denver
University of Massachusetts—Amherst
University of Utah
*Applied GIS 应用地理信息学
开设学校:University of Texas—Dallas
Central Michigan University
*Remote Sensing 遥感
开设学校:Texas A&M University—College Station
Michigan State University
Florida State University
*Spatial Analysis 空间分析
开设学校:George Mason University
Syracuse University
University of Maryland—College Park
以南加大为例,开设在交通系统管理下面的地理信息系统方向Specialization in Geographic Information Systems,此项目不仅可以了解交通、技术、信息服务和监管要求之间的关系;并依靠理论和应用分析方法来表征,分析和解决系统层面的复杂运输问题,项目介绍如下:
Transportation is a dynamic field with many aspects. The Master of Science in Transportation Systems Management prepares students from any undergraduate background for advanced positions in the private, public, or nonprofit sector as well as for advanced graduate study. The program core provides students with a broad basis for understanding transportation systems and needs. A required specialization provides particular depth in a focused aspect of transportation systems relating to particular set of methods or problem domain.
Students learn:
– the design, provision, operation, and effectiveness of transportation services in the larger context of economic and social systems?
– how organizations can best adapt to changes affecting the transportation environment in which services are demanded and provided, including the the relationships between transportation, technology, information services, and regulatory requirements?
– to characterize, analyze, and address complex transportation problems at the system level by relying on both theory and applied analytical methods.
Students in this program will choose from one of four recommended areas of study:
*Transportation Infrastructure Systems
*Geographic Information Systems
*Data Informatics
*Systems Architecting
International Students: This program is eligible for the OPT STEM extension.
Please Note: Requirements for graduation, course offerings, course availability, track offerings, and any other degree requirements are subject to change. Students should consult with an academic advisor prior to registering for any classes.
A minimum of 32-35 units is required to earn the MS in Transportation Systems Management degree
Required Courses: 21-23 units
Specialization Required Courses: 11-12 units
A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation