Geospatial Information Science (Minor)

Geospatial Information Science (GIScience) refers to the methods and technologies used in the collection, analysis, and visualization of geospatial data. These include geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing (e.g., satellite and drone technologies), and spatial statistics. The minor in GIScience is appropriate for any major or discipline that uses spatial data to inform decision-making, including Biology, Business and Marketing, Computer Science, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Journalism, Political Science, and Social Work

For more information about career opportunities in GIScience, see http://www.aag.org/cs/careers.

Geospatial Information Science (2.00 GPA Required)

15 Total Credit Hours

GEOG 200 Digital Earth (3)
Choose twelve (12) credit hours, at least six (6) from GEOG:
GEOG 311 GIS and Cartography (3)
GEOG 411 GIS Design and Application (3)
GEOG 412 Public Health GIS (3)
GEOG 420 Special Topics in Geography (1-4)
CS 151 Introduction to Computer Science (3)
CS 252 Data Structures and Object-Oriented Programming (3)
CS 282 Database and Information Management (3)
CS 283 Data Analytics (3)

Note:

Not open to Environmental Geoscience majors completing the Geospatial Information Science elective concentration or Computer Information Systems majors completing the Geospatial Science track.