Information Science, MS - Geoinformatics

Required Core Courses

All MSIS students are required to take the following five classes. Students would have to submit a petition to the faculty to waive any required core course.

• INFSCI 2150 - INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 2300 - HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
• INFSCI 2591 - ALGORITHM DESIGN
• INFSCI 2710 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT
• TELCOM 2310 - APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS

Geoinformatics Required Courses

Students in the Geoinformatics specialization must take the following three required courses:

• INFSCI 2160 - DATA MINING
• INFSCI 2801 - GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
• INFSCI 2809 - SPATIAL DATA ANALYTICS

Geoinformatics Electives

Students in the Geoinformatics specialization must take 2 electives from the following list:

• INFSCI 2140 - INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
• INFSCI 2415 - INFORMATION VISUALIZATION
• INFSCI 2595 - MACHINE LEARNING
• INFSCI 2711 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATABASE MANAGEMENT
• INFSCI 2750 - CLOUD COMPUTING
• TELCOM 2700 - INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKS

Additional Approved Electives

Students may select two courses from the department’s standard graduate course offerings, including independent study and practicum experiences.

Students may also pursue opportunities that fall outside of the department’s standard graduate course offerings such as the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education cross-registration, doctoral seminars, courses offered in other Pitt graduate departments, or undergraduate upper-level coursework in information science or computer science (1100-1999). These opportunities may not exceed six credits and require advisor approval prior to enrollment.