BA/MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences
NOTE: In academic year 2020–2021, the Department of Earth & Environment recoded all courses from ES and GE to EE.
The BA/MS program in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences offered through the Department of Earth & Environment combines advanced undergraduate and graduate courses to provide students with a firm grasp of these highly technical fields and opens up exciting career opportunities for students. The program provides qualified juniors and seniors an opportunity to earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in one coherent program.
The program is open to students pursing the major in either Earth & Environmental Sciences (EES) or Environmental Analysis & Policy (EAP). The MS is awarded in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GRS).
Students receive the BA and MS degrees simultaneously. Pursuing a second undergraduate major is allowed only by petition to the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences upon application to the BA/MS program. Courses taken for graduate units must be taken at the 500-level or higher and completed with a grade of B− or above.
Requirements
Students in the Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences BA/MS program are required to complete a total of 38 courses (152 units) while fulfilling all the requirements for both the CAS BA and the GRS MS programs.
- Students may count two 4-unit courses toward the fulfillment of both degrees.
- Courses at the 400/600 level that fulfill both BA and MS requirements may count toward both programs, but they must be taken at the 600 level.
Earth & Environmental Sciences Majors
The complete list of requirements for the BA in Earth & Environmental Sciences can be found by visiting the BA in Earth & Environmental Sciences section of this Bulletin.
A complete list of requirements for the MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences can be found by visiting the MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences section of the GRS Bulletin.
Environmental Analysis & Policy Majors
The complete list of requirements for the BA in Environmental Analysis & Policy can be found by visiting the BA in Environmental Analysis & Policy section of this Bulletin.
A complete list of requirements for the MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences can be found by visiting the MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences section of the GRS Bulletin.
Honors in the Major
In conjunction with the MS in Remote Sensing & Geospatial Sciences, students are also encouraged to complete departmental honors in the major requirements during their final year of study.
The requirements to graduate with honors in the major for Environmental Analysis & Policy can be found in the BA in Environmental Analysis & Policy section of this Bulletin.
The requirements to graduate with honors in the major for Earth & Environmental Sciences can be found in the BA in Earth & Environmental Sciences section of this Bulletin.
Application Information
For general BA/MS information for prospective students and application instructions, please refer to the BA/MA and BA/MS Programs section of this Bulletin.
