Geography Major: Geographic Information Science (GISCI) Concentration, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree 

Advisors: Becker, Heumann, Li, Liesch, Tian, Wang, Zheng

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to sign a Geography Major: Geographic Information Science Concentration, a student must meet with a Geography and Environmental Studies faculty advisor and successfully complete GEO 203QR with a “C” or better.

 

Program Requirements

Core Courses I (3-4 hours)

Select one of the following:

GEO 105	Physical Geography	3(2-2)
GEO 120QR	Environmental Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 201	Weather and Climate	4(4-0)
GEO 205/GEL 205	Oceanography	3(3-0)
GEO 210	Landforms	3(2-2)
GEO 334/BIO 334	Soil Science	3(2-2)
GEO 335	Biogeography	3(3-0)

Core Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

GEO 121	Human Geography and Globalization	3(3-0)
GEO 315	Food and Agriculture	3(3-0)
GEO 317	Economic Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 320	Population Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 340	Urban Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 345	Political Geography	3(3-0)

Core Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

GEO 346	Geography of the Developing World	3(3-0)
GEO 350	United States and Canada	3(3-0)
GEO 365	A Geography of Modern Europe	3(3-0)
GEO 373	Latin America	3(3-0)
GEO 385	China: Environment and People	3(3-0)
GEO 395	Michigan	3(3-0)

Required Courses (21 hours)

CPS 180	Principles of Computer Programming	3(3-0)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)
GEO 300	Research Methods in Geography	3(3-0)
GEO 303	Geographic Information Systems	3(2-2)
GEO 308	Fundamentals of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
GEO 450WI	Geography Capstone	3(3-0)
STA 382QR	Elementary Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)

Electives (15 hours)

Select from the following in consultation with and approval of GISci advisor. A maximum of 3 hours of GEO 591 and/or GEO 597 may be applied to the concentration.

GEO 500	Advanced Cartography	3(2-2)
GEO 503	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3(2-2)
GEO 505	Mapping and Surveying Technology: CAD, GPS, and UAS	3(2-2)
GEO 508	Applications of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
GEO 512	Quantitative Methods for Spatial Analysis	3(2-2)
GEO 513	Geographic Information Systems for Social Sciences	3(2-2)
GEO 528	Environmental Modeling with GIS	3(2-2)
GEO 553	GIS Operations and Practices	3(3-0)
GEO 575	Special Studies in Geography	1-6(Spec)
GEO 591	Internship	1-12(Spec)
GEO 597	Independent Study	1-9(Spec)

Total: 45-46 semester hours