UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Degree Requirements

GIS / Cartography Minor

21 Total Credits


Required Core Courses: 9 cr.

GIS 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Science, 3 cr.
GIS 351 Map Design, 3 cr.
GIS 360 GIS: Theory and Methods, 3 cr.

Advanced Courses: 3 - 6 cr.

GIS 455 Advanced Map Design, 3 cr.
GIS 460 GIS: Analysis and Modeling, 3 cr.

Electives: 6 - 9 cr.

ART 121 Design Foundation I, 3 cr.
ART 131 Drawing I, 3 cr.
ART 241 Intro to Graphic Design, 3 cr.
CIDS 161 Programming I, 3 cr.
CIDS 162 Programming II, 3 cr.
CIDS 225 Web Development I, 3 cr.
ESM 333 Remote Sensing of Natural Resources, 3 cr.
ESM 363 GIS Applications in Resource Management, 3 cr.
GEOG 379 Geography Internship II, 3-12 cr.
GENG 235 Surveying, 3 cr.
GENG 236 Advanced Surveying, 3 cr.
GIS 366 Field Methods in Geography and GIS, 3 cr.

Students are advised to take MATH 146 to fulfill General Education Mathematics requirement.

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