ARTICLES
LI Jianxin
2006, 8(1): 26-29.
The university degree program for Cartography and Geographic Information System (GIS) is one of the three degree programs in geography, but the sphere of influence of GIS is not limited within geography or geosciences. In 2005 there are 114 universities offering bachelor's programs for Cartography and GIS (31 from teachers' universities, 27 from universities, 25 from universities of technology, 8 from agricultural universities, 6 from geological universities, 5 from forestry universities, 3 from universities of transportation studies, 3 from achitectural universities, 2 from universities of posts and communications, 1 from hydrologic university and 1 from economic university), and 16 universities and academies offering doctoral programs for Cartography and GIS (6 from universities, 5 from teachers' universities, 1 from university of ocean studies, 4 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)). In 2004 there are 54 universities and academies offering master's programs for Cartography and GIS (18 from teachers' universities, 16 from universities, 3 from universities of technology, 3 from agricultural universities, 3 from geological universities, 1 from forestry university, 1 from university of information studies, 1 from university of ocean studies and 8 from CAS), spreading all over the country except Hainan, Xizang (Tibet), Ningxia and Qinghai, mostly concentrating in Beijing, Jilin, Jiangsu and Hubei in geographical and geo-scientific departments. There are 281 research directions in the master's programs (only 26 for cartography) and 126 research directions in the doctoral programs concentrating in science and technology (only 1 for cartography, 1 for economy and 1 for tourism).