USC | Spatial Science Minor in Spatial Sciences

MINOR IN SPATIAL STUDIES ANALYSIS MAPPING MODELING STORYTELLING

Archaeology

Architecture

Business Engineering

Health

SPATIAL STUDIES MINOR

Journalism Environmental Studies

Public Policy

International Relations

the Humanities

Combine the USC Dornsife interdisciplinary Spatial Studies minor with any major to leverage your professional and academic impact. With this minor, you will learn spatial thinking, analysis, modeling, and mapping skills to interpret and present information that will enhance any discipline and/or career path. Link spatial competency with majors in archaeology, architecture, business, economics, engineering, environmental studies, health, the humanities, international relations, journalism, policy, planning, development, and more to stand out in the marketplace and in graduate studies.

Choose 4 units of lower division electives:

UNITS

ANTH 201

Introduction to Social Anthropology 4

ANTH 202

Archaeology: Our Human Past 4

ARCH 105L

Fundamentals of Design Communication 2

ARCH 114

Architecture: Culture and Community 2

ARCH 220

The Architect’s Sketchbook 2

BISC 102Lx

Humans and Their Environment 4

BISC 140

Human Impact on the Ocean Planet 4

CLAS 212L

Archaeology: Interpreting the Past 4

GEOL 108L

Crises of a Planet 4

GEOL 150L

Climate Change 4

HIST 240

The History of California 4

POSC 265

Environmental Challenges 4

PPD 245

The Urban Context for Policy and Planning 4

SOCI 100

Los Angeles and the American Dream 4

SOCI 200

Introduction to Sociology 4

SSCI 265L

The Water Planet 4

Take these required courses (12 units):

UNITS

SSCI 301L

Maps and Spatial Reasoning 4

SSCI 382L

Principles of Geographic Information Science 4

SSCI 483L

Spatial Science Practicum 4

Choose 4 units of upper-division electives:

UNITS

ANTH 481L

GIS for Archaeologists 4

ARCH 432

People Places Culture: Architecture and the Public Realm 4

JOUR 422

Visual Journalism 4

PPD 306

Visual Methods in Policy, Management, Planning and Development 4

PPD 427L

Geographic Information Systems and Planning Applications 4

SOCI 314

Analyzing Social Statistics 4

SOCI 365

Visual Sociology of the Urban City and Its Residents 4

SSCI 397

Spatial Sciences Internship

2-4

RESEARCH AND CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES Work with world-class faculty from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Whether in studio, lab, or in the field, Spatial Studies minors benefit from unique faculty collaborations and an interdisciplinary approach that mark the emergence of the spatial sciences as one of the leading enabling disciplines in the 21st century.

Spatial Studies minors conduct research on complex social and environmental issues and can present their research at symposia and conferences.

STUDY ABROAD In SSCI 499: GeoDesign Practice: The European Experience offered during the summer semester, students work with internationally-recognized GeoDesign experts and faculty in The Netherlands and Los Angeles, and apply Dutch urban planning, geospatial technologies, and environmental design principles to address an LA-area societal challenge of their choice.

OTHER SPATIAL OPPORTUNITIES > B.S. in GeoDesign > M.S. in Geographic Information Sciences and Technology > Short courses in GIS and GPS

Spatial Sciences Institute Talk with one of our Spatial Sciences instructors

Dr. Darren Ruddell Spatial Sciences Institute Director of Undergraduate Studies 213.740.0521 druddell@usc.edu Twitter: SSI_Prof