Clark University

Program Information

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Master of Arts program in Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment (GISDE) teaches students to become professionals in careers where they apply the world's most advanced computer mapping technologies to address crucial issues concerning socioeconomic development and environmental science.

A program in collaboration with IDCE and Clark University's prestigious School of Geography, the GISDE program is unique is a variety of ways. It focuses specifically on applications of geospatial technologies to problems of sustainable development and the environment, such as:

• Public health and environmental justice
• Global change and earth system monitoring
• Land use change
• Food Security and humanitarian assistance

Most GISDE students finance their education through a combination of savings, loans, scholarships, and grants. IDCE supplies information concerning ways to finance your education through funding. Some applicants find it useful to apply to the GISDE program early, then use the letter of acceptance in their applications to funding agencies.
The Idrisi and Clark Labs Advantage

Clark University produces the GIS software, Idrisi, which thirty-five thousand professionals use worldwide. It is the only academic institution in the world with a successful 20-year history of GIS and remote sensing software development. Therefore, GISDE students have a unique opportunity to learn the analytical power of raster GIS using Idrisi.

# of Credits Required:

12

International Student Requirements:

Applicants from countries in which English is not the first language must submit original test scores from either 1) a TOEFL score of at least 575 (233 on the computer-based test) or 2) a 90 on the iBT (Internet Based TOEFL) or 3) a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Cost Per Credit Hour:

$4,362.50 

Tuition In-State Full Time:

$52,350 

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Intensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999