Geosciences, Geospatial Science Concentration, B.S.

Geosciences
616-898-2726
Jeremy Aber, program coordinator
Jeremy.Aber@mtsu.edu

This program is designed for students who plan to become professional geographers or who wish to pursue graduate study in geospatial science and/or related fields.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Geosciences, Geospatial Science Concentration, B.S. Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	34 hours
Geosciences Department Core	(15 hours)
Geospatial Science Concentration	(19 hours)
Supporting Courses	16 hours*
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	11-21 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements:

MATH 1710 (Quant Lit)
DATA 1010 (Sci Lit)

Major Requirements (34 hours)

Geosciences Department Core (15 hours)

All Geosciences majors take the following:

PGEO 1000 - Geoscience Orientation 2 credit hours
PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours
PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
GEOL 3050 - Field Methods in Geology 3 credit hours
GEOL 3060 - Computer Methods in Geology 3 credit hours

Geospatial Science Concentration (19 hours)

PGEO 4280 - Special Topics and Problems in Physical Geography 1 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credit hours
PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
Choose one:
GEOL 4090 - Problems in Geology 1 to 6 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
GEOL 4573 - Internship in Geoscience 4 to 6 credit hours (4 credit hours required)
PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography 4 credit hours

Supporting Courses (16 hours)

AERO 1710 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit hours
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
DATA 1010 - Artificial Intelligence in Action 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)
DATA 1500 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit hours
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Quant Lit)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (11-21 hours)

Curriculum: Geosciences, Geospatial Science

Following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before registration.

Freshman Fall

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours
MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Quant Lit)
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
PGEO 1000 - Geoscience Orientation 2 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 hours

Freshman Spring

Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
DATA 1010 - Artificial Intelligence in Action 4 credit hours (Sci Lit)

Subtotal: 14 hours

Sophomore Fall

Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
AERO 1710 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 3 credit hours
GEOL 3060 - Computer Methods in Geology 3 credit hours
PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Sophomore Spring

PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy/General elective 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 hours

Junior Fall

GEOL 3050 - Field Methods in Geology 3 credit hours
PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing 3 credit hours
PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Scientific Literacy/General electives 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 hours

Junior Spring

DATA 1500 - Introduction to Data Science 3 credit hours
PGEO 4380 - Cartography 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Senior Fall

PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
General electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

Senior Spring

PGEO 4280 - Special Topics and Problems in Physical Geography 1 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
Minor course 3 credit hours
Minor course/General elective 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
Choose one:
GEOL 4090 - Problems in Geology 1 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours required) OR
GEOL 4573 - Internship in Geoscience 4 to 6 credit hours (3 credit hours required) OR
PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 hours

NOTE:

PGEO 3401 (4-hour field course) is required and offered only during summer.