Geography: Geographic Information Science (32 hours)

The Geography: Geographic Information Science major provides students with a strong technical background in quantitative geographic analysis, geographic information systems, remote sensing, global navigational satellite systems, and related mapping technologies. Students who complete the major will be able to acquire, manage, analyze, visualize, and represent geospatial data, or information related to geographical locations.

Required Core Courses (25-26 hours)

GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 2650 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 3010 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4 hours
GEOG 3030 - Geographic Inquiry Credits: 4 hours
(Satisfies Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement)
GEOG 5820 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 4 hours

And one of the following GIS classes:

GEOG 4670 - GIS Projects and Programming Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 4685 - Internet GIS Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5690 - Geodatabase Design and GIS Workflows Credits: 4 hours

Electives (6-7 hours)

The remaining 6 to 7 hours may be selected from 2000-level and above geography courses as approved by the Department of Geography undergraduate advisor.