The Geographic Information Science
Minor
The
Minor Program in Geographic Information Science is designed to give
students the technical skills needed to acquire, manage and analyze
geographic data. Almost everything we do involves geographic
information: deciding where to live and travel, environmental monitoring, and
urban planning. Influenced by computer technology, the academic
disciplines of geographic information science such as remote sensing,
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and computer cartography have evolved
dramatically in the past few decades. The fields of remote sensing, the
science of obtaining geographic information from aircraft and satellites, and
GIS, a computer technology that manages and analyzes different forms of
digital geographic data, have been growing at an extraordinary
rate. Computer cartography has revolutionized traditional
cartography to vastly improve map making and visualization of geographic
information in a multimedia environment. Students in the minor program will
receive extensive training in digital processing of remote sensing
observations and cartographic vector data, spatial analysis, and the display
of information products.
The
Curriculum: 15/16 Credit Hours
Non-Geography Majors (3/4 credits):
The primary requirement consists of four 200-level
courses that introduce the major areas of geographic research and prepare
students for upper level courses. These are normally taken before doing
upper division work in the Department:
 GEOG 201 Geography of Environmental Systems (3
credits)
GEOG 211 Geography of
Environmental Systems Lab (1 credit)
or
GEOG 202 The World in
Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
Upper Level Technique Courses (9 credits):
 GEOG 372 Remote Sensing
GEOG
373 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG
472, 473, 475, 476 Must select one.
Quantitative
Courses (3 credits):
GEOG
306 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Geographic and Environmental
Sciences
Geography Majors (15 credits):
Upper Level
Technique Courses (12 credits):
GEOG 372 Remote Sensing
GEOG 373 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 476 GIS Computer Programming
GEOG 472, 473, 475 Must select one.
Quantitative
Courses (3 credits):
GEOG
306 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Geographic and Environmental
Sciences
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