Department of Geography GIS Minor
Undergraduate Minor Graduate Minor Geography Minors
UNDERGRADUATE GIS MINOR
This
program consists of a minimum of 18 hours (9 credits of which
must be at the 300 level or above), distributed through four
areas: |
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| Course: | Credits |
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| 1) Primary Data Input - 3 hours from | ||
| GEOG 382 Aerial Photographic Interpretation | 3 |
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| GEOG 482 Digital Image Processing | 3 |
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| 2) Map Use and Cartography - 3 hours from | ||
| GEOG 281 Map Use and Interpretation | 3 |
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| GEOG 381 Cartography and GIS | 3 |
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| 3) GIS Fundamentals / Modeling / Practice - 7 hours from | ||
| GEOG 481 Fundamentals of GIS | 4 |
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| GEOG 487 GIS practicum | 3 |
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| 4) Computing and Database Management - 3 hours from | ||
| BCS 210 Business Computing/Visual Tools | 3 |
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| BCS 350 Systems Analysis and Modeling | 3 |
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| BCS 475 Database Management Systems | 3 |
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| 5) Communicating Results - 2 to 3 hours from | ||
| ET 120 Computation and Presentation Software | 2 |
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| COMM 253 Public Speaking | 3 |
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| 6) Honors, Independent Study, or Directed Readings | ||
| Students may substitute up to 6 credits of honors, independent study, or directed readings, upon approval of the department. |
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For Geography majors Geography 281, 381, and 382 will not count toward the GIS minor because they are already required for the major. A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses taken for the minor. Students may not take any of these courses S/U.
GRADUATE GIS MINOR
The NMSU Department of Geography offers a minor in geographic information systems to interested New Mexico State University graduate students.
Required Courses:
- GEOG 481 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 581 GIS Modeling and System Design
Two Courses from the following list of options:
- GEOG 482 Digital Image Processing
- GEOG 487 GIS Practicum
- GEOG 521 Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Science
- GEOG 587 GIS Applications
- GEOG 584 Seminar in GIS
If you are interested please contact Dr. John Wright, Geography Department Head, or Dr. Daniel Dugas, Geography Department Graduate Advisor.
The NMSU Geography Department would like to hear from you. We welcome your comments