Geographic Information Systems Option (1164)

Geographic Information Systems in a suite of computer-based software and data that are used to capture, store, manipulate, map, and analyze spatial data. This curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers in the diverse and rapidly expanding professional fields that utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. Professional areas that utilize GIS include, but are not limited to: advertising, cartography, conservation, environmental and natural resource management, farm management, marketing, meteorology, military intelligence analysis, oil and gas exploration, political campaign management, STEM, transportation management and planning, and urban and regional planning. Students receive instruction in the use and applications off GIS software, the fundamentals of geoscience, and selected disciplines in which GIS is applied. This curriculum is also structured to prepare students for graduate-level studies. Students who complete this option also receive a Certification in GIS from the department.

A minor is optional.

Concentration Requirements (45 Hours)

GEOS 110 - Geoscience in Everyday Life Credit(s): 4
GEOS 120 - Earth Materials and Processes Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 130 - Global Change and Earth History Credit(s): 4
OR
GEOS 140 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 4
GEOG 151 - Introduction to Regional Geography: North America, Europe and Russia Credit(s): 3
GEOG 152 - Introduction to Regional Geography: Asia, Africa and Latin America Credit(s): 3
GEOG 202 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 310 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 3
GEOG 364 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credit(s): 3
GEOG 410 - Geographic Information Systems: Modeling and Applications Credit(s): 3
GEOG 471 - Cartography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3
OR
AGRI 270 - Introduction to Geospatial Technology Credit(s): 3
Upper-Division Electives in Geography, Geology, Meteorology, Agriculture Engineering Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or Statistics Credit(s): 12