An interdisciplinary program sponsored by three departments in the College of Agriculture: BioResource and Agricultural Engineering, Natural Resources Management, and Horticulture and Crop Science. New technologies of geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), and orthophotography (uniform scale aerial photographs) are revolutionizing the management of resources. There are great employment opportunities for those who understand the technologies and society will benefit from improved management decisions. Students interested in this minor may come from the following majors: forestry and natural resources; crop science; soil science; landscape architecture; agricultural systems management; bioresource and agricultural engineering or animal science.

Required Courses

Graphical Communication (select one of the following tracks):

   BRAE 133 Engineering Design Graphics (2) and

       BRAE 151 CAD for Agric. Engr. (1); or 

   CE 114 Intro. CAD Civil & Environ. Engr (4); or
   LA 111 3-D Graphics/Landscape Arch (4) and

      LA 310 Intro Computing/Landscape Arch (2)

3/6

BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying

4

BRAE 345 Aerial Photogrammetry/Remote Sensing

3

FNR 418 Applied GIS (3) or
     BRAE/LA/HCS 470 Selected Adv. Topics (3)

3

FNR/GEOG/LA 318 Applications in GIS

3

Emphasis areas (select one)

12

Environmental Information Emphasis

BRAE 447 Advanced Surveying with GIS Applications

4

FNR 306 Natural Res Ecology/Habitat Mgt (4) or
     BIO 325 General Ecology (4)

4

FNR 416 Environmental Impact Analysis

4

Precision Agriculture Emphasis

CRSC 244 Precision Farming

4

Select two of the following classes:

    BRAE 447; CRSC 405, 410, 421, 431, 445; SS 443 (3); VGSC 423

8

Total

28