Geographic Information Sciences Requirements

A.Majors must complete 70 hours[1] of required courses following the distribution described in B (1-4). All courses are three hours unless otherwise indicated (4 hours; 2 hours). Courses with prerequisites listed in [ ] are indicated by +.

B.Required Courses

(1) Physical Geography	Required: 15 hours	Electives
Physical Geography Lecture	101, 102, 103
Physical Geography Lab	111, 112, 113
(2) Human Geography	Required: 3 hours
Intro Human Geography		104, 105, 106
(3) Regional Geography	Required:3 hours
Regional Geography		123—126  211—237
(4)  Human-Regional Geography (additional)	Required: 3 hours
		104, 105, 106,   123-126 or 211-237  211-237
(5) Systematic Geography	Required: 9 hours
Physical Geography	261	301, 302, 303
Urban-Economic	341	322, 323, 341, 342, 521, 544
(6) Spatial Techniques	31  hrs (Geog 15 hr)
Mathematics (9 hr)	147, 148, 149
Computer Sci (12hr)	121, 122 [121]
Data Structures	228 [122]
Desgn & Analys Algs	332 [228]
Geog (15 hr): Int Comp Cartog	574
Intro GIS	580  [574 or PI]
Intermediate GIS	581 or 582
Intro to Remote Sensing	576
Spatial Statistics	585 or 586 [math 147-149]
(7) Capstone Experience	Required: 4 hours
Capstone	500	507, 508, 509

C. Elective Courses

Human Geography:
322, 323; 341, 342 (not counted in B-2 above), 203-236, 333, 335+[105, or PI], 522, 573, 588.

Physical Geography:
301+[101], 302+[102], 303+[103] (not counted in B-2 above), 261-263, 570, 571.

History and Philosophy:
578

GIS: 
581+[580] or 582+[580] (not counted in B-3 above), 693+[581 or 582]

Remote Sensing:
583+[576], 683+[583]

Advanced Spatial Statistics:
586+ [585]

Computer Science: ECES 311: C Programming, ECES 323: Programming Languages and Methodologies, ECES 326: Introduction to Computer Architecture & Organization


[1] If Human introductory series (104, 105, 106, 123-126) or Physical introductory series (101, 102, 103, 111, 112 and 113) are used to satisfy the A&S requirement for a B.S. degree, the total number of hours becomes 55.