Degree Requirements

The MSGA Requires 30 credits

Required Courses (12 credits) — All courses are 4 credits

MSGA 510 – Spatial Thinking
MSGA 540 – Modeling and Spatial Statistics
MSGA 555 – Programming for GIS*

*Students who have completed an undergraduate GIS programming course equivalent to GISC 450 prior to matriculation may substitute MSGA 580 for MSGA 555. If MSGA 580 taken as the core, it cannot also count as an elective.

Elective Courses** (12 credits) –Students select 3 of the following; all courses are 4 credits

MSGA 520 – GeoDesign and GeoVisualization
MSGA 550 – Advanced Remote Sensing
MSGA 570 – Geospatial Intelligence
MSGA 571 – Special Topics in Geospatial Analysis
MSGA 580 – Web GIS and Programming

**If approved by a faculty member and the Department Chair, students may substitute 4 credits of MSGA 591 for one elective.

Capstone/Independent Research

MSGA 595 – Capstone Project (1-6 credits)***

***The last 3 credit hours must be taken in the last semester of the program.

Students must consult with their advisors on capstone projects.

Please see UMW Graduate Catalog for full details. Click here to see course descriptions.

Proposed MSGA courses for the coming three years
  
Fall 2019Spring 2020
MSGA 510 Spatial ThinkingMSGA 540 Spatial Statistics
MSGA 550 Remote SensingMSGA 555 Programming for GIS
MSGA 555 Programming for GISMSGA 571 Applications of GIS: GIS in Public Health
MSGA 570 GeoIntelligenceMSGA 580 Web Programming
  
Fall 2020Spring 2021
MSGA 510 Spatial ThinkingMSGA 540 Spatial Statistics
MSGA 520 GeoDesign & GeovisMSGA 555 Programming for GIS
MSGA 550 Remote SensingMSGA 570 GeoIntelligence
MSGA 555 Programming for GISMSGA 580 Web Programming
  
Fall 2021Spring 2022
MSGA 510 Spatial ThinkingMSGA 540 Spatial Statistics
MSGA 550 Remote SensingMSGA 555 Programming for GIS
MSGA 555 Programming for GISMSGA 570 GeoIntelligence
MSGA 571 Applications of GISMSGA 580 Web Programming