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The interdisciplinary GIS Minor was created for Cal Poly Pomona students whose majors include engineering, business, design, science, urban planning, education, agriculture and geography, in an effort to create a GIS-literate campus. The minor serves students who are interested in the application of GIS to their area of knowledge, or who seek to develop their skills in GIS-related areas. GIS technology offers new and powerful ways of combining data, mapping and spatial analysis to support research, management and policy-making. GIS users are trained in spatial modeling and know how to manipulate digital data, create databases, and develop software. The GIS minor provides fundamentals of GIS for students without previous work in GIS, but allows for modifications to the core for students with prior experience.
GIS was initially created to geographically pinpoint events or information relative to their position in space. Since its beginning, GIS has revolutionized the way we extract information from data, and has had direct impact on how humanity solves problems and intervenes in the community. GIS technology offers new and powerful ways of combining data, mapping and spatial analysis to support research, management and policy-making. GIS users are trained in spatial modeling and know how to manipulate digital data, create databases, and develop software. Currently, GIS is used in a broad range of fields, including social sciences, humanities, history, engineering, business, and management.
The minor provides students with the knowledge and skills required to utilize GIS applications in their respective fields. Components of the program include:
The GIS minor provides fundamentals of GIS for students without previous work in GIS, but allows for modifications to the core for students with prior experience.
| First Year | Second Year | ||||
| FALL | GEO 240 (4) | EGR/ENV/GEO 215 (2) | FALL | EGR/ENV/GEO 494 (2) | One 4 unit elective |
| WINTER | GEO 442 (4) | EGR 302/A (4) | WINTER | EGR/ENV/GEO 495 (2) | |
| SPRING | GEO 443 (4) | SPRING | EGR/ENV/GEO 496 (2) | ||
During first year, students take introductory and core courses. The second year is dedicated to application and capstone courses in the student’s specific area of interest. The following table summarizes the course elements and sequence. The 4 unit elective can be chosen from several departments, with the approval of the GIS Minor coordinator and the GIS advisor for the student’s department.
For more information about the Cal Poly Pomona GIS Minor Program, please contact: Dimitris Poulakidas, Ph.D., Department of Urban and Regional Planning Cal Poly Pomona, 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, (909) 869-4645, Fax: (909) 869-4688, DPoulakidas@csupomona.edu
