MAS-GIS Courses
First Semester
GPH 601 - Introductory GIS Theory and Practice
Introduces fundamental concepts underlying GIS. Course focuses on the creation and manipulation of spatial data and its associated attribute information.
Students will work primarily with shapefiles and geodatabases.
GPH 602 - Intermediate GIS Theory and Practice
Covers fundamental concepts underlying GIS. Course focuses on the creation and manipulation of spatial data and its associated attribute information. Students will work primarily with shapefiles and geodatabases.
GPH 603 - Spatial Modeling and Statistics
Geographic information systems fundamentally involve assembling, storing, handling, displaying, and analyzing spatial data. This course entitled “Spatial Statistics and Modeling” will focus on the statistical techniques that are appropriate and widely used in the analysis of such spatial data. The goal of the course is to elevate the operational competency of the students in their choice, application, and communication of results for the various spatial analytical procedures. Students will learn the appropriate terms and language used in reporting the results, the theory underlying each technique, and the critical assumptions regarding the spatial data that must be addressed in properly using the different techniques. Emphasis is placed throughout the course on the communication skills that allow the procedures to be used effectively in a problem-solving environment.
GPH 604 - GIS Implementation in the Corporate and Public Sectors
Focuses on case studies on how a variety of agencies implement and integrate GIS successfully and unsuccessfully in their operations.
GPH 605 - GIS Project Management
Introduces practical methodologies for developing successful GIS projects for public and private sector agencies.
GPH 606 - GIS Project Presentation
Focuses on strategies and techniques for successful technical project presentation in GIS environments.
Second Semester
GPH 610 - Programming the GIS Environment
This course is intended as an in-depth look at the programming within Geographic Information Systems. The focus will be on GIS programming and methodology, utilizing practical GIS software skills and basic scientific computing skills. A laboratory component to the course will utilize ArcGIS, ArcObjects, and Visual Basic to demonstrate the concepts presented in lecture.
GPH 630 - Remote Sensing and Air Photo Interpretation
This course focuses on the digital image processing of remotely sensed data for earth resource analysis and applications. A reasonable background in college algebra and basic statistics is required. This course aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to apply digital remote sensing techniques for biophysical and environmental planning and problems. Through laboratory work, students will have opportunities to practice concepts and techniques learn in the lecture part. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the theory and principles of digital image processing techniques involved in the analysis of remotely sensed data for earth resource applications and to explain students how to implement a remote sensing project. Introduces aerial photography as a tool for gathering information and data for GIS.
GPH 640 - GIS for the Internet
Introduces basic data communications concepts, web server establishment, ArcIMS, and development of map web sites.
GPH 650 - GIS and Business
Focuses on ethics, theory, and mechanics of technical project management in GIS environments.
Final Semester
GPH 684 - GIS Internship
Provides a practical, well-supervised GIS experience with selected organizations in the community.
GPH 693 - GIS Capstone
Final GIS presentation.
