Graduate Program - Non-Thesis Option

Chair: George W. Kipphut
     Location: Wilson Hall, Room 104
Graduate Coordinator: Kit W. Wesler
     Location: Wilson Hall, Room 104, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky 42071

Telephone: (270) 809-2148

The non-thesis option requires 33 hours of graduate level course work.  Students must complete 17 hours of formal course work at the 600 level excluding GSC 644 (Graduate Cooperative Education).  Graduate courses offered in other departments that are closely related to the course of study also might be applied to the degree with permission of the Department Graduate Committee.  The student must also take written and oral exams administered by a minimum of four members of the Department Graduate Committee.  The exams usually are taken near the end of the final semester in residence.  Proficiency in quantitative methods through MAT 565 is also required.  These hours do not apply to the 33 hour degree.  More detailed information on the non-thesis option can be found in "Non-thesis Track Masters Program," a departmental publication.

Master of Science  in Geosciences

NON-THESIS TRACK

Total Course Requirements 33 hours
GSC 512 Introduction to Remote Sensing
GSC 521 Geographic Information Systems
GSC 619 Seminar in Research Techniques
GSC 640 Advanced Remote Sensing
GSC 660 Spatial Analysis Techniques
GSC courses at 600-level (3 hrs)
GSC or related courses at 500- or 600-level (5 hrs)
GSC 698-699 Thesis Research

with the following substitution for thesis:
GSC courses, at 600-level increase to 8 hrs
GSC or related courses at 500- or 600-level increase to 9 hrs

Other Degree Requirements
• Proficiency in quantitative methods through MAT 565.
• Written and oral comprehensive examinations.

Master of Science in Archaeological Information Systems

Thesis (31 hours) and non-thesis (33 hours) options available