Requirements for a Specialization in Spatial Information Processing
As a complement to any academic major, the Department of Geography offers a Specialization in Spatial Information Processing. The specialization is designed to allow you to develop professional competence in collecting, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying spatially-referenced information through the geographic subdisciplines of cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information system science.
To earn the specialization, you must complete a minimum of 21 credits as described below. When you have completed the requirements for the specilization, certification is approved by the Undergraduate Advisor, the Chairperson of the Department of Geography, and the Dean of the College of Social Science. Upon approval, the Registrar will enter the name of the specialization and the data of completion on your transcript.
Required Courses;
- GEO 221 Introduction to Geographic Information, 3 credits
- One of the following, the independent study/internship must be in the field of GIS/remote sensing/cartography:
- GEO 490 Geography Independent Study, 3 credits
- GEO 498 Geography Internship, 3 credits
Minimum of Four Electives from the following list:
- GEO 324 Remote Sensing of the Environment, 4 credits
- GEO 325 Geographic Information Systems, 3 credits
- GEO 419 Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management, 4 credits
- GEO 423 Cartographic Design and Production, 4 credits
- GEO 424 Advanced Remote Sensing, 4 credits
- GEO 425 Problemsin GIScience, 4 credits
- GEO 426 Thematic Cartography, 4 credits
- GEO 428 Digital Terrain Analysis, 4 credits
- GEO 453 Metropolitan Environments: Urban Forms and Land Uses, 3 credits
- GEO 463 Quantitative Methods for Geographers and Planners, 3 credits
- GEO 466 Spatial Data Analysis, 4 credits
- GEO 494 Remote Sensing Field Techniques, 2 credits
(additional courses as approved by the Department of Geography)
Total of 21 credits with an overall grade point average of at least 2.0
