GIS Crime Mapping & Analysis Minor

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Chairperson

Jiang Yu

The interdisciplinary minor of GIS Crime Mapping & Analysis is designed to serve students who want to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to transform crime-related information into actionable intelligence for officers in the field and for crime analysts in police agencies.

The minor provides students with contemporary geospatial skills and essential criminal justice knowledge that can help them aggregate crime data, identify patterns and clusters, explore the relationship between crime and other types of datasets, and assess the effectiveness of crime-reduction strategies.

GIS Crime Mapping & Analysis Minor Requirements

Program Curriculum Requirements

CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 cr. *
GEOG 2400 - Introduction to Geospatial Technologies 3 cr.
GEOG 3004 - GIS for Criminal Justice 3 cr. or
CJ 3004 - GIS for Criminal Justice 3 cr.
* Upon enrollment in the GIS for Crime Analysis Minor, the requirement limiting CJ 1000 to Criminal Justice Majors/Minors will be waived for GEOG students.

Electives

Choose three among eight elective courses, one overlap with major requirement is allowed.

CJ 2130 - Criminal Justice Research Methods 3 cr.
CJ 3242 - Psychology of Crime 3 cr.
CJ 3250 - Crime & Delinquency Prevention 3 cr.
SOC 2750 - Criminology 3 cr.
GEOG 3120 - Computer Cartography 3 cr.
GEOG 3300 - Urban Geography 3 cr.
GEOG 4000 - Geographic Information System 3 cr.
GEOG 4001 - Web GIS 3 cr.
GEOG 4003 - Geographic Information Systems II 3 cr.
GEOG 4940 - Internship in Geography 3 cr. or
CJ 4990 - Internship in Criminal Justice 3-12 cr.