Portland-State-University 2016-2017 Bulletin

Geographic Information Systems Minor

Requirements

To earn a minor in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) a student must complete a minimum of 28 credits in geography (at least 16 credits must be taken in residence at Portland State University), to include the following:

Core courses: (16 credits)

Geog 210Physical Geography

4
or
Geog 230Environment and Society: Global Perspectives

4
 
Geog 488/USP 591Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction

4
Geog 492/USP 592Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS

4

Plus three additional courses from the list of electives: (12 credits)

Geog 475Digital Compilation and Database Design

4
Geog 480Remote Sensing and Image Analysis

4
Geog 481Digital Image Analysis I: Introduction

4
Geog 482Digital Image Analysis II: Advanced Remote Sensing

4
Geog 484Cartographic Applications of GIS

4
Geog 485Map Design and Production

4
Geog 489Building a GIS Database with GPS

4
Geog 490GIS Programming

4
Geog 493Digital Terrain Analysis

4
Geog 494GIS for Water Resources

4
Geog 495Maps, Models, and GIS

4
Geog 496Visualization of Spatial Data

4
Geog 497Spatial Quantitative Analysis

4

All courses submitted to satisfy requirements for the minor in GIS must be graded and passed with a C- or better. At least 16 credits must be taken in residence at PSU.

Total Credit Hours: 28

Students who are also working toward the major in Geography must take (in addition to the core courses for the GIS minor) at least 12 credits from the list of electives that will be uniquely applied to the GIS minor.

Students considering the GIS minor are strongly encouraged to meet with a geography adviser to work out an instructional program that best meets their needs.