Introduction to GIS in the Earth Sciences
This course provides an understanding of Geographic Information Systems and their application in the earth sciences. Through lectures and lab exercises students are exposed to GIS theory, applications and software.
Prerequisites & course information
An introductory Earth or environmental science course (EARTH 116, 119, 120, 201, 202, 219 or 284) and one math course or a statistics course (MATH 115, 116, 120, 121, 156, 175, 176, 185, 186, 295, 296, STATS 150, 180, 250, 280). (Prerequisites enforced at registration.) Although previous GIS experience is not required, students are expected to be familiar with desktop and mobile computing, and to be comfortable with at least one quantitative software program (Matlab, Excel, Mathematica, or R, as examples). (4). (BS). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Introduction to GIS in the Earth Sciences · 4 · Graduate credit
- Introduction to GIS in the Earth Sciences · 4 · Undergraduate credit