PIA 2715 - GIS FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
A geographic information system (GIS) is a powerful tool for the public sector and used in a variety of disciplines. GIS builds on existing methods while offering new dimensions. This course provides students with a solid foundation of the principles and applications of GIS, an introduction to the desktop software ArcGIS, and demonstrates its uses in the public sectors. Students utilize ArcGIS to analyze and display spatial and demographic data. The construction of policy is then predicated on analysis. Skills learned in core courses can be brought to this course and built upon. Students have the flexibility to focus on their particular area of interest within the public sector through project work. The course is taught via lecture and hands-on experience using the ArcGIS software.
Academic Career: GRAD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs students only.

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