There are many alternatives to this course as GIS is taught at many
Universities and Colleges. Prospective students often ask what alternatives to this course exist, whereas other students want to know what are good follow up coures. On this page I provide
an incomplete list of alternatives and follow up courses that focuses on
options at Utah State University and/or through ESRI.
Alternative to WATS 4930/6920
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| Course | Title |
Cr | Trm | Notes: |
| GEOG 1800 |
Introduction to GIS |
4 | Fa | This is the prerequisite for WATS 4930 |
| ANTH 6370 |
GIS in Archaeology |
3 | Sp | |
| CEE 5190 / CEE 6190 |
GIS for Engineers |
3 | Sp | |
| CEE 6440 |
GIS in Water Resources |
3 | Fa |
A good GIS course focuses on more than just GIS as a tool. However, if you just want to become proficient with the tool itself, ESRI offers some great courses in a condensed format.
Taught Courses From ESRI ($$)
- ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS
- ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools & Functionality
- ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows & Analysis
Free Self-Paced Courses
- Getting Started in ArcGIS: webinar (9 hours)
- Using ArcMap in ArcGIS Desktop 10 webinar (3 hours)
- Other Free Training
We offer an undergraduate GIS Minor at USU. See here for requirments.
Short Courses & Tutorials from Others
Follow Up Courses
At Utah State University
There are too many courses to list, which employ GIS skills that you might learn in WATS 4930/6920 or an equivalent. However, here are a few follow ups that you might find useful:| Course | Title | Cr | Trm | Notes: |
| BIOL 4750/6750 | Introduction to Computer Programming and Database Management for Ecologists | 3? | Fa | See announcement here. |
| CEE 2240 | Engineering Surveying | 3 | Sp, Su | Fundamentals of geomatics & tacheometric surveying. |
| ECE 5930 | Small Satellite Imagery Design | 3 | Sp. | If you want to learn more about the blimp platforms we covered in Lab 8, this is the class! |
| WATS 5003/ 6003 | Remote Sensing of Land Surfaces | 4 | Sp. | Covers principles of remote sensing - MAY NOT BE TAUGHT AGAIN? |
| WILD 5750/ 6750 | Applied Remote Sensing | Fa | Learn image classification using Imagine | |
| WILD 6900 (section 3) | GIS Programming with Phython I | 1 | Fa | This is a great follow up that focuses on geoprocessing and scripting in ArcGIS (5 Weeks) |
| WILD 6900 (section 4) | GIS Programming with Phython II | 1 | ?? | This section focuses on Python scripting with OpenSource GIS libraries (5 Weeks) |
| WATS 6850 | Restoration Monitoring: Geomorphic Change Detection | 1 | Sp | This is an ICRRR short course I teach in Logan the week of finals. 3 days. |
| Ecology Center | Landscape Genetics | ? | Sp | Talk to Karen Mock for more information on this course |
