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.

Required Core Courses

GIS 110Fundamentals of GIS

3

GIS 120Intermediate GIS

3

GSC 159Cartography

3

Plus 3 courses from the list below

SOC 38Statistics for Social Science

3

SOC 160Diversity in Society

3

SOC 180Social Stratification and Social Justice

3

SOC 185Global Studies

3

SOC 186Immigration and Human Rights

3

SOC 194Community Health

3

CRI 111Criminology

3

GIS 119Urban Crisis Response and Management

3

GIS 130Advanced GIS

3

GIS 140Crime Analysis

3

GIS 150Remote Sensing

3

GIS 170Advanced Spatial Modeling

3

GIS 171Drug Trafficking

3

GIS 172Spatial Data Management

3

GIS 182Demography

3

GSC 151Research Techniques of Criminology

3

Total Credit Hours:18