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Concentration I - Applied Geographic Information Science

Dr. Helmut Kraenzle , Coordinator

James Madison University geography graduates with an Applied Geographic Information Science (AGIS) concentration have gained professional employment with the government and industry or pursued graduate programs. Some of the public agencies where they have found employment include local and regional planning agencies, mapping organizations such as the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. intelligence agencies and also the Environmental Protection Agency's environmental science field. AGIS graduates have also found opportunities in the industry with companies such as Earth Satellite Corporation, Space Imaging, Lockheed, SPOT Image, Logicom, SAIC, Pacific Meridan, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, among many others.

In addition to the Geography Core requirements, students in the AGIS Concentration must complete the following coursework. At least 11 hours of those below must be Upper Division courses.

AGIS Concentration Requirements

REQUIRED BASE COURSE DESCRIPTION CREDIT HOURS
GEOG 366 Geographic Information Systems 4


AGIS Elective Courses

22 credit hours may be chosen from the following:

ELECTIVE COURSES DESCRIPTION CREDIT HOURS
GEOG 215 Map Reading and Interpretation 3
GEOG 230 Spatial Analysis 3
GEOG 244 Introduction to Global Positioning Systems 1
GEOG 245 Global Positioning Systems 3
GEOG 285 Remote Sensing
4
GEOG 365 Advance Thematic Cartography
4
GEOG 385 Advance Remote Sensing
4
GEOG 466 Managing GIS & Geographic Databases
4
GEOG 467 Selected AGIS Topics (NOTE: can be repeated once for additional credit when topic changes) 3
GEOG 468 Internet GIS 4
MATH 220 Elementary Statistics 3
Other courses as approved by the AGIS advisor.
6 Max.
REQUIRED SUBTOTAL
22