| Course Title: Advanced Geographic Information Systems |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: This course builds advanced skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), combining theory with weekly labs to create confident, independent users. Students move beyond mapmaking to analyze and visualize data, apply spatial models, and integrate Python programming into GIS workflows. Hands-on projects emphasize decision-making, critical thinking, and problem solving, while showcasing advanced ArcGIS functions. By working with both quantitative and qualitative datasets, students gain the ability to use GIS creatively and effectively in academic and professional contexts. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Ashley Allen | ashleyallen@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 410 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: GEOG-205 or GEOG-210. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| GEOL0001 | GEOL-1: Geology major and minor | This course counts toward the Geology major and minor. |
| GEOG0001 | GEOG-1: Geography major | This course counts toward the Geography major and minor. |
| GEOG0001 | GEOG-1: Geography minor | This course counts toward the Geography major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Waitlisted | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 4 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |