Program: Geospatial Technology Minor - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Contact Information

Ms. Victoria Karnes, Instructor
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
Mineral Industries 301
(605) 394-2461
E-mail: Victoria.Karnes@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

Required courses:

GEOL 417/517 Geospatial Databases Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 419/519 Advanced Geospatial Analysis Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOL 420/420L/520/520L Introduction to Remote Sensing/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOL 416/416L/516/516L Introduction to GIS/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3

Elective courses:

Select six credits from the following list and/or course groupings:

CEE 437/437L/537/537L Watershed Hydrology/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
CSC 424/524 Multimedia Processing Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 484 Database Management Systems Credits: (3-0) 3
GEOE 456/556/456L/556L Statistical Methods in Geology and Geological Engineering/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
GEOE 475/475L/575/575L Groundwater/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
MEM 301/301L Computer Applications in Mining/Lab Credits: (1-2) 3

Surveying elective:

One of the following surveying classes may be applied towards electives:

GEOE 201L Surveying for Mining and Geological Engineers Credits: (0-2) 2
MEM 201L Surveying for Mining and Geological Engineers Credits: (0-2) 2

Programming elective:

One of the following programming classes may be applied towards electives:

CBE 117L Programming for Chemical and Biological Engineering Credits: (0-1) 1
CEE 284 Applied Numerical Methods Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 111/111L Introduction to Computer Programming/Lab Credits: (2-0) 2
CSC 150/150L Computer Science I/Lab Credits: (3-0) 3
CSC 170/170L Programming for Engineers and Scientists Credits: (3-0) 3

Statistics elective:

One of the following statistics classes may be applied towards electives:

MATH 281 Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3
MATH 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics Credits: (3-0) 3
MEM 307 Mineral Exploration and Geostatistics Credits: (3-0) 3

Total credits: 18

Notes:

To apply for a minor, please review policies and submit required forms .

Students from any undergraduate discipline at South Dakota Mines may pursue a minor in Geospatial Technology.