GIS Major
Geography Major With Geographic Information Science (GISc) Emphasis (43 Hours)
Required courses (28 credit hours)
  • 970:010 Human Geography
  • 970:026 Physical Geography (4 hour version)
  • 970:061 Maps and Map Interpretation
  • 970:163 Aerial Photo Interpretation and Photogrammetry
  • 970:164 GIS I
  • 970:165 Thematic Cartography
  • 970:173 Remote Sensing of the Environment
  • 970:174 GIS II
  • 970:180 Senior Seminar

Statistics requirement (3 credit hours) One course selected from
  • 800:072 Introduction to Statistical Methods
  • 980:080 Statistics for Social Research

Technical electives (6 credit hours) Two courses selected from
  • 810:030 Visual BASIC Programming
  • 810:114 Database Systems
  • 970:160 Spatial Data Analysis (same as 800:171)
  • 970:175 Global Positioning System Field Survey Methods
  • 970:183 Satellite Image Processing

Geography electives (6 credit hours) Two courses selected from
  • 970:114 Political Geography
  • 970:117 Transportation Geography
  • 970:119 Population Geography
  • 970:121 Locational Analysis for Business
  • 970:126 Geography of Soils
  • 970:129 Rivers
  • 970:137 Natural Hazards and Disasters
  • 970:151 Historical Geography
  • 970:168 Regional Analysis and Planning

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