USC Schedule of Classes

The role of formal reasoning, abstract representation and empirical analysis in building maps for sharing knowledge across the physical, life and social sciences and humanities.

The influence of sustainability science on public policy and vice versa in the context of social/ethical theories, analytical methods and solutions.

Foundations of geodesign combining place-making, design, collective action, and the science of location-based information to improve human interaction with the functioning of the Earth.

Introduction to the complex relationship between human development and natural hazards, which are increasingly causing damage and displacement to human populations throughout the world.

An exploration of earth's water, ranging from water properties, chemistry, and pollution, to groundwater dynamics, watershed processes, and oceanic-atmospheric circulation. Implications for past and future societies. Lecture and laboratory.

Role of maps and spatial reasoning in the production and use of geographic information for representing and analyzing human and environmental activities and events.

The social context of health and its determinants; the uses of data analysis; community capacity building, and the impact of policy on community health improvement.

Intensive experience in local public agency, private firm, or nonprofit agency engaged in applied geospatial analysis, modeling and mapping work. Graded CR/NC.

Introduction to basic geospatial intelligence knowledge and related practical applications that assist in informing decision-making in a variety of human security settings.

Individual research and readings. Open only to juniors and seniors. Not available for graduate credit.

Intensive study of selected topics or regions.

Typical geospatial intelligence tasks and their use in military operations, national and homeland security, international relief work and disaster management. Recommended preparation: SSCI-581.

Theoretical foundations, methods, techniques, and software systems for spatial computing, including geospatial semantic web and linked data, spatial data mining, geocoding, and document linking. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581 or INF 510.

The unique characteristics and importance of spatial information as they relate to the evolving science, technology, and applications of Geographic Information Systems.

Design, implementation, and interrogation of relational, object-oriented and other types of geospatial databases. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.

Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to investigate the spatial patterns which result from social and physical processes operating at or near the Earth's surface. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581. (Duplicates credit in former GEOG 583)

The use of spatial models to describe social and environmental processes, patterns and systems at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Recommended preparation: SSCI 583.

Concepts, principles, and use of project management tools and the people issues encountered running GIS projects. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.

Design, coding, and implementation of GIS-based software and models using the Python programming language. Recommended preparation: SSCI 582. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 586.

Role of global positioning systems, maps, geocoding, and other kinds of sensors as geospatial data sources. Includes field data acquisition excursion on Catalina Island. Recommended preparation: SSCI-581. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 587.

Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Design and implementation of locally served and cloud-based geospatial web applications. Construction of web maps, mashups and Volunteered Geographic Information interfaces. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.

Role of crowdsourcing, volunteered geographic information, spatial data infrastructures, and web portals in helping with the collection, storage, curation, and distribution of geospatial data assets. Recommended preparation: SSCI 587.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Meaning and significance of place and role of social, natural, and built environments in disease occurrence in different places and populations. Open only to doctoral students.

The role of spatial computing in understanding the world, in knowing and communicating our relationships to specific places, and for navigating through those places.

Principles of pedagogy for teaching the liberal arts, focusing on issues and technologies for spatial thinking. Required for first-semester teaching assistants in spatial sciences.

Research leading to the doctoral degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Open only to doctoral students.