BSc. Geographical Information Science

The major is comprised of four interrelated technologies, including geographic information systems, remote sensing, global positioning systems and cartography. The Geographic Information Science major is an opportunity to prepare students for a career in a computer-based geospatial technology profession. This is an exciting field that integrates computer skills, modeling skills and a desire to work outside into a high-demand career choice. The curriculum includes coursework to prepare you to work in the environmental field, in emergency preparedness, or continue to graduate school. Geographic information is an important and valuable decision support asset that can be applied to all sectors of our world, such as economics, business, health, environment and emergency response through a variety of platforms for private, public, not-for-profit or academic organizations. science-intensive, interdisciplinary coursework. The Geographic Information Science degree is expected to experience rapid and continued growth throughout the next decade. It’s rooted in the science of geography to organize layers of information into maps and 3D. When technology changed and our phones also became our systems of wayfinding and maps, GIS became an even more emerging field. 

Career Path

Here are some of the career paths and roles that you can expect to embark on: Cartographer, Climatologist, Mining Analyst, Ecologist, GIS Specialist, Meteorologist, GIS and Remote-Sensing Expertise, Design Ingenuity, Environmental Management, Resource Finder, Identifying resource, Multiculturalist, Multidisciplinary Generalist, Field Researcher, Market Researcher.