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Emphasis in GIS Application Development |
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Objectives
The
outcome
of this emphasis area is an individual who commands the basic skills
assumed
in the applied GIS certificate plus the skills required for developing
new GIS applications. Additional knowledge and skills include: i)
software
engineering tools; ii) knowledge of algorithms and data structures;
iii)
data modeling and database design, and; iv) interface design or
scientific
visualization principles. These topics include both the foundation
computer
science techniques (obtained through computer science coursework) as
well
as their applications in geographic science (obtained through geography
coursework).
Undergraduate
students successfully completing this emphasis area also receive a
minor
in computer science.
Undergraduate
Entrance
requirements
Undergraduate
students pursuing this emphasis must:
| i) |
be an undergraduate
non-computer science major in good standing or a non-matriculated
student
with special permission; |
| ii) |
receive a C-
or better in the following pre-requisite courses or their equivalents: |
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CS
1410 Introduction to Computer Science I;
CS
2420 Introduction to Computer Science II;
GEOG
3040 Principles of Cartography;
GEOG
3140 Principles of GIS |
| iii) |
meet the entrance
requirements for the undergraduate minor in computer science, and; |
| iv) |
obtain approval
from the GIS Certificate Program Committee. |
NOTE:
Some courses
in the certificate program may have additional prerequisites or
co-requisities.
Be sure to check the university's course catalog.
Program
requirements
C-
or better
in the following courses:
| Course
number |
Course
title |
Credit
hours
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| CS 3500 |
Software
Practice |
4.0
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| CS 4150 |
Algorithms |
3.0
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| CS
5530 |
Database
Systems |
3.0
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| CS
5600 |
Introduction
to Computer Graphics OR |
3.0
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| CS
5630 |
Scientific
Visualization |
(3.0)
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| GEOG
5140 |
Methods in GIS
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4.0
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| GEOG
5150 |
Spatial Data Design for GIS
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4.0
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| GEOG
5160 |
Spatial Modeling with GIS
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3.0
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Total
credit hours
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24.0
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Graduate
Entrance
requirements
Graduate
students
pursuing this emphasis must:
| i) |
be a graduate
student in a non-computer science program in good standing; |
| ii) |
received a
C- or better in the following pre-requisite courses or their
equivalents
during previous studies: |
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CS
1410 Introduction to Computer Science I;
CS
2420 Introduction to Computer Science II;
GEOG
3040 Principles of Cartography;
GEOG
3140 Principles of GIS |
| iii) |
obtain approval
from the GIS Certificate Program Committee. |
NOTE:
Some courses
in the certificate program may have additional prerequisites or
co-requisities.
Be sure to check the university's course catalog.
Program requirements
B-
or better
in the following courses:
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| Course
number |
Course
title |
Credit
hours
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| CS
5010 |
Software
Practice |
4.0
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| CS
5150 |
Advanced Algorithms
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3.0
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| CS
6530 |
Database
Systems |
3.0
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| CS
6610 |
Interactive Computer
Graphics OR |
3.0
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| CS
6630 |
Scientific
Visualization |
(3.0)
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| GEOG
6140 |
Methods in GIS
|
4.0
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| GEOG
6150 |
Spatial Database Design for GIS
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4.0
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| GEOG
6160 |
Spatial Modeling with GIS
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3.0
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Total
credit hours
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24.0
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Note: Absolutely
no course substitutions are allowed for "Program Requirements" courses
in this or any GIS Certificate emphasis area. Course substitutions are
allowed for "Entrance Requirements" courses at the discretion of the
GIS
Certificate Program Committee.
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