GIS Minor

The Minor provides the students interested in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) an opportunity to pursue their studies in this specialized field of Geography. This rapidly growing technology is proving to become a needed job skill in this computer age in virtually all fields, especially those in Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Business.

Requirements- 18-20 Hours, 2.0 GPA

Eighteen to twenty hours from the following courses:

Core (12-13 hours):

GGP 115 Physical Geography...................4 cr.

GGP 350 GIS I.........................................3 cr.

GGP 355 GIS II........................................3 cr.

GGP 450 Internship in GIS.......................3 cr.

Technical and Applied Electives (select two)..........6 cr.

GGP 270 Spatial Analysis (3 cr.) -OR-

NS 220 Applied Statistics & Experimental Design (3 cr.)

GGP 330 Cartography (3 cr.)

GGP 335 Remote Sensing (3cr.)

GGP 340 Environmental Planning (3 cr.)

GGP 345 Land Use Planning (3 cr.)

GGP 390 Special Topics in Physical Geography (1-4 crs.)

GGP 405 Conservation GIS (3cr.)

IS 205 Managing Information Systems (3 cr.)

TOTAL..................................................18-20 cr.

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