Spatial Information Systems

ICP Program

(Individualized Curriculum Program)

The program is focused on three areas: Geography, CSIS, and electives (plus a writing component). Required Geography and CSIS classes are specified. Note that the elective area is open for students who may enter the program from a variety of backgrounds.

Classes required for a SIS major (classes are listed as Semester Hours (SH))

GER Requirements:

• Natural Science: (6-9 SH)
• Artistic & Literary: (6-9 SH)
• Societies & Institutions: (6-9 SH)
• Personal and Social: (6 SH)
• Selected Topics: (3 SH)
• Composition: English 1551
• Speech: (3 SH)
• Foreign Language: (if necessary): completion of 2600 (3 SH)
• Math: (3 SH)

Required Core Classes for Major:

Geography Core: (12 SH)

• GEOG 1503 Physical Geography
• GEOG 2610 Map Use and Interpretation
• GEOG 2640 Human Geography
• GEOG 4890 Senior Research (capstone)

Geospatial Core: (12 SH)

• GEOG 5805 Remote Sensing 1
• GEOG 5810 GIS 1
• GEOG 5811 GIS 2
• GEOG 5812 GPS and GIS

Developmental Requirements: (6 SH)

• DDT 1505 CAD Technology 1
• ENGL 3743 Professional and Technical Communication (3 SH)

CSIS and Information Systems Core: (14 SH)

• CSIS 1590 Survey of Computer Science and Info. Systems
• CSIS 2610 Programming and Problem Solving (4 SH)
• CSIS 3726 Visual / Object Oriented Programming (4 SH)
• CSIS 3722 Development of Data Bases

Elective Classes:

Computer Electives: choose 2 from the following: (6-8 SH)

• CSIS 3730 Computer Graphics (requires MATH 1572)
• CSIS 3731 User Interface Design
• CSIS 3760 E-Commerce Programming
• CSIS 4822 Database Applications
• CSIS 5824 Applied Artificial Intelligence
• CSIS 5895 Special Topics *
• CSIS 6951 Data Warehousing and Data Mining
• INFOT 3774 Multimedia Technology (4 SH)
• INFOT 3775 Multimedia Authoring (4 SH)

* these classes only with approval of the chair

Geography Electives: choose 2 from the following list: (6 SH)

• GEOG 3726 Urban Geography
• GEOG 3737 Soils and Land Use
• GEOG 3740 Business Geographics
• GEOG 3741 Transportation Geography
• GEOG 4813 Field Methods
• GEOG 4825 Geography Internship *
• GEOG 4840 Seminar in Geography *
• GEOG 5806 Remote Sensing 2
• GEOG 5820 Special Problems in Geography *

* these classes only with approval of the chair

Outside Electives: 18+ SH

• These classes allow the SIS major to choose areas of application appropriate to his or her fields of interest.

• This allows further development of the student in a direction of his or her choice, such as environmental studies, biological sciences, archeology, or drafting and design - although the choice is left open for the student and the professors overseeing the ICP.

• Some suggested elective classes are listed below – students may also wish to select further classes from the Geography or Computer Elective choices above.

• Please watch for necessary prerequisites in parentheses.
  
  All of these courses are 3 SH except where noted:
  

• ANTHR 3702 Archaeology (Anthr 2602)
• ANTHR 3778 Archaeological Techniques (Anthr 3702)
• ANTHR 4825 New World Archaeology (Anthr 3702)
• ANTHR 4890 Advanced Topics in Archaeology (Anthr 3702)
• BIOL 3762 Field Botany (Biol 2602) – 4 SH
• BIOL 3766 Dendrology (Biol 2640) - 4 SH
• BIOL 3780 Evolutionary Ecology (Biol 2640) - 5 SH
• BIOL 5804 Aquatic Biology (Biol 3780)
• DDT 2606 CAD Technology 2
• DDT 2607 CAD Technology 3
• GEOL 2615 Geology and Environment 1 (Geol 1504 or 1505 or 2611)
• GEOL 3706 Geology of Economic Mineral Deposits (Geol 1505 and 1513)
• GEOL 4804 Ground Water (Geol 1505 and 1513; Math 1571 recommended)
• GEOL 5815 Geology and Environment 2 (Geol 2615 or Enst 2600)

SUMMARY
GER hours: 42+ SH
Total Geography hours: 30 SH
Total Computer hours: 20-22 SH
Developmental hours: 6 SH
Outside Electives: 18+ SH

Total for graduation: 124

No minor is required. All prerequisites are covered within the program.