GIScience Track
In addition to the common requirements for all geography majors, students in the geographic information science track must complete the following.
22C:005 Introduction to Computer Science
3 s.h.
or
22C:016 Computer Science I: Fundamentals
4 s.h.
Upper-level geography courses 15 s.h.
Students choose the upper-level courses (15 s.h.) in consultation with their advisors. Students in the GIScience track are encouraged to add breadth to their degree by taking additional upper-level courses in the department. Students interested in the application of GIS to environmental issues should select additional courses from the department's environmental studies area; those interested in socioeconomic issues should select additional courses from the department's geography and health and society area.
Fifteen s.h. of the following upper-level courses are required.
Up to three of these:
044:105 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
3 s.h.
044:109 Introduction to Geographic Visualization
3 s.h.
044:110 GIS for Environmental Studies: Introduction
3 s.h.
044:112 Mapping American Cities and Regions
3 s.h.
044:113 Principles of Geographical Information Systems
3 s.h.
044:142 Simulation in Environmental Geography
3 s.h.
At least one of these:
044:128 GIS for Environmental Studies: Applications
3 s.h.
044:139 Spatial Analysis and Location Models
3 s.h.
044:141 Introduction to Geographic Databases
3 s.h.
044:145 Applications in Environmental Remote Sensing
4 s.h.
At least one of these:
044:137 Health and Environment: GIS application
3 s.h.
044:175 Hazards and Vulnerability
3 s.h.
044:178 Ecosystem Services
3 s.h.
044:180 Field Methods in Physical Geography
3 s.h.
044:181 Field Methods: Mapping and Mobile Computing
3 s.h.
044:188 Applied Geostatistics
3 s.h.
