Geographic Information Systems Minor

A GIS Minor is particularly valuable when paired with the following fields of study: Sociology, Business Administration, Biology and the STEM Sciences, though it is not confined to these disciplines. For instance, someone pursuing a career in urban planning, law enforcement, environmental science, forensics, health care and health policy, epidemiology, marketing, etc., could benefit greatly with a background in GIS, as nearly every company or governmental agency uses GIS within their organization.

GIS Minor

A minimum of six courses, two of which must include

GIS 10	Introduction to Spatial Thinking	3
	or
GIS 110	Introduction to Spatial Thinking	3
	and
GIS 20	Fundamentals of GIS	3
	or
GIS 120	Fundamentals of GIS	3
	Four GIS electives (12)
Total Credit Hours:		18

GIS elective courses:

SOC 162	Human Rights	3
SOC 175	Urban Sociology	3
SOC 180	Social Stratification and Human Rights	3
GIS 179	Commodifying Bodies: Human Trafficking Across the Globe	3
GIS 182	Demography	3
GIS 194	Community Health	3
CRI 119	Urban Crisis Response and Management	3
CRI 122	Criminal Policy and Practice	3
BUS 185	Principles of Management	3
BIO 111	Ecology	4
BIO 67	Environmental Science	3

Additional GIS courses (Not Required):

GIS 150	Remote Sensing	3
GIS 160	Introduction to Data Management	3
GIS 170	Advanced Spatial Modeling	3