Teaching and GIS Curricula
At The University of Idaho

Geographic Information Science (GIS) curricula at the University of Idaho are comprised of courses in seven specialties:

• Computer Mapping and Cartography
• Engineering
• Forestry
• Geographic Information Systems
• Geo-statistics
• Landscape Architecture
• Remote Sensing

These courses are taught in five academic departments clustered in four university colleges:

• Art and Architecture
• Engineering
• Forestry, Wildlife, and Range Sciences
• Mines and Earth Resources

The University of Idaho offers a B.S.Cart. degree program with specialty options in Cartography or GIS through the Department of Geography.

Students at the University of Idaho can select from fourteen undergraduate and four graduate courses. One course -- GIS Primer -- has been offered for the last four years during the summer session, in addition to both semesters of the academic year. The enrollment in this course has increased 100 percent during the last two years. This is indicative of the growing interest in GIS at UI, which in turn has fostered a broader selection of other GIS courses offered, with ensuing growth in overall course enrollments and degrees earned.

Courses In
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
Offered at the University of Idaho

Course Title

Enrollment

Annual

Engr-101: Engineering Graphics

100

2

Geog-180: Spatial Graphics

30

1

For-375: Aerial Photo Interpretation

40

1

Geog-378 (478): Interactive Cartography

20

1

Geog-380: Cartographic Communication

30

1

LArc-385: GIS Primer

30

1

Geog-385: GIS Primer

70

3

GeoE-428: Geostatistics

25

1

Geog-470: Computer Mapping

25

1

For-472: Remote Sensing of Environment

40

1

Geog-475: Geographic Information Systems

35

1

Geog-477: Web Resource Development for Geog

35

1

Geog-483: Remote Sensing/GIS Integration

15

1

Geog-484: Remote Sensing in the Geosciences

10

1

LArc-490: Computer-Aided Regional Landscape
          Planning

25

1

GeoE-528: Advanced Geostatistics

10

1

For-572: Spatial and Biophysical Modeling

15

1

Geog-580: GIS Seminar

15

1

Geog-582: Modeling and Simulation with GIS

18

1

Note: "Annual" = the number of times offered per 12-month year. Enrollments are approximate.

These courses are supported by the UI Library, which houses a rich selection of pertinent ancillary resources:

• Paper maps (280,000)
• Aerial photographs (350,000)
• Digital air photos (250 CD-ROMs) from Idaho and other geographic areas
• GIS book holdings (1100)
• GIS journal titles (10)
• Geospatial data sets in digital format from federal agencies (80 titles, 550 CD-ROM's): USDA, DoD, EPA, Commerce, and Transportation