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Geographic Information Systems Minor

Requirements

To earn a Minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) complete a minimum of 24 credits in geography (at least 16 credits must be taken in residence at Portland State University), to include the following:

Core courses: 8 credits

Geog 488Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction

4
Geog 492Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS

4
G 424 may be substituted for Geog 488. Students may not take both courses to meet Minor requirements.

Plus additional courses from the list of electives totaling 16 credits:

Techniques

At least 8 credits must be taken from the following list:
Geog 475Spatial Database Design and Applications

4
Geog 4763D Terrain Analysis & Visualization

2
Geog 477Photogrammetry and LiDAR

2
Geog 480Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

4
Geog 481Digital Image Analysis I: Introduction

4
Geog 482Digital Image Analysis II: Advanced Remote Sensing

4
Geog 484Cartographic Applications of GIS

4
Geog 485Map Design and Production

4
Geog 489Building a GIS Database with GPS

4
Geog 490GIS Programming

4
Geog 494GIS for Water Resources

4
Geog 496Introduction to Spatial Quantitative Analysis

4
Geog 497Advanced Spatial Quantitative Analysis

4

 

Concepts and Applications

Up to 8 credits may be taken from the following list:
Geog 375UMaps, Culture and Society

4
Geog 380UMaps and Geographic Information

4
Geog 472Critical GIS

2
G 425Field GIS

4
CCJ 336Applied Crime Mapping

4

Total Credit Hours: 24

All courses submitted to satisfy requirements for the minor in GIS must be graded and passed with a C- or better.

Students who are also working toward the major in Geography must take (in addition to the core courses for the GIS minor) at least 12 credits from the list of electives that will be uniquely applied to the GIS minor.

Students considering the GIS minor are strongly encouraged to meet with a geography adviser to work out an instructional program that best meets their needs.