Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Minor

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The GIS Minor gives students an opportunity to develop skills in geospatial data development, analysis, and visualization that can be applied to myriad disciplines where location data is important to decision-making. Many disciplines dealing with people, resources, planning, and design benefit from an understanding of spatial data. Students must complete each course with a grade of “C-” or better.

Required Courses

GIS 1220 - Introduction to Geospatial Sciences Credits: 3
GIS 2250 - Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GIS 3250 - Cartography Credits: 3
GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster Credits: 4
OR
GIS 4860 - GIS Applications Credits: 4
Subtotal: 13 credits

Elective Courses

Students are required to select at least 8 hours from the list below.

GIS 2710 - Global Positioning Systems Credits: 2 *
GIS 3920 - Directed Study in Geospatial Sciences Credits: 2-6 *
GIS 4840 - Remote Sensing Credits: 3 *
GIS 4850 - Spatial Modeling in Raster Credits: 4 *
GIS 4860 - GIS Applications Credits: 4 *
GIS 4870 - Spatial Databases Credits: 3 *
GIS 4880 - Current Topics in GIS: Variable Topics Credits: 1-3 *
GIS 4890 - Advanced GIS Project Credits: 3 *
GIS 4920 - Advanced Directed Study in Geospatial Sciences Credits: 3 *
Subtotal: 8 credits
Total for Minor: 21 credits
* Course requires additional prerequisites or corequisites