While historically focused within the College of Geosciences and the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, every College within Texas A&M University offers
graduate and/or undergraduate courses related to or in support of GIScience.
The following sections detail a sampling of the courses available within each of the Texas A&M Colleges most closely related to GIScience.
College of Geosciences
Within the TAMU College of Geosciences, GIScience-related courses are offered to fulfill degrees in Atmospheric Sciences, Geography, Geology & Geophysics, and Oceanography, and the College-Wide Environmental Programs
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| GEOG 102 |
Introduction to Spatial Sciences |
| GEOG 203 |
Planet Earth |
| GEOG 306 |
Introduction to Urban Geography |
| GEOG 309 |
Geography of Energy |
| GEOG 312 |
Data Analysis in Geography |
| GEOG 324 |
Global Climatic Regions |
| GEOG 330 |
Resources and the Environment |
| GEOG 331 |
Geomorphology |
| GEOG 332 |
Thematic Cartography |
| GEOG 335 |
Pattern and Process in Biogeography |
| GEOG 355 |
Concepts in Geographic Education |
| GEOG 360 |
Natural Hazards |
| GEOG 361 |
Remote Sensing in Geosciences |
| GEOG 370 |
Coastal Processes |
| GEOG 390 |
Principles of Geographic Information Systems |
| GEOG 398 |
Interpretation of Aerial Photographs |
| GEOG 404 |
Spatial Thinking, Perception and Behavior |
| GEOG 434 |
Hydrology and Environment |
| GEOG 435 |
Principles of Plant Geography |
| GEOG 450 |
Field Geography |
| GEOG 462 |
Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management |
| GEOG 467 |
Dynamic Modeling of Earth and Environmental Systems |
| GEOG 475 |
Advanced Topics in GIS |
| GEOG 476 |
GIS Practicum |
| GEOG 604 |
Processes in Physical Geography |
| GEOG 611 |
Geographical Research Design |
| GEOG 616 |
Urban Geography |
| GEOG 619 |
Human Impact on the Environment |
| GEOG 621 |
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change |
| GEOG 623 |
Ecohydrology |
| GEOG 624 |
Biogeography: Theory and Methods |
| GEOG 625 |
Landscape Ecology |
| GEOG 626 |
Fluvial Geomorphology |
| GEOG 635 |
Advanced Biogeography |
| GEOG 651 |
Remote Sensing for Geographical Analysis |
| GEOG 652 |
Quantitative Methods in Geography |
| GEOG 660 |
Applications in GIS |
| GEOG 661 |
Digital Image Processing and Analysis |
| GEOG 662 |
GIS in Land and Property Management |
| GEOG 665 |
GIS-Based Spatial Analysis and Modeling |
| GEOG 666 |
Coastal Geomorphology |
| GEOG 695 |
Frontiers in Geographic Information Science |
| GEOG 696 |
Geomorphology and Remote Sensing |
| GEOL 308 |
Integrated Earth Science |
| GEOL 309 |
Geologic Field Methods |
| GEOL 320 |
Geology for Civil Engineers |
| GEOL 352 |
GPS in the Field Sciences |
| GEOL 420 |
Environmental Geology |
| OCNG 205 |
Topics in Oceanography |
| OCNG 251 |
Oceanography |
| OCNG 401 |
Interdisciplinary Oceanography |
| OCNG 451 |
Mathematical Modeling of Ocean Climate |
| OCNG 610 |
Mathematical Modeling of Marine Ecosystems |
| OCNG 611 |
Global Scale Oceanography |
| OCNG 657 |
Data Methods and Graphical Representation in Oceanography |
College of Architecture
The TAMU College of Architecture offer courses related to GIScience to fulfill the degree requirements of Architecture, Construction Science, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and Visualization.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| ARCH 216 |
Computational Methods in Architecture |
| ARCH 310 |
Site Planning and Design |
| ARCH 642 |
Data Processing in Environmental Design |
| ARCH 653 |
Building Information Modeling |
| LAND 461 |
Geographic Information System Application in Resource Management |
| LAND 603 |
Principle, Procedures and Techniques of Land Use |
| LAND 612 |
Landscape Architectural Site Engineering and Development |
| URPN 210 |
Urban Analytical Methods I |
| URPN 220 |
Digital Communication I. |
| URPN 301 |
Urban and Regional Planning |
| URPN 310 |
Urban Analytical Methods II |
| URPN 325 |
Introduction to GIS in Urban and Regional Planning |
| URPN 326 |
Advanced GIS in Urban and Regional Planning |
| URPN 451 |
Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis for Planners |
| URPN 460 |
Sustainable Communities |
| URPN 461 |
Urban Issues |
| VIZA 613 |
3-D Modeling and Animation |
| VIZA 670 |
