{"id":525,"date":"2025-08-07T12:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:09:04","slug":"geographic-information-science-m-s","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/academics\/graduate-programs\/geographic-information-science-m-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Geographic Information Science, M.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull split-background-75 has-dark-green-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"two students looking over geographic maps on computers\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/gis-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top sidebar-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Build your GIS career with leading technologies and top experts in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clark University M.S. GIS is a natural extension of the university\u2019s internationally recognized work at the frontiers of geospatial technology, remote sensing, mapping, and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our program combines rigorous academics with real-world learning opportunities. Students apply what they learn in the classroom through engagements with communities, nonprofits, government, and the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn GIS programming skills for web mapping, automation, and advanced analytics from leaders in the field, in a top-three ranked GIS program in the United States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work closely with renowned faculty to advance the development of geospatial technology and analytics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access the latest technologies, including a dedicated workstation in the lab fully equipped with a range of GIS and remote sensing software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work hands-on, and gain valuable experience developing creative solutions to complex global challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEM-Designated Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>International students who graduate with a STEM degree may be eligible to work in the U.S. for up to 36 months on Optional Practical Training (OPT).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our focus on real-world solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Clark M.S. GIS is an active collaboration among three areas of the university: <\/strong>the&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/geography\/\">Graduate School of Geography<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/sustainability-social-justice\/\">Department of Sustainability and Social Justice<\/a>&nbsp;(formerly IDCE), and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/geospatial-analytics\/\">Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics<\/a>&nbsp;(formerly Clark Labs), a leading developer of software-based geospatial solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c53c594d wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--warm-gray);border-left-width:0.15rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:33.33%\"><div id=\"form_85465dc7-b730-48fd-8688-5132b26c5b07\">Loading...<\/div><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gradapply.clarku.edu\/register\/?id=85465dc7-b730-48fd-8688-5132b26c5b07&output=embed&div=form_85465dc7-b730-48fd-8688-5132b26c5b07\">\/**\/<\/script>\r\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4adee5143f214964d195f3d1437fd66\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-dark-teal-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-drop-shadow\">Clark Center for Geospatial Analytics (Clark CGA)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow\">The TerrSet\/IDRISI software was developed at Clark, and became one of the most widely used GIS systems in the world. Today, Clark CGA is pioneering new approaches to geospatial problem-solving by embracing cloud technologies and artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-drop-shadow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/centers\/geospatial-analytics\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-gradient-1-gradient-background\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2649\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/global-challenge.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-drop-shadow has-large-font-size\">Address Global Challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow\">When you study GIS at Clark, you\u2019ll find that your fellow students and faculty share a desire to use GIS technology to create positive social change. This fosters a unique campus culture of academic-activists who share your values, and who are eager to develop skills to effect change on local, national, and global levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Our students work closely with faculty experts to research, assess, and apply innovative geospatial approaches to some of the most pressing societal challenges. Our work is at the leading edge of areas such as biodiversity conservation, land-use land-cover change, climate change, earth systems information science, forest ecology, environmental justice, food security and humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Two study options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-teal-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5fb01f48f5e6f08b9e705e6b4689365d\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Internship\/Professional Practitioner Track:&nbsp;<br><\/strong>10 units, 1.5 years to complete<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-35129efedd2be795af7559d5df8be3e0\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Under the guidance of an academic adviser, students pursue formal internships with leading GIS and remote sensing companies, organizations, or agencies as they apply their classrooms studies to real-world challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-teal-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-763df9d1fabe21615e25ce87901d1d3c\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Research Track<\/strong>:<br>12 units, 2 years to complete<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-drop-shadow has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-ae8e5b5ad9ecfb8557c736e5bc58272a\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Designed for students who wish to engage in in a research setting, or plan to eventually pursue a Ph.D.. Under the guidance of an advisor, students perform research and present results in a paper appropriate for a professional peer-reviewed journal article.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/gis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2653\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why a Master&#8217;s in Geographic Information Science (GIS) at Clark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>Master the core concepts in GIS and remote sensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop high-tech expertise that leads directly to a career<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrate and synthesize diverse information sources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply GIS tools to real-world challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Code and develop software applications for GIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stagger-left no-gap abut-end is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11cb534ec24ec4f4f73be2b7550e99d8\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-100-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6f90b940 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">curriculum<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-689b8695e53d4b06b70d8e208e291a42\">In addition, graduates gain skills including project management, problem-solving, and