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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Minor

Location(s): Dickinson Campus

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This minor provides the tools and techniques related to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) software and global positioning system (GPS) related data.

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CSCI 120 - Computer Programming I Credits: 3
CSCI 200 - Database Software Applications Credits: 3
GEOG 121 - Physical Geography Credits: 3
GIS 380 - Applied Arc GIS Credits: 3
GIS 382 - Applied GPS Credits: 3
GIS 480 - GPS/GIS II Credits: 3

Minimum of eight credit hours of the following choices:

CSCI 160 - Computer Science I Credits: 4
CSCI 360 - Database Management Credits: 4
GEOL 311 - Process Geomorphology Credits: 4

Total: 26

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