Summer 2026
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Course No: CIVE.5760-045; SIS Class Nbr: 3094; SIS Term: 3540
Course Status: Open
Course Description
This course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GIS applications in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Topics to be covered include GIS data and maps, queries, map digitization, data management, spatial analysis, network analysis, geocoding, coordination systems and map projections, editing. Examples related to transportation, environmental, geotechnical and structural engineering will be provided to help students better understand how to apply GIS in the real world and gain hands-on experience. This course will consist of lectures and computer work.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Section Notes: Live Online Course; Live Online Course: Attend class remotely during specific days and times (sometimes referred to as synchronous learning). Instructors may deliver lessons from an off-campus location, from a campus classroom, lab or studio, and you¿ll also make use of Blackboard, UMass Lowell¿s online learning management tool.
- Core Codes: STEM, ONLINE SYN
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Yuanchang Xie
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When Offered & Tuition
- T,Th | 6:30 PM-9:20 PM ET
- 2026 Summer: May 18 to Jun 29
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1875 | Pay as little as $955/mo for this course.
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- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.S.E. in Civil Engineering: Geotechnical Option, M.S.E. in Civil Engineering: Structural Option, M.S. in Engineering Management
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