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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY (GIS3)
The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Geographic Information
Systems Technology 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.
| Associate Degree |
| Program Length |
106 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 |
30 |
| Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts |
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| ENG 191 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
5 |
| HUM 191 |
Introduction to Humanities |
5 |
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| ENG 193 |
Literature and Composition
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5 |
| ENG 195 |
Technical Communications |
5 |
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| Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences |
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| PSY 191 |
Introduction to Psychology |
5 |
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| Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
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| MAT 191 |
College Algebra |
5 |
| MAT 198 |
Introduction to Statistics |
5 |
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| Occupational Courses |
76 |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
| GIS 100 |
Introduction to GIS |
5 |
| GIS 101 |
Natural Resources for GIS |
5 |
| GIS 110 |
Fundamentals of Geodesy |
6 |
| GIS 112 |
Intermediate GIS |
6 |
| GIS 114 |
Advanced GIS: Application Development |
6 |
| GIS 116 |
Spatial Analysis in GIS |
6 |
| GIS 120 |
Introduction to Raster-Based GIS |
6 |
| GIS 122 |
GIS in Natural Resources, Business, and Government |
5 |
| GIS 124 |
Cartographic Design for GIS |
6 |
| GIS 126 |
Database Design and Management in GIS |
6 |
| GIS 127 |
GIS Internet Mapping |
5 |
| GIS 128 |
Global Positioning Field Techniques |
3 |
| GIS 129 |
Advanced Global Positioning Systems: Precision Agriculture |
3 |
| GIS 130 |
GIS Internship |
5 |
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Total Hours |
106 |
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