Climate Science Applications
Learn to interpret and articulate climate science information emphasizing impacts on society, infrastructure, and critical resources.
Millersville's Integrated Scientific Applications Programs will prepare you to be a business-ready scientist.
The mission of the Millersville University Master of Science in Integrated Scientific Applications (MSISA) program is to produce exemplary professionals with cross-disciplinary scientific skills and business knowledge through immersion in specializations including climate science applications, environmental earth systems management, geoinformatics, and weather intelligence and risk management. Through these specializations, students will acquire the necessary skills to become successful business-ready scientists with good business sense and excellent collaboration skills.
The MSISA Program comprises of the following.
Learn to interpret and articulate climate science information emphasizing impacts on society, infrastructure, and critical resources.
Prepare for careers that bridge environmental sciences with business competencies, collaborative skills, and geospatial data management.
Obtain skills in remote sensing, data management, GIS, and image analysis and learn to apply them within a business context.
Develop proficiencies in quantifying uncertainty and managing weather risk within the business enterprises.
This program will be an avenue for professional development and advancement for those seeking to deepen and broaden their knowledge-base and understanding of the Earth-Sun-Space environment.
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Capstone seminar in the formulation and administration of organizational planning and policy. The student is expected to utilize, integrate and apply the theories, concepts, principles and techniques relevant to business problems and situations. Uses case studies, course projects, library research, field research, group decision making, role-playing, simulations and other strategic planning and management process exercises. Emphasizes the global nature of business and utilizes technology to coordinate the activities of the group efforts. Prereq: demonstrated proficiency in general business concepts at the introductory level through job experiences or coursework. 3 s.h. Distance-learning format.
Detailed examination of anthropogenic impacts on the environment and the technical-management approaches to address the causes and effects. Subtopics in the broad areas of water, waste and energy will be grounded with case studies of Millersville University and regional activities/programs promoting sustainability. Tools and mechanisms will be presented for developing and evaluating sustainability plans across these core areas and to rank potential mitigation measures to successfully achieve goals. Evaluation tools applied include but are not limited to life-cycle assessment, walkability scoring and LEED certification. Integration of scientific/technological, public policy and economic considerations in achieving environmental sustainability in the subtopic areas will be discussed. 3 s.h. Offered in fall. Prereq: MATH 161; CHEM 111; prior 300-level environmental course or equivalent; or permission of instructor. Prereq or Coreq: Environmental Earth Systems Management (3).
An analysis of social, economic and health activities related to climate and weather at local, regional and global scales. The course will cover results of interdisciplinary research arenas, including natural resource governance; urban systems dynamics; the intersection of weather, climate and health; GIS application and regional climate for adaptation. The course will also review adaptation strategies for climate change through an analysis of the scenarios of projected climate change, developing scientific tools and methods for analyzing current and future vulnerabilities, conducting integrated analyses of climate-change impacts and adaptation, and developing scalable solutions. 3 s.h. Distance-learning format.
Focuses on how geoformation technologies, including GIS, remote sensing, GPS and spatial analytical techniques, can be integrated to address various situations in environmental risk assessment, monitoring and planning. Topics include geodetic datum; understanding heights and vertical
datum; geodetic surveying and mapping; data processing in IDL, including map projections, data structures and data visualization; image processing in ENVI, including classification, image transforms and exploring hyperspectral data; extending ENVI with IDL. Distance-learning format-blended. 3
s.h. Offered fall of odd years. Prereq: none.
Focuses on case studies on how a variety of agencies implement and integrate geospatial data in their operations. Case study–based application of geospatial tools and software in order to solve problems in urbanization, agriculture, natural hazards, forestry, disaster management, etc.; practical problems involving case studies in land-use change and drought, impact on stream quality, flooding, insect damage and wildfires in response to both natural and human-induced climate change. Introduction to Global Mapper software. Distance-learning format-blended. 3 s.h. Offered in fall of even years. Prereq: Advanced Topics in Remote Sensing.
Investigation of one or more mathematical topics of current interest not covered in regular courses. Topics and methods of instruction may vary according to the needs and interests of students and faculty involved. Offered infrequently.
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with emphasis on their use in emergency management. Covers the different types of GIS data available, sources of data, and software tools for querying and spatially analyzing data. Offered in fall of odd years.