Minor in Geographic Information Science

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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Program Requirements

Required Courses: 3 s.h.

Select one of the following introductory courses:

GEOG 16100 - Earth, People, and the Environment Credits: 3
GEOG 16110 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 16140 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3

Must take the following two courses: 7 s.h.

Additional Requirments: 9 s.h.

Students then select any three courses (9 s.h.) from the Geospatial Techniques Bank (listed below) in consultation with the academic advisor.

Total Required Credits for the Program: 19 s.h.

For information related to this major or minor, please contact:
Ashley York, Ph.D.
856.256.4811
yorka@rowan.edu

Geography, Planning, & Sustainability Course Banks

Below is a list of Geography, Planning & Sustainability course banks. Consult with advisor to choose electives.

Geographic Studies Bank
GEOG 16100 - Earth, People, and the Environment Credits: 3 (also falls under Geosciences Bank)
GEOG 16110 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 16140 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3 (also falls under Regional Geography Bank)
GEOG 16240 - US and Canada Credits: 3 (also falls under Regional Geography Bank)
GEOG 16250 - Selected Topics in Geography and Environment Credits: 1 to 3
GEOG 16290 - History and Methods of Modern Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 16301 - Natural Resources, Capitalism, and Society Credits: 3 (also falls under Planning Bank)
GEOG 16303 - Political Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 16304 - Population Geography Credits: 3 (also falls under Planning Bank)
GEOG 16312 - Cultural Landscapes Credits: 3
GEOG 16490 - Undergraduate Research Seminar in Geography (Senior Seminar) - WI Credits: 3
GEOG 16491 - Independent Study in Geography Credits: 1 to 4
GEOG 16591 - Independent Study in Geography Credits: 1 to 3
Regional Geography Bank
GEOG 16241 - Geography of New Jersey Credits: 3 (also falls under Planning Bank)
GEOG 16342 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3
GEOG 16343 - Geography of Asia Credits: 3
GEOG 16344 - Geography of Latin America Credits: 3
GEOG 16345 - Geography of Africa Credits: 3
GEOG 16346 - Geography of Russia and its Neighbors Credits: 3
Geosciences Bank
GEOG 16130 - Earth Sciences Laboratory I Credits: 4
GEOG 16331 - Geography of the National Parks Credits: 3
GEOG 16334 - The Geography of Natural Disasters Credits: 3
GEOG 16370 - Drones, Planes, and Satellites Credits: 3 (also falls under Geospatial Techniques Bank and Planning Bank)
GEOG 16131 - Principles of Earth Science Credits: 3
GEOG 16133 - Meteorology Credits: 4
Geospatial Techniques Bank
GEOG 16160 - Digital Earth: Mapping and Geographic Information Science Credits: 3 (also falls under Planning Bank)
GEOG 16260 - Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Credits: 4
GEOG 16261 - Cartography Credits: 3
GEOG 16350 - Quantitative and Qualitative Methods Credits: 3
GEOG 16360 - Applications of Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GEOG 16361 - Geovisualization Credits: 3 (also falls under Planning Bank and Sustainable Built Environments Bank)
GEOG 16365 - Geospatial Measurement and Environmental Modeling Credits: 3
GEOG 16375 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 3
GEOG 16462 - Web-Based GIS Mapping Credits: 3
GEOG 16565 - Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Credits: 3
Planning Bank
GEOG 16308 - Sensing the Sustainable City Credits: 3
PLAN 31280 - Introduction to City Planning Credits: 3
PLAN 31380 - Planning History, Theory, and Ethics Credits: 3
PLAN 31383 - Metropolitan/Regional Planning Credits: 3
PLAN 31384 - Water Resources Planning Credits: 3 (also falls under Sustainable Built Environments Bank)
PLAN 31386 - Land Use and Conservation Credits: 3 (also falls under Sustainable Built Environments Bank)
PLAN 31385 - New Jersey Applied Planning Practice Credits: 3
PLAN 31387 - Food Systems Planning Credits: 3
PLAN 31389 - Environmental / Sustainable Planning Credits: 3
PLAN 31486 - Community Planning, Engagement, and Design Credits: 3 (also falls under Sustainable Built Environments Bank)
PLAN 31495 - Planning Studio-WI Credits: 3
GEOG 16302 - Urban Geography Credits: 3
GEOG 16307 - Transportation Planning and Policy Credits: 3
ENST 94400 - Environmental Impact Assessment Credits: 3 (also falls under Environmental Bank)
Environmental Bank
ENST 94101 - Planet in Peril: Environmental Science in the 21st Century Credits: 3
ENST 94102 - Human Nature: Intro to Environmental and Sustainability Studies Credits: 3
ENST 94202 - Environmental Science Research Methods and Data Analysis Credits: 4
ENST 94301 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
ENST 94302 - Technology and the Environment Credits: 3 (also falls under Sustainable Built Environments Bank)
ENST 94401 - Senior Seminar in Environmental and Sustainability Studies-WI Credits: 3
Sustainable Built Environments Bank
GEOG 16390 - Geography Research Clinic/Studio Credits: 1 to 6
CEE 08311 - Environmental Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 08312 - Environmental Engineering II Credits: 3
CEE 08342 - Water Resources Engineering Credits: 3
CEE 08412 - Environmental Treatment Process Principles Credits: 3
CEE 08432 - Pollutant Fate and Transport Principles Credits: 3
CEE 08422 - Site Remediation Engineering Principles Credits: 3