Academics / B.A. and B.S. in Mapping and GIScience course requirements

B.A. and B.S. in Mapping and GIScience course requirements

B.A. in MGISc

Required Major Courses (15 hours)

  • GEO 109 – Digital Mapping (3)
  • GEO 210 – How the Internet Works: Understanding Digital Places and People (3)
  • GEO 305 – Elements of Cartography (3)
  • GEO 309 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
  • GEO 409 – Geographic Information Systems and Science: Fundamentals (3)
     

Geography Requirements (9 hours)

Choose three courses:

  • GEO 310 – Data Explorations and Applications in Everyday Life (3)
  • GEO 311 – Qualitative Methods in Geography (3)
  • GEO 361 – GIS Applications for Health (3)
  • GEO 405 – Advanced Cartography (3)
  • GEO 406 – Field Studies in Geography (Subtitle Required) (3)
  • GEO 419 – Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
     

Practicum Requirements (3 hours)

Choose one course:

  • GEO 399 – Internship in Geography (3)
  • GEO 505 – Practicum in Cartography (3)
  • GEO 509 – Workshop in Geospatial Technologies (3)
     

Interdisciplinary Requirements (9 hours)

Choose three courses:

  • AEC 490 – Applied Data Analysis (3)
  • BST 535 – Introduction to R Programming (3)
  • CLD 305 – Community Data and Research Methods (3)
  • CLD 325 – Writing for Community Media (3)
  • COM 372 – Communicating Health on Social Media (3)
  • CPH 310 – Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3)
  • CPH 320 – Fundamentals of Environmental Health (3)
  • CPH 330 – Health Analytics I (3)
  • CPH 423 – Health of Kentuckians (3)
  • DES 380 – DIY Maker: Using Digital Technology to Make Things (3)
  • DES 385 – Understanding Websites (3)
  • EES 420G – Structural Geology (4)
  • EES 513 – Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (3)
  • FOR 330 – GIS and Spatial Analysis (3)
  • FOR 570 – Landscape Ecology for Natural Resources (3)
  • GWS 400 – Doing Feminist Research I: Methods (3)
  • HIS 312 – Digital History (Subtitle Required) (3)
  • HP 300 – Sustainability and the Built World (3)
  • HP 510 – Cultural Landscapes and Historic Preservation (3)
  • ICT 301 – Introduction to Databases (3)
  • ICT 302 – Content Management Systems (3)
  • ICT 303 – Systems Analysis (3)
  • ICT 315 – Human Relations and Technology (3)
  • ICT 320 – Information Architecture (3)
  • ICT 325 – Multimedia and Technology (3)
  • ICT 326 – E-Resources for Health Professionals (3)
  • ICT 520 – Designing for Data Visualization (3)
  • LA 355 – Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • LA 556 – Contemporary Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • LIN 328 – Analyzing Language in Digital Spaces (3)
  • NRE 355 – Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • NRE 556 – Contemporary Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • SOC 303 – Quantitative Sociological Analysis (3)
  • STA 300 – Data Visualization (3)
  • STA 305 – Introduction to Data Science (4)

     

B.S. in MGISc

Required Major Courses (15 hours)

  • GEO 109 – Digital Mapping (3)
  • GEO 210 – How the Internet Works: Understanding Digital Places and People (3)
  • GEO 305 – Elements of Cartography (3)
  • GEO 309 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
  • GEO 409 – Geographic Information Systems and Science: Fundamentals (3)
     

Geography Requirements (9 hours)

Choose three courses:

  • GEO 310 – Data Explorations and Applications in Everyday Life (3)
  • GEO 311 – Qualitative Methods in Geography (3)
  • GEO 361 – GIS Applications for Health (3)
  • GEO 405 – Advanced Cartography (3)
  • GEO 406 – Field Studies in Geography (Subtitle Required) (3)
  • GEO 419 – Introduction to Remote Sensing (3)
     

Practicum Requirements (3 hours)

Choose one course:

  • GEO 399 – Internship in Geography (3)
  • GEO 505 – Practicum in Cartography (3)
  • GEO 509 – Workshop in Geospatial Technologies (3)
     

Interdisciplinary Requirements (9 hours)

Choose three courses:

  • AEC 490 – Applied Data Analysis (3)
  • BST 535 – Introduction to R Programming (3)
  • CLD 305 – Community Data and Research Methods (3)
  • CLD 325 – Writing for Community Media (3)
  • COM 372 – Communicating Health on Social Media (3)
  • CPH 310 – Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3)
  • CPH 320 – Fundamentals of Environmental Health (3)
  • CPH 330 – Health Analytics I (3)
  • CPH 423 – Health of Kentuckians (3)
  • DES 380 – DIY Maker: Using Digital Technology to Make Things (3)
  • DES 385 – Understanding Websites (3)
  • EES 420G – Structural Geology (4)
  • EES 513 – Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography (3)
  • FOR 330 – GIS and Spatial Analysis (3)
  • FOR 570 – Landscape Ecology for Natural Resources (3)
  • GWS 400 – Doing Feminist Research I: Methods (3)
  • HIS 312 – Digital History (Subtitle Required) (3)
  • HP 300 – Sustainability and the Built World (3)
  • HP 510 – Cultural Landscapes and Historic Preservation (3)
  • ICT 301 – Introduction to Databases (3)
  • ICT 302 – Content Management Systems (3)
  • ICT 303 – Systems Analysis (3)
  • ICT 315 – Human Relations and Technology (3)
  • ICT 320 – Information Architecture (3)
  • ICT 325 – Multimedia and Technology (3)
  • ICT 326 – E-Resources for Health Professionals (3)
  • ICT 520 – Designing for Data Visualization (3)
  • LA 355 – Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • LA 556 – Contemporary Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • LIN 328 – Analyzing Language in Digital Spaces (3)
  • NRE 355 – Introductory Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • NRE 556 – Contemporary Geospatial Applications for Land Analysis (3)
  • SOC 303 – Quantitative Sociological Analysis (3)
  • STA 300 – Data Visualization (3)
  • STA 305 – Introduction to Data Science (4)