Geographic Information Science Minor

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

A minor in Geographic Information Science (GIS) consists of 15 hours.

Complete 6 hours:

GEOG 311* - Geovisualization and Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 411 - Intermediate Geographic Information Science 3 Credit Hours

Select 9 hours:

GEOG 312 - First Steps in GIS Programming 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 313 - Geospatial Field Methods of UAVs, LiDAR, and GPS 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 314 - Introduction to Uncrewed Aerial Systems 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 315 - Special Topics in GIST 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 409 - GIS for Environmental and Socio-Economic Applications 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 412 - Environmental Modeling and Geospatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 413 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 4 Credit Hours
GEOG 414 - Spatial Data Management 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 416 - GIS Project Management 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 420* - GIS in the Community 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 421 - Maps, Society, Power 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 422 - Geographic Software Design 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 424 - LiDAR Technology and Applications 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 425 - Human Dimension in GIScience 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 454 - GIS for Terrain Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 490 - Internship 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 494 - Undergraduate Research Experience 1-3 Credit Hours
GEOG 495 - Special Topics in Geography 1-4 Credit Hours
GEOG 510 – Geographic Software Design 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 512 – Environmental Modeling and Geospatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 513 – Topics in Remote Sensing 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 517 – Geographic Information Management and Processing 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 518 – GIS Project Management 3 Credit Hours

Note:

Students pursuing a major or second major in either Geography - Geospatial Science and Technology (BA) or Geographic Information Science and Technology (BS) cannot take the Geographic Information Science minor.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirement.

Undergraduates

Graduate Students