Computational Geometry |
| VIZA 672 |
Computer Graphics |
| VIZA 675 |
Geometric Modeling |
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The TAMU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offer GIScience-related courses to students studying a broad range of Departments including Ecosystem Science and Management,
Entomology, Horticulture, Nutrition and Food Science, Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Soil and Crop Sciences, and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Within ESSM alone,
GIScience plays a role in the education of students majoring in Ecological Restoration, Forestry, Renewable Natural Resources, Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Spatial Sciences.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| ESSM 351 |
Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management |
| ESSM 398 |
Interpretation of Aerial Photographs |
| ESSM 444 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
| ESSM 459 |
Spatial Databases and Programming |
| ESSM 460 |
Advanced Remote-Sensing Based Field Survey |
| ESSM 462 |
Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resource Management |
| ESSM 464 |
Spatial Project Management |
| ESSM 626 |
Fire and Natural Resources Management |
| ESSM 651 |
Geographic Information Systems |
| ESSM 652 |
Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems |
| ESSM 655 |
Remote Sensing of the Environment |
| ESSM 656 |
Advanced Remote Sensing |
| ESSM 660 |
Landscape Analysis and Modeling |
| ESSM 663 |
Applied Spatial Statistics |
| ESSM 665 |
Computer Programming for Natural Resources Applications |
| ENTO 210 |
Global Public Health Entomology |
| ENTO 625 |
Landscape Ecology |
| RENR 201 |
Computer Applications in Agriculture |
| RENR 205 |
GIS for Environmental Problem Solving |
| RENR 210 |
Ecosystem Management |
| RENR 470 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
| RENR 660 |
Environmental Impact Analysis for Renewable Natural Resources |
| RENR 664 |
Coastal Zone Management |
| RPTS 402 |
Park Planning and Design |
| SCSC 310 |
Soil Morphology and Interpretation |
| SCSC 663 |
Applied Spatial Statistics |
The Bush School of Government and Public Service
The TAMU Bush School of Government and Public Service offer degrees in Public Service and Administration as well as International Affairs, within which students have the opportunity to become exposed to GIScience related topics.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| PSAA 604 |
Emergency Management and Homeland Security |
| PSAA 605 |
Homeland Security Policies, Strategies, and Operations |
| PSAA 606 |
Environmental Policy and Management |
The Mays Business School
The TAMU Mays Business School offer several degree programs that allow students to integrate GIScience into their education including, among others, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Supply Chain Analysis.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| INFO 328 |
Database Management Systems |
| INFO 439 |
Management of Information Systems |
| INFO 340 |
Supply Chain Management |
| INFO 420 |
Web Enabled Applications |
The College of Education and Human Development
The TAMU College of Education and Human Development offer courses which cover GIScience topics for aspiring educators.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| EDCI 670 |
Social Studies in Elementary and High School |
The Dwight Look College of Engineering
The TAMU Dwight Look College of Engineering offer a variety of degree programs where students train to develop and utilize GIScience techniques and applications including Computer Science & Engineering and Civil Engineering.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| CSE 110 |
Programming I |
| CSE 111 |
Introduction to Computer Science Concepts and Programming |
| CSE 211 |
Data Structures and Their Implementations |
| CSE 222 |
Discrete Structures for Computing |
| CSE 310 |
Database Systems |
| CSE 311 |
Analysis of Algorithms |
| CSE 313 |
Introduction to Computer Systems |
| CSE 314 |
Programming Languages |
| CSE 411 |
Design and Analysis of Algorithms |
| CSE 420 |
Artificial Intelligence |
| CSE 431 |
Software Engineering |
| CSE 436 |
Computer-Human Interaction |
| CSE 441 |
Computer Graphics |
| CSE 442 |
Scientific Programming |
