MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5135 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2020 Fall Last Admit Term: 9999 Award: CCL Total Credits: 33-45 CIP Code: 45.0701	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific: MC Field of Interest: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Instructional Council: Geography GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 11-9199.00 Managers, All Other 19-3092.00 Geographers 25-1064.00 Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Geospatial Technologies program provides a solid foundation in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts, not simply GIS software. This program equips students with fundamental GIS abilities that can be applied in a variety of environments where spatial data analysis is required.

Required Courses

In addition to the required coursework students must consult with a program advisor to select one of the specializations within the Restricted Electives area.

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
GCU102 Introduction to Human Geography 3
GIS205 Geographic Information Technologies 3
+ GIS211 Geographic Information Science I 4
+ GIS220 Introduction to ArcPy Scripting 3
+ GIS222 Geographic Information Science II 3
GPH113 Introduction to Physical Geography 4
GCU/GPH298++ Special Projects (any suffixed course) 1-3

Credits: 24-26

Restricted Electives
Specialization I: Technician Credits: 9 + CIS163AA Java Programming: Level I 3 CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management 3 GIS223 Introduction to Digital Image Processing 3 Specialization II: Analyst/Developer Credits: 12-19 + CSC110 Introduction to Computer Science (Java) 3 + CIS276DB SQL Server Database 3 GIS223 Introduction to Digital Image Processing 3 + MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR MAT126 Intermediate Algebra with Review (6) OR Appropriate District Placement 0-6 Related Area: GPH212 Introduction to Meteorology I (4) OR GPH213 Climate and Weather (3) OR GPH267 Extreme Weather and Climate (3) 3-4 Specialization III: Transfer Emphasis Credits: 14-16 + CSC110 Introduction to Computer Science (Java) 3 + CSC205AB Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures 4 Related Area: GPH212 Introduction to Meteorology I (4) OR GPH213 Climate and Weather (3) OR GPH267 Extreme Weather and Climate (3) 3-4 + MAT220 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (5) OR + MAT221 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4) 4-5	Credits: 9-19

General Electives
	Credits:

Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and apply the geospatial core technologies to data collection, storage, and analysis. (GIS205, GCU/GPH298++, [MA]) 2. Identify and explain social and ethical responsibilities associated with the use of GIS as it pertains to environmental and population policies. (GIS205, GIS211, GCU102, GCU/GPH298++) 3. Identify and describe the characteristics of the Earth and how it is represented on a map. (GIS205, GPH113, GCU/GPH298++, [MA]) 4. Apply the appropriate representation to environmental and human-related features on a map. (GCU102, GIS205, GPH113, GPH211, GPH212, GPH214, GPH213, GPH267, GCU/GPH298++) 5. Apply geographic knowledge and GIS to create high quality digital and paper maps. (GIS211, GIS222, GCU/GPH298++) 6. Apply spatial analysis and geoprocessing operations on vector and raster data. (GIS211, GIS222, GCU/GPH298++, [MA] 7. Demonstrate an understanding of data analysis involved in relational databases. (GIS211, GIS223, GIS220, GIS222, GCU/GPH298++, [MA]) 8. Design, develop, and implement a spatial database to support analytical operations. (GIS222, GCU/GPH298++, [MA]) 9. Perform data management tasks (creating, querying, editing, joining, and customizing spatial and non-spatial data) as well as perform statistical analysis. (GIS222, GCU/GPH298++, [MA]) 10. Apply computer programming concepts of problem solving, data structures, and fundamental algorithms and techniques to spatial data models. (CSC110, CIS105, CIS117DM, CIS163AA, CIS276DB, GIS223, GIS220, GCU/GPH298++, [MA])
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: April 7, 2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.