Department of Civil Engineering
CE 58xx – Web Deployment of GIS
The mainstream use of distributed geoprocessing services and spatial data sources by application developers, GIS professionals, and GIS users is on the verge of reality. Technological advancements within the last 2 years have decoupled GIS applications from GIS processing logic and geospatial data warehousing. While these concepts stem from the Information Technology Industry, it is important for future GIS professionals to be familiar with distributed computing and internet application concepts to provide effective leadership in the GIS industry. This course would provide a sound framework for these concepts, and will tools currently available including ArcGIS Server, Internet Mapping Servers (IMS), ArcIMS, J2EE and .NET frameworks, interoperability specifications defined by the OpenGIS consortium, and future ArcGIS 9.x features.
Prerequisites: Calculus II, Computing, and Introduction to GIS; or instructor approval.
CE 58xx – Natural Resources GISDesigned to provide students with exposure to practical applications of GIS in environmental assessment, natural resource management, and natural hazard assessment. Emphasis will be placed on the types of applications and analytical techniques in natural resources and hazards fields where GIS is commonly used as a mapping and analytical tool. Environmental areas include: wildlife applications; fire response; water resources; climate; karst landscapes; geologic studies; natural hazards, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and landslides; and technical requirements such as project and data management, standards, visualization, and modeling.
Prerequisites: Computing, and Introduction to GIS; or instructor approval.
Systems Development and Implementation (Business School)
The SDI track in the Information Systems Program at the Business School will enable Master of Engineering in GIS students to expand their system development skills by gaining specialization in building and managing large GIS systems using client/server, multimedia, and distributed object architectures. The courses in this track provide expertise on C++, Java, multimedia, data warehousing, decision support and expert systems technologies, and systems integration. In addition, project management skills learned will enable graduates to meet the challenge of successfully handling highly complex systems development projects in the business world.
To obtain the SDI track, GIS students must complete core course requirements for their GIS degree and complete four SDI courses, consisting of two core courses:
ISMG 6020 - Object-Oriented Business Programming
ISMG 6060 - Analysis, Modeling, and Design
and two elective courses, selected from the following list:
ISMG 6220 - Business Intelligence Systems
ISMG 6240 - Website Development Practice & Technologies
ISMG 6280 - Service Oriented Architecture
ISMG 6450 - IT Project Management
ISMG 6480 - Advanced Database Systems
Students earn a certificate in SDI from the Business School upon successful completion of four SDI courses. All of the ISMG courses listed above are offered online and can be completed concurrently with GIS courses. Students will be able to register for the classes on the web, with no special registration needs (please contact Linda.Brooker@ucdenver.edu with any registration problems or questions).
NOTE: Students need to notify the graduate advising office in the College of Engineering and Applied Science (303-556-2372) prior to graduation, if they are planning to complete the SDI track requirements. Students also need to indicate the completion of the coursework when they submit their application for diploma card.
Other Elective Courses
The student is encouraged to select elective course(s) from other graduate programs of interest through consultation with an advisor. A strict domain track is not required; combinations of 5000-level courses are accepted pending approval of a program of study. Departmental and course prerequisites apply. (Note: Most of the following courses are not offered on-line, although courses are being added over time. Equivalent courses from another university can be transferred up to a limit of 9 credits based on the semester system.)
Environmental Engineering
CE 5333 - Applied Hydrology
CE 5334 - Groundwater Hydrology
CE 5393 - Water Resources Development and Management
CE 5394 - Water Resources Systems
CE 5401 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE 5402 - Multi-media Transport and Fate of Environmental Pollutants
Transportation and Urban Engineering
CE 4427 - Storm Water System Design
CE 4602 - Highway Engineering
CE 5537 - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering
CE 5622 - Traffic Operations and Control
CE 5631 - Transportation Planning Methods
CE 5632 - Urban Transportation Modeling
CE 6512 - Traffic Impact Assessment
Geography/Geology
GEOG 5060 - Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing
GEOG 5090 - Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 5095 - Deploying GIS Functionality on the Web
GEOG 5235 - GIS Applications in the Health Sciences
GEOG 5265 - Sustainability in Resources Management
Environmental Sciences
CHEM 5710 - Air Pollution Chemistry
ECON 5530 - Economics of Natural Resources
ENVS 5000 - Biogeochemical Cycles
GEOG 4770 - Applied Statistics for the Natural Sciences
Urban & Regional Planning
URP 5510 - Planning Methods I
URP 5520 - Urban Spatial Analysis
URP 6651 - Environmental Impact Assessment
URP 6653 - Natural Resource Planning and Management (also listed as GEOG 4260)
URP 6671 - Regional Economic Development (also listed as GEOG 4400)
Computer Science (Note: Courses require undergraduate prerequisites)
C SC 4508 - Introduction to Software Engineering
C SC 5252 - Computer Communication Networks
C SC 5451 - Algorithms
C SC 5535 - Fundamental Concepts of Programming Languages
C SC 5573 - Operating Systems
Applied Math
Math 4792 - Probabilistic Modeling
Math 4820 - Statistics
Math 5490 - Network Flows
Engineering Management
CE 4077 - Engineering Economy
CE 5456 - Engineering Practice
CE 5457 - Administration of Public Works
Updated: 7/15/2009