Engineering students build bridges to campus and community
Prepares students for careers in Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping and Remote Sensing (RS), as well as their applications in fields like planning, marketing, crime mapping, health, environmental protection, and natural resources management.
Curriculum
This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
Requirements (18 credits):
Required Courses:
Electives:
GEOG 266 Introduction to Remote Sensing 3 Credits
GEOG 378 Geographic Information Systems 3 Credits
GEOG 476 Advanced Cartography 3 Credits
GEOG 478 GIS Design and Implementation 3 Credits
GEOG 479 Geographic Information Systems Applications 3 Credits
GEOG 480 Topics in GIS 3 Credits
GEOG 460 GIS Applications in Crime Mapping 3 Credits
GEOG 463 GIS Applications in Public Health 3 Credits
12 credits of electives must include at least 6 credits at the 300 or 400 level.
Total Credit Hours: 18
Note: For geography majors, 3 additional credits of electives are required. Geography majors in the geographic information sciences track may not choose this minor.
Timothy Garceau
Professor and Department Chair
Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism
Jeffery Kreeger
Associate Professor and Director of Tourism & Hospitality Studies Program
Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism
Thomas Rein
Professor and Director of Anthropology Program
Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism
