Course List - Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security - Geospatial Intelligence Option

 

Core Curriculum (9 credits)
HLS 801	Homeland Security Administration: Policies and Programs Foundation for understanding homeland security history, the development of homeland security policies and organizations, and current management approaches.	3 credits
HLS 803	Homeland Security: Social and Ethical Issues This course will examine the social, political, legal, and ethical issues that arise in the context of homeland security.	3 credits
HLS 805	Violence, Threats, Terror, and Insurgency Provides an overview of the domestic and global issues related to homeland security.	3 credits

 

Prescribed Courses (12 credits)
GEOG 882	Geographic Foundations of Geospatial Intelligence Orientation to the geographic foundations of geospatial intelligence and its applications in national security, international relief work, and disaster management.	3 credits
GEOG 883	Remote Sensing for the Geospatial Intelligence Professional Understanding remote sensing systems' operation, data products, and processing techniques to address typical problem scenarios faced by the GEOINT professional. Prerequisite: GEOG 882	3 credits
GEOG 884	Geographic Information Systems for the Geospatial Intelligence Professional How geographic information systems facilitate data analysis and communication to address common geographic problems faced by the geospatial intelligence professional. Prerequisite: GEOG 882	3 credits
GEOG 885	Advanced Analytic Methods for Geospatial Intelligence Prepares current and aspiring geospatial intelligence professionals to apply and interpret results of non-quantitative analysis and modeling techniques. Prerequisite: GEOG 882	3 credits

 

