Bachelor of Science, Geographic Information Systems

Curriculum

Students graduating with the Bachelor Science in Geographic Information Systems degree will have completed 60 hour of general education courses and 60 hours of courses in the major. American Sentinel will develop a personalized study plan for each student that places them at the most advanced point in the curriculum based on:
  • the number of credits transferred from prior college study, and
  • specific professional certifications.
COURSES Credit hours*
GENERAL EDUCATION (60 credits)
Required general education courses are shown in bold. Students can choose general education electives to fulfill the remaining 18 credit hour requirement. Students should refer to the individual major for additional required general education courses.
OR100 Orientation 0
Written Communication (6 credits)
ENG105 Beginning Writing 3
ENG110 English Composition 3
ENG115 Oral Communication 3
COM240 Principles of Business Communications 3
ENG310 Technical Writing 3
COM412 Professional Communication 3
Humanities (12 credits)
ENG100 Becoming a Master Student 3
HIS125 World Civilization I 3
ECN220 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECN221 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
HIS225 World Civilization II 3
ARTS200 Introduction to Art History 3
GEO200 Global Geography 3
MKT210 Introduction to Marketing 3
PHI215 Philosophy of Religions 3
Behavioral & Social Sciences (12 credits)
SOC135 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC250 Technology and Society 3
SOC210 Analysis of Social Problems 3
SOC220 Globalization 3
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY200 Developmental Psychology 3
ACC201 Introduction to Accounting 3
FIN202 Personal Finance 3
ACC205 Managerial Accounting 3
BUS230 Principles of Business Law I 3
BUS331 Business Law II 3
MGT210 Introduction to Management 3
MGT470 Developing Human Resources 3
CRJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CRJ110 Criminology 3
Science, Mathematics & Information Technology (12 credits)
IS101 Introduction to Computer Systems 3
IS102 Microsoft Office Fundamentals 3
MA105 Basic College Mathematics 3
MA115 Business Problem Solving 3
MA120 College Algebra 3
MA200 Introduction to Statistics 3
CS201 Discrete Mathematics (required for BSCS, BSCS-GP) 3
CH125 Chemistry Fundamentals 3
BIO130 Fundamentals of Biology 3
BIO230 Principles of Ecology 3
BUS210 Business Statistics I 3
BUS211 Business Statistics II 3
GIS211 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
GIS225 Principles of Cartography 3
COURSES Credit hours*
Required Core Courses (54 credits)
CS105 Introduction to Computer Science 3
IS116 Introduction to Computer Programming 3
IS203 Database Applications 3
PHI320 Computer Ethics 3
IS326 Introduction to Database Systems 3
IS376 Advanced Database Systems 3
IS308 Information Systems Analysis and Design 3
MIS350 Information Systems Project Management 3
WEB301 Web Design I 3
GIS211 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3
GIS225 Principles of Cartography 3
GIS330 GPS Applied to GIS 3
GIS350 Data Acquisition 3
GIS360 GIS in Practice 3
GIS400 Open Sources for GIS 3
GIS315 Remote Sensing of the Environment 3
GIS420 Relational Databases for GIS 3
GIS499 Senior GIS Project 3
 
Electives in Major (6 credits)
CS350 Visual Basic I 3
CS351 Visual Basic II 3
CS360 Java Programming 3
CS380 C# Programming 3
IS308 Introduction to Information Systems 3
IS315 Networking and Telecommunications 3
IS318 Information Systems Analysis and Design 3
IS326 Introduction to Database Systems 3
IS328 IT Hardware and Systems Software 3
IS331 Web Graphics 3
IS332 JavaScript 3
IS341 Decision Support Systems 3
IS355 Information Security and Privacy in Healthcare Organizations 3
IS371 Active Server Pages 3
IS376 Advanced Database Systems 3
IS400 Enterprise Information Systems 3
IS410 TCP/IP Networking 3
IS420 Business Process Management 3
IS425 Independent Web Design Project 3
IS435 Healthcare Informatics 3
IS460 Enterprise Information Systems 3
IS308 Introduction to Information Systems 3
MIS350 Information Systems Project Management 3
MIS415 Introduction to Electronic Commerce 3
SEC310 Security Operations 3
SEC350 Risk Management 3
SEC410 Network Security with Lab 3
SEC430 Access Control Systems 3
SEC460 Cryptography 3
SEC465 Cyber Defense and Counter Measure 3
SEC470 Computer Forensics 3
SEC480 Database Security 3
WEB301 Web Design I 3
WEB306 Web Design II 3
WEB310 Website Design and Management 3
WEB316 Enhancing Web Pages with JavaScript 3
WEB400 XML Applications Development 3
WEB410 Web Graphics Production 3
WEB420 Web Multimedia Productions 3
WEB440 Databases and Dynamic Web Design 3
WEB450 Web Application Security 3
WEB455 Business Skills for Web Designers 3
COURSES Credit Hours*

* Credit hours are equivalent to semester hours

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