Computer Science and Geographic Information Systems, Minor in
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) manage information, conduct analysis, and produce knowledge by connecting or synthesizing data together using location as a common index. The minor in Computer Science and Geographic Information Systems (CSGIS) allows students to complete a broad-based interdisciplinary course of study of computing concepts and methods with applications in geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. Students will learn the foundations of computational systems and apply that knowledge to efficiently visualize, manage, and analyze geographic data.
GIS, coupled with a background in Computer Science, is a powerful skill set valued in many professional fields, including government agencies, businesses, research, and non-profit organizations. The minor can be taken by students of any major, and is particularly suitable for majors in Computer Science or Geography.
The minor in CSGIS consists of the successful completion of a minimum of twenty semester hours. It includes four required courses:
(3 s.h.), (4 s.h.), (3 s.h.), and (3 s.h.). It also includes a minimum of four semester hours of selected electives in computer science and three semester hours of selected electives in geography. A completed minor in CSGIS will be listed on the student's transcript.1. Required Core Courses – Total Semester Hours: 13
- CSC 014 - (MA, CS) Discrete Structures for Computer Science I
- CSC 015 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design
CSC 015 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science I: Problem Solving and Program Design
Loading...Close - GEOG 060 - (NS) Introduction to Digital Mapping
- GEOG 160 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems
2. Computer Science Electives – Total Semester Hours: a minimum of 4
Chosen from the following:
- CSC 016 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming
CSC 016 - (CS) Fundamentals of Computer Science II: Data Structures, Algorithms and Object-Oriented Programming
Loading...Close - CSC 184 - Introduction to Mobile Device Programming
- CSC 160 - Fundamentals of Game Development
3. Global Studies and Geography Electives: a minimum of 3 semester hours of electives chosen from the following list:
- GEOG 159 - (IS) Creating Digital Maps
- GEOG 161 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Natural Sciences
- GEOG 162 - (IS) Geospatial Remote Sensing
- GEOG 170 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Any courses taken in the minor in Computer Science and Geographic Information Systems cannot also be applied toward the minor in "Geography, Geographic Information Systems".
