Bachelor of Science in Geography - Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) are rapidly growing sub-fields with applications in environmental science, national security, demography, intelligence, forestry, disaster assessment, environmental management, climatology, urban planning, criminal justice, food studies, and agriculture among other areas. IU Geography is the principal location of training in Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing at Indiana University Bloomington. The curriculum includes the background, theory, and technical skills for global positioning system (GPS), digital mapping, image analyses (both satellite and airborne), geo-visualization, and spatial modeling in different fields. Our students in this concentration become GIS/RS professionals as environmental analysts, urban planners, university instructors, market analysts, cartographers, GIS librarians, disaster managers, and watershed/forest researchers.

200-400 word IU-specific essay
Academic records
Demonstration of English proficiency
TOEFL (internet-based test)- 79
TOEFL (paper-based test)- 550
IELTS- 6.5