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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (GIS2)
The Geographic Information Systems Technology Diploma program prepares students for employment in a variety of professions as GIS technicians. GIS technicians learn to create, analyze, and maintain digital mapping layers that can allow organizations to make complex and informed decisions based on natural resource features, locations of man-made structures, population density, and other relevant geographic data. Training includes: mapping of natural resources, mapping and cartographic fundamentals, statistical analysis, global positioning systems, database design and management, spatial analysis and modeling, and internet mapping.
| Diploma Program |
| Program Length |
89 Credit Hours |
| Education Requirements |
High School graduate or GED recipient |
| Entrance Dates |
Quarterly |
| Offered |
Macon Campus |
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| Geographic Information
Systems Technology Curriculum |
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Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
13 |
| ENG 101 |
English |
5 |
| EMP 1000 |
Interpersonal Relations & Professional Development |
3 |
| MAT 1013 |
Algebraic Concepts |
5 |
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| Occupational Courses |
59 |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
| GIS 1101 |
Introduction to GIS |
3 |
| GIS 1103 |
Intermediate GIS |
6 |
| GIS 1105 |
Introduction to Global Positioning Systems |
3 |
| GIS 1109 |
Special Topic in GIS |
3 |
| GIS 1114 |
Advanced GIS: Application Development |
6 |
| GIS 1116 |
Spatial Analysis in GIS |
6 |
| GIS 1120 |
Introduction to Raster-Based GIS |
6 |
| GIS 1122 |
GIS in Natural Resources, Business, and Government |
6 |
| GIS 1124 |
Cartographic Design for GIS |
6 |
| GIS 1126 |
Database Design and Management in GIS |
6 |
| GIS 1127 |
GIS Internet Mapping |
5 |
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Total Hours |
72 |
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