MPS-HLS students must complete a capstone course. The capstone is the culminating experience in the program in lieu of a thesis. The capstone course provides students with the opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge and skills along specific research topics. The culminating experience may be a supervised individual experience, or it may involve working in small groups with classmates. Additionally, these capstone credits count toward students’ required 6 credits in 500-level courses. Students should enroll in the capstone course at the end of their studies.
With mentorship from a faculty advisor, students complete a hands-on project using GIS and/or remote sensing tools and techniques to demonstrate analytic skills, high-level writing competency, and the ability to identify and investigate a real-world problem from a geospatial intelligence perspective.
The capstone for students in the intelligence and geospatial analysis option consists of:
- GEOG 594A: Culminating Experiences in Geospatial Intelligence (1 credit)
- GEOG 594B: Geospatial Intelligence Capstone Experience (2 credits)
These courses should be scheduled during the same semester (fall, spring, summer).