Program Requirements
General Program Requirements:
Number of Credits Required Beyond the Baccalaureate: 30
Required Courses:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| GUS 5073 | Geovisualization | 3 |
| GUS 5162 | Advanced Statistics for Urban Applications | 3 |
| GUS 8061 | Big GeoSpatial Data | 3 |
| GUS 8066 | Application Development for Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GUS 8069 | GIS Ethics and Professional Practice | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select four from the following: 1 | 12 | |
GUS 5031 | GIS Programming 2 | |
GUS 5032 | Geosimulation | |
GUS 5062 | Fundamentals of Geographical Information Systems 2 | |
GUS 5063 | Remote Sensing | |
GUS 5065 | Urban Geographical Information Systems | |
GUS 5066 | Environmental Applications of GIS | |
GUS 5067 | GIS and Location Analysis | |
GUS 5068 | Census Analysis with Geographical Information Systems | |
GUS 5069 | GIS for Health Data Analysis | |
GUS 5072 | Advanced Remote Sensing | |
GUS 5161 | Statistics for Urban Spatial Analysis 2 | |
| Capstone Course | ||
| GUS 9187 | GIS Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
- 1
Alternately, students may select any course within the range of GUS 5030-5040 and GUS 8060-8070 as an elective toward the degree.
- 2
If, as determined by the faculty advisor, the student has not completed equivalent coursework or lacks equivalent professional experience, they must take GUS 5031, GUS 5062, and/or GUS 5161 as electives.
Culminating Event:
Internship with Project:
GUS 9187, the capstone course, provides an experiential and industry-relevant learning experience for students matriculated in the Professional Science Master’s program in Geospatial Data Science at Temple. With the guidance of PSM faculty and prospective employers, students engage in a structured 140-hour internship experience for one term. The student completes a geospatial data science project during the internship that draws on the technical and professional skills developed through the PSM curriculum.