Electives (9 credits)
AGBIO 520	Agricultural Biosecurity: Protecting a Key Infrastructure Course will explore intentional and unintentional threats to the agriculture- food system, history and current approaches for safeguarding this key infrastructure.	3 credits
CAS 553	Disaster Communication This seminar provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted nature of disaster communication across phases of a disaster.	3 credits
GEOG 480	Exploring Imagery and Elevation Data in GIS Applications An introductory-level course focusing on the use of remotely sensed imagery and elevation data in GIS applications.	3 credits
GEOG 482	Nature of Geographic Information Orientation to the properties of geographic data and the practice of distance learning.	2 credits
GEOG 483	Problem Solving with GIS How geographic information systems facilitate data analysis and communication to address common geographic problems. Prerequisite: GEOG 482	3 credits
GEOG 484	GIS Database Development Database design, creation, and maintenance, and data integration using desktop GIS software. Prerequisite: GEOG 483	3 credits
GEOG 485	GIS Programming and Customization Customizing GIS software to extend its built-in functionality and to automate repetitive tasks. Prerequisite: GEOG 484 or equivalent experience	3 credits
GEOG 486	Cartography and Visualization Theory and practice of cartographic design, emphasizing effective visual thinking and visual communication with geographic information systems. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 487	Environmental Applications of GIS Simulated internship experience in which students play the role of GIS analysts in an environmental consultancy. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 488	Acquiring and Integrating Geospatial Data Advanced technical, legal, ethical, and institutional problems related to data acquisition for geospatial information systems. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 489	GIS Application Development GIS Desktop Customization with Visual Basic .NET and ArcObjects, including the Systems Development Life Cycle, using ESRI Add-Ins to deploy custom applications. Prerequisite: GEOG 485	3 credits
GEOG 497B	Location Intelligence for Business Understanding location technology and geospatial analysis to support an efficient and effective pathway to better business decisions.	3 credits
GEOG 497D	LIDAR Technology and Applications Understanding LIDAR systems' design, operation, data processing techniques, and product generation to address typical application scenarios faced by the geospatial professional.	3 credits
GEOG 583	Geospatial System Analysis and Design Systematic approach to requirements acquisition, specification, design and implementation of geospatial information systems. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 584	Geospatial Technology Project Management Principles of effective project management applied to the design and implementation of geospatial information systems.	3 credits
GEOG 586	Geographical Information Analysis Choosing and applying analytical methods for geospatial data, including point pattern analysis, interpolation, surface analysis, overlay analysis, and spatial autocorrelation. Prerequisite: GEOG 485, GEOG 486, or GEOG 487	3 credits
GEOG 588	Planning GIS for Emergency Management Requirements analysis and proposal writing to plan and implement GIS solutions supporting emergency management activities of government agencies and contractors. Prerequisites: GEOG 488 recommended	3 credits
GEOG 596I	Independent Study in Geospatial Intelligence Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.	1–3 credits
GEOG 597K	GIS Analysis of Health The role of geographic information systems in understanding disease, including relevant spatial analysis and cartographic visualization techniques. Prerequisites: GEOG 482, GEOG 483, GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 861	Map Projections for Geospatial Professionals  Cultivates a working knowledge of map projections that professionals need to process geospatial data effectively for mapping and analysis. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	1 credit
GEOG 862	GPS and GNSS for Geospatial Professionals Cultivates a working knowledge of current and future capabilities of GPS and the emerging Global Navigation Satellite System. Prerequisite: GEOG 484	3 credits
GEOG 863	GIS Mashups for Geospatial Professionals Cultivates a working knowledge of how and why geospatial professionals develop web mapping applications that combine data from multiple sources. Prerequisite: GEOG 485	3 credits
GEOG 883	Remote Sensing for Image Analysis and Applications Understanding of remote sensing systems, airborne and spaceborne sensors that collect optical imagery, elevation, and spectral data and the methods used to georeference and rectify these data in order to produce scaled maps and GIS-ready digital data products.	3 credits
GEOG 897A	Cultural Intelligence, Applied Geography, and Homeland Security Examines and illuminates the relationships between cultural geography, civil security and the stability of the existing world order to help students develop the tools needed to analyze current geospatial realities and, through the prism of cultural geography, develop rational predictive syntheses about potential human threats to the security of the nation.	3 credits
GEOG 897C	Cloud Server and GIS Students will evaluate and implement GIS which use cloud and server resources, using infrastructure, platform, and software service models.	3 credits
GEOG 897D	Spatial Database Management for Geospatial Professionals Advanced topics in the storage, management and retrieval of geospatial data using common proprietary and open-source relational database technologies.	3 credits
GEOG 897E	Emerging Trends in Remote Sensing and Advanced Image Analysis Advanced topics in remote sensing and image processing, including new sensors, applications, and decision making.	3 credits
GEOSC 402Y	Natural Disasters Case studies of the causes and consequences of natural disasters; analysis of disaster impact in different economic, cultural, and social conditions.	3 credits
IST 554	Network Management and Security Essential skills and knowledge for effectively utilizing networks and Internet technologies to facilitate, manage and secure data communications and applications.	3 credits
IST 564	Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management This course examines the fundamental elements of crisis, disaster, risk, and emergency management.	3 credits
IST 885	Introduction to Multisensor Data Infusion Understanding the concepts, techniques, and issues surrounding the fusion of information from multiple sensors and sources of data.	3 credits
P ADM 401	Introduction to Homeland Security This course provides foundational knowledge about homeland security, including policy, organization, and legal issues in the American context.	3 credits
PHP 527	Public Health Evaluation of Disasters and Bioterrorism Introduces students to the design of exposure assessment and health effect studies applicable to disasters and terrorism.	3 credits
PL SC 439	The Politics of Terrorism Analysis of political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change and traditional warfare in the nuclear age. Prerequisite: CRIMJ 100 or PL SC 014 or permission of program	3 credits

 

Capstone Experience (3 credits)
GEOG 594A	Culminating Experiences in Geospatial Intelligence Culminating experiences in current professional and ethical problems facing the geospatial intelligence professional.	1 credit
GEOG 594B/597I	Geospatial Intelligence Capstone Experience Culminating experience in the iMPS-HLS for the Geospatial Intelligence option.	2 credits