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Degree Programs in GIS
Professional Masters Degree in GIS (MGIS)
In collaboration with the Dutton e-Education Institute and the World Campus, Penn State's Department of Geography
offers instructor-led online education for current and aspiring geographic information systems professionals.
Surveying Engineering (AS, BS)
The College of Engineering offers degree programs through the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus.
Degree Programs with a specialization in GIS
Majors
Crop and Soil Science
(MS and PhD)
The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences offers two undergraduate majors (Environmental Soil Science and
Turfgrass Science), two undergraduate minors (Agronomy and Environmental Soil Science), one Certificate
program (Golf Course Turfgrass Management), two Masters programs (Agronomy and Soil Science), and two
Doctoral programs (Agronomy and Soil Science).
Forestry (MS and PhD)
Our School focuses on the management of forest resources found throughout the world. This vast resource base
provides an unending series of products and services required by the citizens of the world - clean air and water,
a multitude of wood products, a diversity of fish and wildlife species, places to recreate, beauty and the sense
of well-being.
Geography (BS, MS, and PhD)
Research in Geographic Information Sciences includes topics concerning GIS, cartography, quantitative
methods, representation, qualitative methods, remote sensing, visualization, environmental perception, and education.
Minors
School
of Information Sciences and Technology and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (Joint minor)
The IST/EMS minor provides students with a solid base in the information sciences and technology through courses
in IST's core curriculum, the same ones taken by all students majoring in IST.
Geography
This GIS minor, distinct from the Geography minor, is focused upon meeting the
needs of students who wish to acquire grounding in geographical representation and analysis techniques.