New Accelerated Master’s Program for all BS-GIST Students

Aug. 21, 2025
New AMP Degree for GIST
Grad College

The Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP) in GIST is offered for exceptional students in the undergraduate BS-GIST program. BS-GIST students in their senior year can take classes toward a graduate MS-GIST.  AMP students can complete a BS and MS degree in as little as 5 years. Students can choose between one of two master’s emphases: Geospatial Analysis or Geospatial Data Science for their AMP. Interested BS-GIST students should talk to the BS-GIST Advisor Shery Carter craters@arizona.edu. Further information can be found here. 

 

AMP with Geospatial Analysis Emphasis and list of courses replacing undergraduate requirements:

  1. GIST 520: Advanced Geographic Information Systems; replaces GIST420 requirement
  2. GIST 583: Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing; replaces GIST483 requirement
  3. GIST 513: Programming I: replaces GIST413 requirement
  4. GIST 514: WebGIS; replaces GIST414 requirement

AMP with Geospatial Data Science Emphasis and list of courses replacing undergraduate requirements:

  1. GIST 513: Programming I; replaces GIST413 requirement
  2. GIST 514: WebGIS; replaces GIST414 requirement
  3. GIST 570: Geodatabase; replaces GIST470 requirement
  4. GIST 516E: Geovisualization; replaces GIST416E requirement