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Geography Major with Geographic Information Science (GIS) Emphasis (43 hours)

Required Geography Courses: (28 credit hours)
970:010 Human Geography
970:026 Physical Geography (4 hour version)
970:061 Maps and Map Interpretation
970:163 Aerial Photo Interpretation and Photogrammetry
970:164 GIS I
970:165 Thematic Cartography
970:173 Remote Sensing of the Environment
970:174 GIS II
970:180 Senior Seminar

Statistics Requirement: (3 credit hours) One course selected from:
800:072 Introduction to Statistical Methods
980:080 Statistics for Social Research

Technical Electives: (6 credit hours) Two courses selected from:
810:030 Visual BASIC Programming
810:114 Database Systems
970:160 Spatial Data Analysis (Same as 800:171)
970:175 Global Positioning System Field Survey Methods
970:183 Satellite Image Processing

Geography Electives (6 credit hours) Two courses selected from:
970:114 Political Geography
970:117 Transportation Geography
970:119 Population Geography
970:121 Locational Analysis for Business
970:126 Geography of Soils
970:129 Rivers
970:137 Natural Hazards and Disasters
970:151 Historical Geography
970:168 Regional Analysis and Planning

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