University of Pennsylvania

Program Information

Degree Offered

Master of Urban Spatial Analytics

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Anyone who has used GoogleEarth or MapQuest or a GPS-based navigation system or GIS software understands the power and potential of spatial analysis. A recent U.S. Department of Labor study identified geospatial analysis as one of twelve fastest growing knowledge-based professional fields. The MUSA (Master of Urban Spatial Analytics) degree is a 12-month masters program coupling spatial analysis skills—most notably Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—with substantive knowledge in an urban content area of the student’s choosing.

REQUIREMENTS
- Five courses in spatial analysis and GIS
- Two courses in a selected urban content area
- One elective course
- One capstone project course

Accreditation:

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Eligibility Requirements:

Students enrolling in the MUSA program are expected to have a basic familiarity with GIS (including ESRI's ArcGIS or ArcView programs) and descriptive/inferential statistics. For those who lack such background, MUSA and PennDesign offer introductory GIS and statistics courses during the second half of the Summer semester.

We do not have a cut-off for the GPA or GRE scores although we prefer to see at least a 3.3 or above for the GPA and 600 or above for each section of the old GRE (4.5 or above for the analytical writing section). We do not yet have set suggested minimums for the revised GRE (taken August 2011 and after).

International Student Requirements:

TOEFL or IELTS

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above