| CSE 452 |
Robotics and Spatial Intelligence |
| CSE 470 |
Information Storage and Retrieval |
| CSE 603 |
Database Systems and Applications |
| CSE 608 |
Database Systems |
| CSE 620 |
Computational Geometry |
| CSE 624 |
Sketch Recognition |
| CSE 625 |
Artificial Intelligence |
| CSE 629 |
Analysis of Algorithms |
| CSE 631 |
Intelligent Agents |
| CSE 633 |
Machine Learning |
| CSE 641 |
Computer Graphics |
| CSE 645 |
Geometric Modeling |
| CSE 646 |
The Digital Image |
| CSE 647 |
Image Synthesis |
| CSE 660 |
Computational Linear Algebra |
| CSE 666 |
Pattern Analysis |
| CSE 670 |
Information Storage and Retrieval |
| CVEN 201 |
Plane Surveying |
| CVEN 301 |
Environmental Engineering |
| CVEN 339 |
Water Resources Engineering |
| CVEN 403 |
Applied Civil Engineering Surveying |
| CVEN 406 |
Environmental Protection and Public Health |
| CVEN 413 |
Natural Environmental Systems |
| CVEN 423 |
Geomatics for Civil Engineering |
| CVEN 435 |
Geotechnical Engineering Design |
| CVEN 454 |
Urban Planning for Engineers |
| CVEN 610 |
Environmental Risk Assessment |
| CVEN 658 |
Civil Engineering Applications of GIS |
| CVEN 672 |
Engineering and Urban Transportation Systems |
| ECEN 314 |
Signals and Systems |
| ECEN 444 |
Digital Signal Processing |
| ECEN 447 |
Digital Image Processing |
| ECEN 448 |
Real-Time Digital Signal Processing |
| ECEN 455 |
Digital Communications |
| ECEN 603 |
Time-frequency Analysis and Multirate Signal Processing |
| ECEN 645 |
Pattern Recognition by Neural Networks |
| ECEN 647 |
Information Theory |
| ECEN 649 |
Pattern Recognition |
| ECEN 662 |
Estimation and Detection Theory |
| ISEN 689 |
Special Topics in Spatial Optimization |
The College of Liberal Arts
The TAMU College of Liberal Arts provides students with a broad range of courses of study which allow them to benefit from GIS-Related coursework.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| SOCI 320 |
Demographic Methods |
| ANTH 624 |
Geoarchaeology |
| ANTH 636 |
Computer Graphics in Archaeology |
| PHIL 240 |
Introduction to Logic |
Texas A&M Libraries
The TAMU Library System hosts the TAMU Maps and GIS Data Library which provides training, support, and data services for the TAMU community.
Short courses on the use of Census data in research and teaching as well as ArcGIS are provided to TAMU faculty, staff, and students on a regular basis.
The College of Sciences
The TAMU College of Sciences offers many courses which form the basis for fundamental GIScience related tools and advanced techniques.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| STAT 201 |
Elementary Statistical Inference |
| STAT 302 |
Statistical Methods |
| STAT 408 |
Introduction to Linear Models |
| STAT 602 |
Statistical Methods of Regression Analysis |
| STAT 604 |
Topics in Statistical Computations |
| STAT 608 |
Regression Analysis |
| STAT 615 |
Stochastic Processes |
| STAT 616 |
Multivariate Analysis. |
| STAT 618 |
Statistical Aspects of Machine Learning and Data Mining |
| STAT 626 |
Methods in Time Series Analysis |
| STAT 636 |
Methods in Multivariate Analysis |
| STAT 647 |
Spatial Statistics |
| STAT 648 |
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis |
The College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
The TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences provides opportunities for students to gain GIScience-Related experience as they progress toward graduation.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| VIBS 413 |
Intro to Epidemiology |
| VIBS 420 |
Computer Applications in Public Health Research |
| VIBS 432 |
Public Health Practices |
| VIBS 607 |
Applied Epidemiology |
| VIBS 608 |
Epidemiological Methods I |
| VIBS 610 |
Epidemiological Methods II & Data Analysis |
| VIBS 930 |
Public Health |
Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
The TAMU School of Rural Public Health offers courses performs and research using GIScience as it applies to biostatistics, environmental epidemiology, and public health.
| Course Number |
Course Name |
| PHSB 603 |
Social & Behavioral Determinants of Health |
| PHEO 600 |
Principles of Environmental and Occupational Health |
| PHEB 605 |
Epidemiologic Methods I |
| PHEB 602 |
Biostatistics I |
| PHEB 608 |
Spatial Epidemiology I |
| PHEB 612 |
Data Management/Computing |
