2025-2026 Academic Catalog
2025-2026 Geographic Information Sys.
(GIS) Course Descriptions
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| GIS-2253 | Initial Concepts in GIS | 3.0 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND THEORIES OF GIS, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NATURE AND COMMUNICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE, MANIPULATION AND BASIC SPATIAL ANALYSIS METHODS ARE COVERED. |
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| GIS-3613 | Digital Mapping | 3.0 |
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APPLICATION OF CARTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEX AND EFFICIENT MAPPING TASKS INCLUDING ATLAS PRODUCTION, CREATION OF ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, ANIMATED MAPPING, TERRAIN MAPPING, AND PERSPECTIVE GRAPHICS. Required Previous: GIS-2253 |
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| GIS-3953 | Spatial Analysis | 3.0 |
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METHODS TO SPATIAL PROBLEMS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GEOSPATIAL DATASET MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. EXPLORATION OF HOW TO IDENTIFY CHANGE, DISTANCE, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION, OF GEOSPATIAL DATA. Required Previous: GIS-2253 or Departmental Approval |
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| GIS-4753 | Spatial Programming | 3.0 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMON PROGRAMMING AND DATABASE LANGUAGES. TOPICS INCLUDE DATA TYPES, CONTROL FLOW, OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, RELATIONAL DATABASES, THE DEFINITION, MANIPULATION, AND RETRIEVAL OF DATA, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS. Required Previous or Concurrent: CMPSC-1113 |
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| GIS-4953 | Automating GIS Workflows | 3.0 |
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PRESENTATION ON ADVANCED DIGITAL DATA STRUCTURES AND THE USE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. EACH STUDENT WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A GIS ANALYSIS MODEL. Required Previous: GIS-4753 |
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| GIS-5613 | Digital Mapping | 3.0 |
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ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY OF THE APPLICATIONS OF CARTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEX AND EFFICIENT MAPPING TASKS INCLUDING ATLAS PRODUCTION, CREATION OF ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, ANIMATED MAPPING, TERRAIN MAPPING, AND PERSPECTIVE GRAPHICS. |
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| GIS-5753 | Spatial Programming | 3.0 |
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ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY OF PROGRAMMING AND DATABASE LANGUAGES. TOPICS INCLUDE DATA TYPES, CONTROL FLOW, OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, RELATIONAL DATABASES, THE DEFINITION, MANIPULATION, AND RETRIEVAL OF DATA, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS. Required Previous or Concurrent: Take GIS-5613 |
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| GIS-5913 | Spatial Analysis | 3.0 |
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ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY OF THE METHODS TO SPATIAL PROBLEMS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GEOSPATIAL DATASET MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. EXPLORATION OF HOW TO IDENTIFY CHANGE, DISTANCE, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION, OF GEOSPATIAL DATA. Required Previous or Concurrent: Take GIS-5613 |
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| GIS-5953 | GIS Workflows | 3.0 |
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GRADUATE STUDY AND ADVANCED PRESENTATION ON DIGITAL DATA STRUCTURES AND THE USE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. EACH GRADUATE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A ADVANCED GIS AND ANALYSIS MODEL. Required Previous or Concurrent: Take GIS-5613 or GIS-5753 |
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