GIS&GC is a program administered through the Department of Geography.
Students interested in Environment and Sustainability or Human Geography should refer to Geography.
Minor in Geographic Information Science and Geographical Computation (GIS&GC)
The minor consists of 30 credits, of which 18 credits must be at the 300-level or above.
Lower-level Requirements
12 credits, consisting of:
- CPSC_V 103 or CPSC_V 110
- 3 credits from GEOB_V/GEOS_V1 102, 103, GEOG_V 121, 122
- GEOB_V/GEOS_V1 270
- 3 credits from GEOB_V/GEOS_V1 200, 206, 207, GEOG_V 211, 220, 250, 290, SOCI_V 260, CPSC_V 107, DSCI_V 100
Upper-level Requirements
18 GEOG_V or GEOB_V/GEOS_V1 credits, consisting of:
- GEOB_V/GEOS_V 370
- GEOB_V/GEOS_V 372
- GEOG_V 374*
- 9 credits as: Minimum of 6 credits from GEOB_V/GEOS_V 373, 407, 472, 479, GEOG_V 314, 450 Maximum of 3 credits from FNIS_V 454, PHIL_V 461, PLAN_V 331, 341, 425, BIOL_V 314
*With permission of departmental advisor, students may substitute GEOG_V 374 with similar courses listed under the Science Credit Exclusion List.
1As of 2021S, the course code GEOS_V replaced the course code GEOB_V. There were no changes to course content.
Some of these courses may have prerequisites; students should consult Departmental requirements before registering.
Interested students should Geography Academic Advising for more information at undergraduate.program@geog.ubc.ca or 604.822.2020.