BIO 0404 - Applications in Geographic Information Systems

Demand 3 Credit Hours
The goal of this course is to allow students to apply skills in spatial analysis to problems in social, physical, ecological, environmental health, and related areas of the social and natural sciences. Students will engage in all aspects of a GIS project with emphasis placed on employing various techniques of spatial statistics. Skills learned will range from GIS project design and data collection to the production of a written deliverable, complete with a series of digital map(s). Three lectures per week. Course Charge: $30.00 Environmental Health Prog Chg, $75.00 Biology Special Course Chg Prerequisites: GEOG 0304 or BIO 0304 or EH 0304 or instructor approval. Cross-listed as EH 0404 and GEOG 0404.