[E] Advice regarding course selection for an MS Applied Stats program with a focus in geospatial data
I am in the process of registering for another semester of classes for my MS program that allows for us to take courses in an allied field in addition to purely statistics courses.
The allied field I am considering is geographic information systems. I've always been interested in physical geography/cartography so it feels like a natural fit. Also, my university's geosciences department is very tech oriented, so I am kind of spoiled for choice in that regard.
My question is directed at those who work on the stats side of GIS in their careers: what are some particularly important topics in statistics/GIS I should incorporate into my curriculum if I aim to work in geospatial data analytics after graduating?
Also, our stats department essentially runs on R and I am wondering if it would be worthwhile to also learn Python on my own time while in school.
Please feel free to offer career advice of any kind, as well. I am only beginning my second semester and my undergrad is in pure mathematics, so all of this is very new to me.
Thanks in advance!