Overview

UMD’s Department of Geographical Sciences is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in geopatial research and education. Similarly, NNU’s School of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems is one of China’s most prestigious centers for geospatial research.

The courses of the Geospatial Information Sciences program at University of Maryland cover spatial analysis, statistics, programming, databases, modeling, remote sensing, Internet GIS, Mobile GIS, and Open Source GIS. This program is administered with Nanjing Normal University.

Key facts

All courses are scheduled in the evenings to accommodate working professionals.
All courses are offered in traditional classrooms or GIS labs and simultaneously broadcast online.
The online teaching is interactive and dynamic through WebEx, very much like sitting in a real classroom.
Entire lectures (lecture slides, presentations, and Q&A interactions) are video-archived for reviewing.

Programme Structure

Modules included:

Spatial Statistics

Digital Image Processing and Analysis

Spatial Analysis

Advanced Programming for GIS

GIS and Spatial Modeling

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-02 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-23 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

Geography Geographical Information Systems (GIS) View 57 other Masters in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Statement of Purpose

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Letters of Recommendation (2)

CV/Resume

Supplementary Application

Description of Research/Work Experience (optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

56340 USD / full

≈ 56340 USD / full
Out-of-State

56340 USD / full

≈ 56340 USD / full
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In-State

26340 USD / full

≈ 26340 USD / full

Funding

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