GEOG 498Capstone I: Geospatial Research Methods
Geography · 4 units · Graduate professional courses (400-499)
Instruction in core geospatial project management and research design techniques, as well as geospatial technology research methods. Structured environment for students to propose and begin capstone project. Includes study of appropriate and ethical application of geospatial methods and technology. Projects proposed should be original analyses of geospatial data that solve pressing problem, optionally developed in conjunction with university or industry partner.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 401.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
GEOG 498
- GEOG 401Applied Geospatial Data Science
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
GEOG 498
- GEOG 499Capstone II: Geospatial Capstone Project
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.