communication&nbsp;\u2014 that prove invaluable in any number of industries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">sample courses<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Land change modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Vector GIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conservation GIS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Remote Sensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Python Programming (basic and advanced)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geospatial Modelling with R<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep Learning for Earth Observation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7221&amp;returnto=2879\">View Course Catalog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1fc67ec4683bfdb5a94e62531ad33a9d\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:38rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-600-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-73b89f41 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-white)\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">GIS Careers Around the WorlD<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-heading-font-family has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">GIS skills are critical in today\u2019s professional world. Our graduates find success in fields such as urban and regional planning, emergency response, epidemiology, environmental planning, forestry, and conservation planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow\"><strong>Clark GIS alumni pursue their passion in meaningful careers around the world:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Advanced studies \u2013 10% of graduates pursue a doctorate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Environmental groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow\">International NGOs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Software development companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Government agencies, planning offices, and transportation departments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-25c298d25b8f26d2f2646f332b396690\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-teal-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3f8c44ea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Recent Student Career Outcomes<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Center Lead \u2013 NASA DEVELOP Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GIS Analyst \u2013 American Red Cross<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Editor \u2013 National Geographic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cartographer \u2013 Library of Congress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Officer \u2013 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center Lead \u2013 NASA DEVELOP Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GIS Analyst \u2013 American Red Cross<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Editor \u2013 National Geographic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cartographer \u2013 Library of Congress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program Officer \u2013 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nationsclark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4c66d9fa08486776f919ff7c410ceb51\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3f8c44ea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">Research opportunities<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">GIS faculty have research interests that focus on biodiversity and conservation, land change modeling, forest monitoring and fire dynamics, software design and system development, decision science, health and community planning, international development, climate change adaptation, and food security applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Within this vibrant research community, there are many opportunities for students to become directly engaged in real-world issues for which geographic information science and its associated technologies are critical tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Our students have been selected as Switzer Environmental Fellows and summer fellows at NASA DEVELOP, and have won monetary awards for their research papers from the American Association of Geographers and the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-8b7fee6cebbde204f44bcb648f3f3977\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-dark-teal-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3f8c44ea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">sample research projects<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Mapping agriculture in Africa, including developing innovative algorithms and logic that support continental-scale monitoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Tracing the causes and consequences of forest disturbances such as fires and insect outbreaks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Monitoring and mapping mangroves and shrimp aquaculture on a global scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Assessing the impact of ground-mounted solar panel development on ecosystem services in New England<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Implementation of AI Foundation models for NASA\u2019s remote sensing imagery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\">Assessing the impacts of ecosystem degradation on biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bbf226e42429a05ff3fa30e605fb8d4e\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-blue-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3f8c44ea wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-large-font-size\"><em>\u201cFor the research community, there are a lot of data out there already,&nbsp;but for decision-makers and community members, not as much. We want to make this atlas so that it\u2019s easy for them to understand how climate change will impact water resources and the livelihoods of people in the area.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-drop-shadow has-small-font-size\"><strong>\u2014Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger<\/strong><br><em>Professor<\/em><br>Sustainability and Social Justice<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull related-links has-light-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lifted is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clark&#039;s GIS Program Prepared Sean McCartney &#039;15 for a Career at NASA\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/279533926?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clark\u2019s GIS Program Prepared Sean McCartney \u201915 for a Career at NASA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sean McCartney \u201915 is excited to go to work every single day. At NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, he works among the largest collection of engineers and earth scientists on the planet. Sean consistently applies the fundamentals he learned during his two years in the M.S. in GIS program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Alumni Impact<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;What prepared me for NASA was definitely the two years I spent in the GIS program at Clark. The fundamentals that I learned in geospatial technology and vector raster, and how to apply them, formed a very strong foundation for what I\u2019m doing at NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><strong>\u2014Sean McCartney \u201915<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-52009084 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-deeper-red)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-center\">Relevant. Challenging. 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