Geographic Information Systems Minor
To earn a minor in Geographic Information Systems, students must complete a minimum of 17 credit hours, which includes three core courses and a minimum of two elective courses. Students are expected to meet with an ENS academic advisor before beginning the minor. The 400-level courses counted toward an undergraduate degree cannot be taken again and counted for credit toward a graduate degree at UIS.
Requirements
| Required Core Courses | ||
| ENS 304 | Mapping our Physical and Social World | 3 |
| ENS 404 | Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| ENS 405 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 4 |
| Electives (Choose two from this list) | 6 | |
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Global Change Ecology | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Computer Programming Concepts I | ||
| Discrete Structures | ||
| Statistical Methods | ||
| Probability Modeling and Computer Simulation | ||
| Operations Research Methods | ||
| Principles of Management Information Systems | ||
| Data and Information Management | ||
| Global Public Health: Population, Poverty and Pollution | ||
| Epidemiology - Science of Disease Discovery | ||
| Emerging Diseases | ||
| Total Hours | 17 | |