Geographic Information Science Honours Program
Geographic Information Science Program | Faculty of Applied Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
The School of Computing Science and the Department of Geography offer an honours program leading to a bachelor of science (BSc) degree.
丁香园AV Requirements
Entry is via direct admission from high school, direct transfer from a recognized post-secondary institution, or internal transfer from within 丁香园AV. 丁香园AV is competitive. A separate admission average for each entry route is established each term depending on available spaces and subject to the approval of the dean of applied sciences.
丁香园AV averages and calculations for direct program admission (from high school or post-secondary) are the same as the major program. Internal transfers are assessed on the lower division requirements grade poinnt average (see below). Only 丁香园AV courses are used in GPA calculation. Grades from all course attempts (including repeats) are used equally to calculate the average.
Apply anytime after at least 18 丁香园AV lower division units (100 or 200 division courses) are completed, and all 100 division requirements (completed at either 丁香园AV or a BC community college) have been satisfied.
丁香园AV, continuation and graduation are contingent upon maintaining 3.00 or better on all relevant grade point averages (cumulative GPA, upper division GPA, computing science GPA, computing science upper division GPA, geography GPA, geography upper division GPA).
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 52-53 lower division units including all of
- CMPT 120-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming I
- CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and Programming II
- CMPT 150-3 Introduction to Computer Design
- CMPT 225-3 Data Structures and Programming
- CMPT 275-4 Software Engineering I
- GEOG 100-3 Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography I
- GEOG 111-3 Earth Systems
- GEOG 253-3 Aerial Photographic Interpretation
- GEOG 255-3 Geographical Information Science I
- MACM 101-3 Discrete Mathematics I
- MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II
- MATH 232-3 Applied Linear Algebra
and one of
- GEOG 213-3 Introduction to Geomorphology
- GEOG 214-3 Climate and the Environment
- GEOG 215-3 Biogeography
and one of
- GEOG 221-3 Economic Geography
- GEOG 241-3 Social Geography
- GEOG 261-3 Introduction to Urban Geography
and one of
- GEOG 251-3 Quantitative Geography
- STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
and one of
- MATH 150-4 Calculus I with Review
- MATH 151-3 Calculus I
- MATH 154-3 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences鈥�
- MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I鈥�
and one of
- MATH 152-3 Calculus II
- MATH 155-3 Calculus II for the Biological Sciences鈥�
- MATH 158-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences II鈥�
鈥� with a grade of B+ or better and permission of the School of Computing Science
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 63-70 upper division units including all of
- CMPT 300-3 Operating Systems I
- CMPT 307-3 Data Structures and Algorithms
- CMPT 354-3 Database Systems I
- CMPT 361-3 Introduction to Computer Graphics
- CMPT 406-3 Computational Geometry
- CMPT 454-3 Database Systems II
- GEOG 491-4 Honours Essay
- MACM 316-3 Numerical Analysis I
and three of
- GEOG 351-4 Cartography and Visualization
- GEOG 352-4 Spatial Analysis
- GEOG 353-4 Remote Sensing
- GEOG 355-4 Geographical Information Science II
- GEOG 356-4 3D Geovisualization
and three of
- CMPT 363-3 User Interface Design
- CMPT 371-3 Data Communications and Networking
- CMPT 384-3 Symbolic Computing
- CMPT 412-3 Computational Vision
- CMPT 461-3 Image Synthesis
- CMPT 470-3 Web-based Information Systems
and two of
- GEOG 451-4 Spatial Modeling
- GEOG 453W-4 Remote Sensing of Environment
- GEOG 455-4 Theoretical and Applied GIS
- GEOG 457-4 Geovisualization Interfaces
and four additional upper division units in physical or human geography. Students should consult with the geography program advisor when choosing these units.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.